Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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Portsmouth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Location in New Hampshire
Basic data
Foundation : 1630
State : United States
State : New Hampshire
County : Rockingham County
Coordinates : 43 ° 5 ′  N , 70 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 5 ′  N , 70 ° 46 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 20,784 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 514.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 43.5 km 2  (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of
which 40.4 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 6 m
Postcodes : 03801-03804
Area code : +1 603
FIPS : 33-62900
GNIS ID : 0869312
Website : www.cityofportsmouth.com
Mayor : Tom Ferrini
Portsmouth Market Square ( Marktplatz )

Portsmouth is a port city in the east of the US state New Hampshire and is located on a bay that forms the border with Maine . It is the largest city in Rockingham County . The city is on Interstate 95 from Boston to Portland, Maine .

history

Portsmouth was founded in 1630 under the name Piscataqua and shortly thereafter renamed Strawberry Banke . In 1653 the settlement was given city rights under its new name Portsmouth . Portsmouth was the capital of the colony of New Hampshire from 1679 to 1774. The city's naval base was the site of the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth between Russia and Japan, negotiated by Theodore Roosevelt . The city had a tram service from 1899 to 1925 .

Population development

year Residents
1980 26,254
1990 25,925
2000 20,784
2005 20,674

Economy and Transport

Portsmouth is home to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease .

Town twinning

Sister cities of Portsmouth are

City friendships

sons and daughters of the town

The punk band The Queers is also from Portsmouth.

swell

  1. 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau
  2. City of Portsmouth - Sister and Friendship Cities , accessed April 19, 2018

Web links

Commons : Portsmouth, New Hampshire  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files