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Location
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 Manchester is located in south-central New Hampshire along the Merrimack River, 20 miles from the Massachusetts border and 58 miles from Boston.
Location, location, location. Manchester, NH was rated #7 "Best Small City for Doing Business in America" (Inc. Magazine, 2005)(274 cities ranked)
In its July 10, 2005 edition, the Maine Sunday Times published a series of articles focusing on recent civic successes in Manchester that have eluded Portland, Maine. Among the projects discussed are the Manchester Airport, the Verizon Wireless Arena, the many new restaurants, shops and clubs Downtown, the Fisher Cats ball park, and the adjacent hotel and condominiums.
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Nickname
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 Manchester's nickname is the "Queen City". A state's queen city is the city with the largest population in the state but not the capital city of that state. The unofficial motto (based on a recent Chamber of Commerce contest) is "Where History Invites Opportunity".
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Climate
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Like most of New Hampshire, Manchester is a "four seasons" place.
Average daily January temperature: 14.8 degrees F.
Average daily July temperature: 70.0 degrees F.
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History
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 1810 - Town of Derryfield named Manchester
1810 - Incorporation of Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, soon to become the world’s largest producer of textiles
1846 - Town of Manchester incorporated as City of Manchester
1922 - Nine month strike at Amoskeag Manufacturing Company over wages and hours
1935 - Amoskeag Manufacturing Company declares bankruptcy on Christmas Eve
1998 – Money Magazine names Manchester the "Number One Small City in the East"
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Population
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107,006 (2000 Census)
1990-2000 Growth Rate 7.7%
Largest city in northern New England
#10 lowest percentage of a $75,000 family income paid in state and local taxes among the largest city in each State and the District of Columbia (Tax Foundation, 2005)
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Ethnicity
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Caucasian: 95.67%
Afro-American: 1.23%
Other races: 3.10%
Hispanic population: 5,994
Number of languages spoken at home by children in Manchester schools: 70+
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Major Highways
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Interstates 93 and 293, F.E. Everett Turnpike, NH Routes 101, 3 and 3A.
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Famous For...
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Brigadier General John Stark; his accomplishments include a pivotal victory at the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War and writing the words “Live Free or Die” in 1809 which later became New Hampshire’s state motto. The Stark Homestead, located on Elm Street, is Manchester’s oldest building and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Once home of the world’s largest textile manufacturing complex along the Merrimack River, the revitalized mill buildings are now central to thriving downtown development
First credit union in the U.S. – La Caisse Populaire Ste-Marie (now St. Mary’s Bank)
City Hall Plaza, the tallest building in northern New England
The Zimmerman House, the only house in New England designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that is
open to the public
Birthplace of Grace Metalious, author of Peyton Place
Home to DEKA Research and Development, founded by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter
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