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Berlin, New Hampshire

Berlin, New Hampshire
City
Skyline of Berlin, New Hampshire
Official seal of Berlin, New Hampshire
Seal
Nickname(s):
The City That Trees Built
Paper City
Hockey Town USA
Location in New Hampshire
Location in New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°28′07″N 71°11′02″W / 44.46861°N 71.18389°W / 44.46861; -71.18389Coordinates: 44°28′07″N 71°11′02″W / 44.46861°N 71.18389°W / 44.46861; -71.18389
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Coos
Town 1829
City 1897
Government
 • Mayor Paul Grenier
 • City Council Russell Otis
Lucie Remillard
Michael Gentili
Denise Morgan Allain
Peter Higbee
Michael Rozek
Roland Theberge
Diana Nelson
 • City Manager James Wheeler
Area
 • Total 62.5 sq mi (162 km2)
 • Land 61.6 sq mi (160 km2)
 • Water 0.9 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation 1,020 ft (310 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 10,051
 • Estimate (2012) 9,743
 • Density 160/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 03570
Area code(s) 603
FIPS code 33-05140
GNIS feature ID 0871491
Website www.berlinnh.gov

Berlin /ˈbɜːrln/ is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest. Berlin is home to the Moffett House, Service Credit Union Heritage Park, the Berlin Fish Hatchery, and the White Mountains Community College, member of the Community College System of New Hampshire.

Berlin is the principal city of the Berlin Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Coos County, New Hampshire and Essex County, Vermont. Because Quebec is less than 60 miles (100 km) away, Berlin has a large number of people of French Canadian descent in its population. Around 65% of its residents speak a variant of New England French, which is locally known as “Berlin French”.

Around 11,000 years ago, small groups of Native Americans camped around the area of what is now called Berlin. In later years, the Eastern Abenaki tribes came to Berlin to mine rhyolite on Mt. Jasper.


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