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Section size for New Hampshire (48 sections)
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History	6,736	6,736
Geography	11,768	20,544
Flora and fauna	578	578
Climate	5,987	5,987
Metropolitan areas	2,211	2,211
Demographics	973	25,244
Population	14,154	14,154
Birth data	4,650	4,650
Religion	5,467	5,467
Economy	7,869	10,391
Largest employers	2,522	2,522
Law and government	1,417	21,697
Governing documents	405	405
Branches of government	2,416	2,416
Local government	1,644	1,644
Politics	2,617	15,815
New Hampshire primary	3,519	3,519
Elections	6,685	6,685
Free State Project	2,994	2,994
Transportation	19	8,317
Highways	3,051	3,051
Air	592	592
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Freight railways	402	402
Education	293	4,048
High schools	2,469	2,469
Colleges and universities	1,286	1,286
Media	10	3,273
Daily newspapers	836	836
Other publications	1,845	1,845
Radio stations	76	76
Television stations	506	506
Sports	3,757	3,757
Culture	3,071	6,181
In fiction	17	3,110
Theater	856	856
Comics	611	611
Television	1,626	1,626
Notable people	807	807
See also	143	143
Notes	24	24
References	29	29
Further reading	503	503
External links	64	2,153
State government	215	215
U.S. Government	592	592
Other	1,282	1,282
Total	130,772	130,772

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"New Hampshre" listed at Redirects for discussion

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too much information in massive chart!

An editor just added a very large chart showing complete racial/ethnic and age breakdown of the five biggest cities/towns in the state - in my humble opinon that is WAY too detailed information for the general state article. If necessary it could be broken out into a separate article but it doesn't belong here, I'd say. Any thoughts? - 16:21, 14 March 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidWBrooks (talk • contribs)

I understand your concern, DavidWBrooks. It's important to maintain the relevance and readability of Wikipedia articles. While detailed information can be valuable, it's essential to strike a balance. If this chart significantly detracts from the general state article's readability or overwhelms it with data, considering a separate article might be a reasonable suggestion. It's always a good practice to engage in constructive discussions and find a consensus within the Wikipedia community. What are the thoughts of others on this matter? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.96.13.213 (talk) 18:55, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think this data is fine where it is. It doesn't really impact the readability of the article. Garsh (talk) 23:45, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Should the Executive Council of New Hampshire be included in the infobox in some manner? 207.96.32.81 (talk) 05:45, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Which infobox specifically? Cooljeanius (talk) (contribs) 07:29, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:infobox U.S. state 207.96.32.81 (talk) 15:52, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've included it and made one other change; please post-edit if there is a better way to code it. Spike-from-NH (talk) 18:00, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed it, as there's no consensus for inclusion. The entry in that part of the infobox, is for the governor only. After all these years, why suddenly include the executive council & make this infobox different in that manner from the 49 other state infoboxes & 5 territorial infoboxes. GoodDay (talk) 23:38, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Exclude - as we don't include for the other states & territories. Also, the president of the Senate, isn't called the "Next in line". GoodDay (talk) 23:41, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New Hampshire's government is different from the other states (except Mass.), as the executive power is constitutionally divided between the Governor and the elected Council. No, the Senate President's title is not "next-in-line" but she is next-in-line. Without this distinction, there is no reason to call out her name and office in this place in the Infobox. Spike-from-NH (talk) 11:42, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

While Massachusetts has a governor's council, it has a lot less power than New Hampshire's. ~~ Jessintime (talk) 16:07, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The governor is the lone head of the executive branch of the state government. If you include the executive council, you'd have to give them their own entry, rather then putting them along side the governor - unless you put the EC into a note form. Also, we use the office names in the infobox, not their place in any succession. GoodDay (talk) 17:21, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose (Summoned by bot) - My initial instinct was towards inclusion: as I understand it the executive council is unique in that it's an elected body holding power normally vested in a governor. However, other elected officials in the state are also not included in the infobox, like the Secretary of state. Upon consideration, my position is if we don't include all statewide elected officials, we shouldn't include the executive council. This would be problematic for some states with many such electeds (Texas Railroad Commission?), so I imagine status quo is where we're gonna stay. The Savage Norwegian 15:00, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do any other elected positions have a check on the Governor’s power? Readers may assume New Hampshire doesn’t have such nuance. Maybe a note next to the Governor parameter. 207.96.32.81 (talk) 15:56, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A note form, would be acceptable. GoodDay (talk) 17:28, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The note is acceptable. But the Infobox entry "Senate President" is still odd. Why are we naming the Senate President here (and not the House Speaker, etc.)? Not because she is Senate President but because she is next-in-succession as Governor. The heading still ought to say so, or not include her at all. Spike-from-NH (talk) 00:31, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We use "Senate President" in the infoboxes of all the states, that have that position as first-in-line in the gubernatorial succession. GoodDay (talk) 06:48, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]