For each town/city, the table lists the county to which it belongs, its date of incorporation, its population according to the 2020 census, its form of government, and its principal villages.

New Hampshire also has a small number of townships, grants, gores and other unincorporated areas which are not part of any municipality.

City charters are granted by special act of the New Hampshire General Court.

Generally, government forms come in several varieties: Regardless of which form of government a municipality uses, and whether it calls itself a city or town, all cities and towns are treated identically by the state law.

* The Manchester Department of Planning & Community Development has defined 25 neighborhoods within the city, including those listed above.