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Portsmouth
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city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire that serves as a significant port town on the Atlantic coast. It has historically been important for maritime trade and commerce in the region.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Named after
- Portsmouth
- Official name
- Portsmouth
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Rockingham County
- Population
- 21956
- Area
- 43.637661
- Elevation
- 6
- Capital of
- Province of New Hampshire
- Official website
- www.cityofportsmouth.com
- Image
- Portsmouth, NH.jpg
- Households
- 10097
- Dialing code
- 603
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- postal code
- 03802
- Commons category
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- topic's main category
- Category:Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- twinned administrative body
- Severodvinsk
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- inception
- 1630-00-00
- P8168
- April 2007
- water as percent of area
- 7.205
- per capita income
- 54967
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Encyclopedic overview
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
History
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