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Manchester, once the quintessential company town, has emerged from the shadow of the gigantic Amoskeag Manufacturing Company to become New England's largest city north of Boston. With a diversified economy and a growing population, Manchester is considered one of the best places to do business in the United States.
The City in Brief
| 1722 (incorporated, 1846) | |
| Mayor Robert A. Baines (since 2000) | |
| 90,936 | |
| 99,567 | |
| 107,006 | |
| 108,871 | |
| 7.5% | |
| 192nd | |
| 199th (State rank: 1st) | |
| 239th (State rank: 1st) | |
| 173,783 | |
| 198,378 | |
| 14.2% | |
| 5th (CMSA) | |
| 7th (CMSA) | |
| 33 square miles (2000) | |
| 346 feet above sea level | |
| 45.5° F | |
| 39.87 inches of rain; 64 inches of snow | |
| Manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, services | |
| 4.2% (February 2005) | |
| $21,244 (1999) | |
| Not reported | |
| Not reported | |
| 3,545 | |
| St. Anselm College; University of New Hampshire at Manchester | |
| New Hampshire Union Leader |
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