THE MANCHESTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gulf of Maine Coastal Plain setting.
Manchester city has 33 square miles of land in Hillsborough County. Its Census reference point is in Gulf of Maine Coastal Plain, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Manchester and Hillsborough County
Manchester is associated with Hillsborough County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Manchester by land and water
The Census records 1.9 square miles of water within Manchester, or 5.4% of its total area. It is 3.7 percentage points higher than the 1.8% recorded for Hillsborough County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Manchester city has 4.9 times the land area of nearby South Hooksett CDP (6.72 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

