Manchester, NH

Manchester, NH

Location

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.

Nickname

Arms Park photo by Ron BoucherManchester''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".


Climate

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.


History

# Stark Mills photo by Alan B. Hartmann1810 - 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"


Governance

A Mayor and 14 Aldermen, one from each of 12 wards and two at-large.

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Population

# 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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