The Northeast States

How Many States in the NE?

• Nine states form the Northeast region of the United States.

Maine Vermont

New Hampshire Massachusetts

Connecticut Rhode Island

New York New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Facts About Maine

• Population: 1,242,000• Capital City: Augusta• Nickname: Pine Tree

State• Largest City: Portland• Climate: -2°F and 77°F• Interesting Fact: 90% of

Maine is covered by forests.

Facts About Vermont

• Population: 588,000• Capital City: Montpelier• Nickname: Green Mountain

State• Largest City: Burlington

Climate: 17°F and 71°F• Interesting Fact: Maine was

the first state to enter the U.S. after the original 13 colonies.

Facts About New Hampshire• Population: 1,172,000• Capital City: Concord• Nickname: Granite State• Largest City: Manchester• Climate: 16°F and 70°F• Interesting Fact: The

strongest wind ever measured on the Earth’s surface, 188 mph, struck Mt. Washington in 1934.

Facts About Massachusetts• Population: 6,118,000• Capital City: Boston• Nickname: Bay State• Largest City: Boston• Climate: 22°F and 82°F• Interesting Facts: The oldest college in the U.S.

is Harvard University which was founded in 1836.• The telephone was invented in Boston in 1876 by

Alexander Bell.

Facts About Connecticut• Population: 3,269,000• Capital City: Hartford• Nickname: Constitution

State• Largest City: Bridgeport• Climate: 16°F and 85°F• Interesting Fact: The first

American school for the deaf was founded in Hartford in 1817.

Facts About Rhode Island

• Population: 987,000• Capital City: Providence• Nickname: Ocean State• Largest City: Providence• Climate: 28°F and 73°F• Interesting Fact: Rhode

Island is the smallest state and is often called Little Rhody.

Facts About New York

• Population: 18,137,000• Capital City: Albany• Nickname: Empire State• Largest City: New York City• Climate: 11°F and 84°F• Interesting Facts: New York

was the capital of the U.S. from 1785 to 1790.

• New York City is the largest city in the U.S. and the second largest in the world.

Facts About New Jersey

• Population: 8, 052,000• Capital City: Trenton• Nickname: Garden State• Largest City: Newark• Climate: 21°F and 85°F• Interesting Facts: The electric

light bulb and the telegraph were invented in New Jersey. The first organized game of baseball was played in 1846.

Facts About Pennsylvania

• Population: 12,019,000• Capital City: Harrisburg• Nickname: Keystone State• Largest City: Philadelphia• Climate: 27°F and 77°F• Interesting Fact: The

world’s largest chocolate factory is in Hershey, Pennsylvania.