Cities of the United States

Portsmouth

The City in Brief Founded: 1623 (incorporated 1849) Head Official: Mayor Evelyn F. Sirrell (since 1998) City Population 1980: 26,254 1990: 25,925 2000: 20,784 2003 estimate: 21,002 Percent change, 1990-2000: – 19.8% U.S. rank in 1980: 909th U.S. rank in 1990: 1,044th U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported (State rank: 13th) Metropolitan Area Population (PMSA) […]

Nashua

The City in Brief Founded: 1656 (incorporated 1853) Head Official: Mayor Bernard A. Streeter (since 2000) City Population 1980: 67,865 1990: 79,662 2000: 86,605 2003 estimate: 87,285 Percent change, 1990-2000: 8.7% U.S. rank in 1980: 289th U.S. rank in 1990: 270th (State rank: 2nd) U.S. rank in 2000: 324th (State rank: 2nd) Metropolitan Area Population […]

Manchester

The City in Brief Founded: 1722 (incorporated, 1846) Head Official: Mayor Robert A. Baines (since 2000) City Population 1980: 90,936 1990: 99,567 2000: 107,006 2003 estimate: 108,871 Percent change, 1990-2000: 7.5% U.S. rank in 1980: 192nd U.S. rank in 1990: 199th (State rank: 1st) U.S. rank in 2000: 239th (State rank: 1st) Metropolitan Area Population […]

Concord

The City in Brief Founded: 1725 (incorporated, 1733) Head Official: Mayor Michael L. Donovan (since 2003) City Population 1980: 30,400 1990: 36,006 2000: 40,687 2003 estimate: 41,823 Percent change, 1990-2000: 10.3% U.S. rank in 1990: 738th (State rank: 3rd) U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported Metropolitan Area Population (Merrimack County) 1980: 98,302 1990: 120,005 2000: […]

NEW HAMPSHIRE

The State in Brief Nickname: Granite State Motto: Live free or die Flower: Purple lilac Bird: Purple finch Area: 9,350 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 46th) Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 6,288 feet at Mt. Washington Climate: Moderate, with comfortable summers and long, snowy winters; weather in general is changeable and influenced by proximity […]

Worcester

The City in Brief Founded: 1673 (incorporated, 1722) Head Official: City Manager Michael V. O’Brien (since 2004) City Population 1980: 161,799 1990: 169,759 2000: 172,648 2003 estimate: 175,706 Percent change, 1990-2000: 1.7% U.S. rank in 1980: 91st U.S. rank in 1990: 101st U.S. rank in 2000: 139th (State rank: 2nd) Metropolitan Area Population (PMSA) 1990: […]

Springfield

The City in Brief Founded: 1636 (incorporated, 1852) Head Official: Mayor Charles Ryan (since 2002) City Population 1980: 152,319 1990: 156,983 2000: 152,082 2003 estimate: 152,157 Percent change, 1990-2000: -3.1% U.S. rank in 1980: 103rd U.S. rank in 1990: 111th (State rank: 3rd) U.S. rank in 2000: 150th (State rank: 3rd) Metropolitan Area Population 1990: […]

Lowell

The City in Brief Founded: 1686 (incorporated 1836) Head Official: City Manager John Cox (since 2000) City Population 1980: 92,418 1990: 103,439 2000: 105,167 2003 estimate: 104,351 Percent change, 1990-2000: 1.7% U.S. rank in 1980: 188th U.S. rank in 1990: 188th U.S. rank in 2000: 243rd Metropolitan Area Population (PMSA) 1990: 280,578 2000: 301,686 Percent […]

Boston

The City in Brief Founded: 1630 (chartered, 1822) Head Official: Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) (since 1994) City Population 1980: 562,994 1990: 574,283 2000: 589,141 2003 estimate: 581,616 Percent change, 1990-2000: 2.6% U.S. rank in 1980: 20th U.S. rank in 1990: 20th (State rank: 1st) U.S. rank in 2000: 23rd (State rank: 1st) Metropolitan Area […]

MASSACHUSETTS

The State in Brief Nickname: Bay State, Old Colony Motto: Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) Flower: Mayflower Bird: Chickadee Area: 10,554 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 44th) Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 3,487 feet Climate: Temperate, with a colder, drier climate in […]

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