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  1. It is divided into 234 municipalities, including 221 towns and 13 cities. New Hampshire is organized along the New England town model, where the state is nearly completely incorporated and divided into towns, 13 of which are designated as "cities".

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    • Manchester. Manchester is the most populated city in New Hampshire, with a population of 109,565. It is northern New England’s biggest city and serves as one of the two county seats of Hillsborough County.
    • Nashua. With a population of 86,494, Nashua is the second biggest city in the state. It is located in the southern part of Hillsborough County, which is the state’s most populous county.
    • Concord. Concord has a population of 42,695, ranking as New Hampshire’s third largest city. Additionally, Concord serves as both the state capital and the county seat of Merrimack County.
    • Derry. With a population of 33,109, Derry is the fourth most populated municipality in the state. Located in Rockingham County, Derry is classified as a town rather than a city.
    • Portsmouth. Portsmouth was a major colonial seaport, its importance based both on its deep harbor and its proximity to the seemingly inexhaustible supply of tall, straight pine trees for Royal Navy masts.
    • Concord. One of the nation's smallest capital cities, Concord seems more concerned with the arts than with politics. Granted, the imposing State House topped by its glistening gold dome overlooks the downtown, but most of the government offices blend in with the elegant brick mercantile buildings that line both sides of Main Street.
    • Keene. Keene sits in the heart of the Monadnock Region named for the mountain that forms the backdrop to so many southwestern NH views. Surrounding Keene are some of the state's most photo-worthy country villages: Walpole (home of Burdick's Chocolates), Fitzwilliam, Jaffrey Center, Harrisville (stop at Harrisville Designs for dreamy knitting yarns), and Hancock (The Hancock Inn is the state's oldest continuously operating inn).
    • Manchester. By the time the Merrimack River reaches southern New Hampshire and plummets over Amoskeag Falls in Manchester, the state's largest city, its force is great enough to have powered one of the world's largest mill complexes throughout the Industrial Revolution and half of the 20th century.
  3. NH Cities and Towns. Interested in researching a town or city in New Hampshire? The links below will take you to information on New Hampshire has 10 counties, 13 cities, 221 towns, and 25 unincorporated places. New Hampshire Cities and Towns. New Hampshire Community Profiles.

  4. New Hampshire has 10 counties and 234 cities and towns. New Hampshire is a "Dillon Rule" state, meaning the state retains all powers not specifically granted to municipalities. Even so, the legislature strongly favors local control, particularly concerning land use regulations.

  5. There are only 5 cities in New Hampshire, but there are 221 towns and 25 unincorporated places. New Hampshire is the 5th smallest state, with a land area of only 9,349 square miles. New Hampshire is 4.24% water and forested areas cover more than 81% of all New Hampshire land.

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