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Concord, NH

Concord, New Hampshire
The New Hampshire State House as seen from Eagle Square
The New Hampshire State House as seen from Eagle Square
Flag of Concord, New Hampshire
Flag
Official seal of Concord, New Hampshire
Seal
Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Concord is located in the US
Concord
Concord
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°12′24″N 71°32′17″W / 43.20667°N 71.53806°W / 43.20667; -71.53806Coordinates: 43°12′24″N 71°32′17″W / 43.20667°N 71.53806°W / 43.20667; -71.53806
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Merrimack
Incorporated 1734
Government
 • Mayor Jim Bouley
 • City Manager Thomas J. Aspell, Jr.
 • City Council Brent Todd
Allan Herschlag
Jennifer Kretovic
Byron Champlin
Robert Werner
Linda Kenison
Keith Nyhan
Gail Matson
Candace C.W. Bouchard
Dan St. Hilaire
Mark Coen
Amanda Grady Sexton
Fred Keach
Steve Shurtleff
Area
 • Total 67.5 sq mi (174.8 km2)
 • Land 64.2 sq mi (166.4 km2)
 • Water 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2)  4.79%
Elevation 288 ft (88 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 42,695
 • Estimate (2015) 42,620
 • Density 663/sq mi (256.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 603
FIPS code 33-14200
GNIS feature ID 0873303
Website www.concordnh.gov

Concord /ˈkɒŋ.kərd/ is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695.

Concord includes the villages of Penacook, East Concord, and West Concord. The city is home to the University of New Hampshire School of Law, New Hampshire's only law school; St. Paul's School, a private preparatory school; NHTI, a two-year community college; and the Granite State Symphony Orchestra.

The area that would become Concord was originally settled thousands of years ago by Abenaki Native Americans called the Pennacook. The tribe fished for migrating salmon, sturgeon, and alewives with nets strung across the rapids of the Merrimack River. The stream was also the transportation route for their birch bark canoes, which could travel from Lake Winnipesaukee to the Atlantic Ocean. The broad sweep of the Merrimack River valley floodplain provided good soil for farming beans, gourds, pumpkins, melons and maize.


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