City Profile: Manchester, NH

[M. Brown]

"The Queen City" The largest city in New Hampshire and Northern New England.

ManchesterNH.gov

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Downtown Manchester Map & Guide [pdf]

Manchester Map

UP Manchester Pics

UP Manchester Developments

Area: 33 square miles

Population (City): 109,565 2010 Census U.S. Census Bureau

Overall Density: 3,312 Persons Per Square Mile

Diversity:

• One race 99.3%
  
• White 91.3%
  
• Black or African American 3.4%
  
• American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
  
• Asian 2.5%
  
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0%
  
• Some other race 2.0%
  
• Two or more races .7%
  
• Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6.1%
  

-SOURCE (2005 Census Data)

HOUSING

• Total housing units: 48,378
  
• Occupied housing units: 44,354
  
• Owner-occupied housing units: 23,187
  
• Renter-occupied housing units: 21,167
  
• Vacant housing units: 4,024
  

Median Value

Median value: $114,300

Manchester is the largest city in New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. It is located in Hillsborough County on the banks of the Merrimack River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 107,006. As of 2005 the population is closer to 110,000. Manchester is the center of the Manchester, NH, New England City and Town Metropolitan Area (NECTA MA).

Incorporated as a city in 1846, Manchester is nicknamed the Queen City. In 1998, it was named the Number One Small City in the East by Money magazine. The Mall of New Hampshire, on Manchester's southern fringe, is the city's main retail center.

Historically, Manchester is important as a textile manufacturing center and the world's largest textile factory was once located along the Merrimack.

-SOURCE Wikipedia

Manchester Transit Authority

Manchester Airport

Concord Trailways

Peter Pan Bus Lines

Greyhound

Vermont Transit

Newspapers & Magazines

The Union Leader

New Hampshire Magazine

New Hampshire Business Review

NH.com | Where New Hampshire Clicks

The Hippo | Is it Thursday yet?

Television

WMUR Channel 9 ABC

New Hapshire Public Television

WPXB Channel 60 PAX

Radio

Chester College of New England | Chester, NH

Franklin Pierce College | Rindge, NH

Granite State College at Manchester

Hesser College Manchester

Manchester Community Music School

New Hampshire Community Technical College at Manchester

New Hampshire Institute of Art

Saint Anselm College

Southern New Hampshire University

University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Currier Museum of Art

Frank Lloyd Wright Zimmerman House

Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum

New Hampshire Institute of Art

Palace Theatre

Verizon Wireless Arena

Massabesic Audubon Center

Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center

SEE Science Center

Opera New Hampshire

ManchesterArts.org

Downtown Dining Guide

Intown Manchester | Live, Work, & Play Downtown!

Manchester Monarchs | American Hockey League

Manchester Wolves | Arena Football

New Hampshire Fisher Cats | AA Baseball Eastern League

UP Manchester's New Ballpark

Fairfield Inn by Marriott

Four Points by Sheraton

Hampton Inn & Suites Bedford

Hill-Brook Motel

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

Homewood Suites by Hilton Manchester Airport

Quality Inn & Wayfarer Convention Center

Ramada Inn at Amoskeag Falls

Tage Inn & Suites at Manchester Airport

The Highlander Inn & Conference Center

-SOURCE:

[*]Once home of the world��‚��„�s largest textile manufacturing complex along the Merrimack River

[*]First credit union in the U.S. ��‚��€œ La Caisse Populaire Ste-Marie (now St. Mary��‚��„�s Bank)

[*]City Hall Plaza, the tallest building in northern New England

[*]The Zimmerman House, the only house in New England designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that is open to the public

[*]Birthplace of Grace Metalious, author of Peyton Place

[*]Home to DEKA Research and Development, founded by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter

-SOURCE:

Edited March 23, 2011 by M. Brown

[ironchapman]

Nice job, M. Brown!

I've been working on some of these down in the Georgia section.

[M. Brown]

^Well I didn't make it. Cotuit did. I'm just editing it. LoL

[CoreyPortlandME]

I just happend to be searching through Emporis.com in the Manchester section, and found some building heights...

City Hall Plaza - 217 feet (20 floors)

Hampshire Plaza - 259 feet (20 floors)

I bring it up becuase in the trivia section of this city profile it says....

"City Hall Plaza, the tallest building in northern New England"

So either the info at emporis.com or the info in this thread is incorrect. I don't mean to be a nit-picker but I just like to keep everything in check.

[pvenne]

I just happend to be searching through Emporis.com in the Manchester section, and found some building heights...

City Hall Plaza - 217 feet (20 floors)

Hampshire Plaza - 259 feet (20 floors)

I bring it up becuase in the trivia section of this city profile it says....

"City Hall Plaza, the tallest building in northern New England"

So either the info at emporis.com or the info in this thread is incorrect. I don't mean to be a nit-picker but I just like to keep everything in check. 

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whatever the blackish glass building is...the one that was built in the 1970s...that is the tallest building in manchester. I believe it is 79 meters, which is 237 feet, according to emporis.com/////I wonder why we have different numbers from the same website? anyways, at 237 feet, that makes the building 24 stroies tall.....259 would make it 26 stories (not floors, but stories, based on feet, not individual levels)...

[pvenne]

whatever the blackish glass building is...the one that was built in the 1970s...that is the tallest building in manchester.  I believe it is 79 meters, which is 237 feet, according to emporis.com/////I wonder why we have different numbers from the same website?  anyways, at 237 feet, that makes the building 24 stroies tall.....259 would make it 26 stories (not floors, but stories, based on feet, not individual levels)...

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one addition - i re-did my math, and I forgot that it is a yard that is 3 feet and meters are 3 feet four inches, so really hampshire plaza comes out to be over 260 feet tall...you were right corey.

[pvenne]

why cant I fiond any building heights for franklin towers or back bay? they dont list them on emporis...

[M. Brown]

I just happend to be searching through Emporis.com in the Manchester section, and found some building heights...

City Hall Plaza - 217 feet (20 floors)

Hampshire Plaza - 259 feet (20 floors)

I bring it up becuase in the trivia section of this city profile it says....

"City Hall Plaza, the tallest building in northern New England"

So either the info at emporis.com or the info in this thread is incorrect. I don't mean to be a nit-picker but I just like to keep everything in check. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

City Hall is at least the same height if not taller than Hampshire Plaza. I don't know how emporis got those numbers but they are way off... If you take a look at Manchester you will see.

[pvenne]

City Hall is at least the same height if not taller than Hampshire Plaza.  I don't know how emporis got those numbers but they are way off... If you take a look at Manchester you will see.

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I dont wanna argie with someone who lives in manch, but i gotta say hampshire plaza (the blackish glass building, right?) looks way taller in the skyline photos. do i have my building names right? emporis is wrong a lotta times.

[M. Brown]

It's prolly just the angle of the picture. I'll take a pic that shows a better view of the height.

[evan d]

i love manchester best city ever

i live here so i know and m brown i got a question for you

you know the brady sull. tower is it true that they are planning on tearing it down and building a new tower?

[M. Brown]

you know the brady sull. tower is it true that they are planning on tearing it down and building a new tower?

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I don't think so. They just finnished putting in new windows and new stairs and a entrance. But Bradly Sullivan was talking about building another high on that parking lot behind it. I don't where that stands at the moment.

Welcome to UrbanPlanet btw. Its so great to see somebody else from Manchvegas. I've been the only one for so long.

Edited August 26, 2005 by M. Brown

[evan d]

the black building is taller than the the red one for you people who dont know the names. and yes it is very tall for a 20 floored building it beat out a 25 floor building in manchester UK

[M. Brown]

the black building is taller than the the red one for you people who dont know the names. and yes it is very tall for a 20 floored building it beat out a 25 floor building in manchester UK

I beg to differ. If you are looking at it strait on from say West high school you can clearly see that they are at least the same height. If anything city hall plaza is taller. They must have the specs mixed up. I'll have to take a photo of it and post it.

[M. Brown]

I beg to differ. If you are looking at it strait on from say West high school you can clearly see that they are at least the same height. If anything city hall plaza is taller. They must have the specs mixed up. I'll have to take a photo of it and post it.

This pic sorta gives you a feel for it.

[evan d]

Hampshire Plaza

1000 Elm Street

Manchester NH United States

Status: built

Construction Dates

Finished: 1972

Floor Count: 20

Building Uses

• office

Structural Types

• highrise

Architectural Style

• international

Heights Value Source / Comments

Roof 79.0 m

theres your facts right there M. brown

City Hall Plaza

Manchester NH United States

Status: built

Construction Dates

Finished: 1991

Floor Count: 20

Building Uses

• office

Structural Types

• highrise

Heights Value Source / Comments

Roof 66.8 m

Edited October 1, 2005 by evan d

[evan d]

Great Northern Tower

Watson Street

Manchester ENG United Kingdom

http://www.greatnortherntower....

Status: construction

Construction Dates

Started: 2004

Finished: 2006

Floor Count: 25

Units/rooms: 257

Building Uses

[M. Brown]

Hampshire Plaza

1000 Elm Street

Manchester NH United States

Status: built

Construction Dates

Finished: 1972

Floor Count: 20

Building Uses

[evan d]

sry to say this but elm street might not b flat

i got them from skyscraper page not that other place to

[M. Brown]

sry to say this but elm street might not b flat

i got them from skyscraper page not that other place to

SSP got it from emporis. SSP used to have a link to emporis on there homepage. There isnt at 40 foot elevation difference from City Hall Plaza to Hampshire Plaza. Its just bad info from emporis.

[evan d]

mayb ill go dwon to city hall and ask

[Loughlin]

This pic sorta gives you a feel for it.

That parking lot would be an awseome park.

[evan d]

you should see the new Singer Family Park they built right acroos form my highschool. they had to rebuild it because the baseball feild took over the other Singer Family park. maybe ill start a thread if i can find info.

[M. Brown]

That parking lot would be an awseome park.

That parking lot is far UNH Manchester. And I agree it would be amazing parkage.

[ZachariahDaMan]

Interesting city profile, thanks for posting it!