thumb|left|Downtown Manchester looking south along Elm Street The city is the center of the Manchester, New Hampshire, New England City and Town Area (NECTA), which had a population of 187,596 as of the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. The Manchester-Nashua metropolitan area, comprising all of Hillsborough County, with a population of 422,937 at the 2020 census, is home to nearly one-third of the population of New Hampshire.
thumb|left|Downtown Manchester looking south along Elm Street The city is the center of the Manchester New Hampshire New England City and Town Area (NECTA) which had a population of 187596 as of the 2010 census As of the 2020 census the city had a population of 115644 The Manchester-Nashua metropolitan area comprising all of Hillsborough County with a population of 422937 at the 2020 census is home to nearly one-third of the population of New Hampshire