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Talk:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is not simply a “European Serrlement” Native peoples lives there thousands of years before European settlers arrived in the region. It would be good to know how many enslaved and freed Africans lived in Harrisburg at its founding. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GMDCVA (talk • contribs) 02:27, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

 * GMDCVA, the "European Settlement" value in the Infobox is not claiming that it is only a European Settlement, but rather to list the date at which Europeans first settled the area. The first paragraph under the History subheading addresses the Native American inhabitants, as well as the article History of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Coincidentally, I have also personally been currently researching historical sources regarding African-American populations. Much less info is documented about the Native Americans, but it is a goal of mine as well. Hopefully you can be of some help researching and improving the article along with us? Penndyl (talk) 14:20, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Map
The PNG map picture file isn't appearing on my computer. The graphic is entirely black with a red dot where (I assume) Harrisburg is located on a PA map. I was going to remove the map until the file was fixed, but it would seriously messed up the format of the page. So, could someone replace the PA map? --Kirkpatrick 14:36, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * The map renders fine now and this article has more than enough pictures. Removing request. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza  13:00, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

Wow, the history section of this article is really short. Contrast with Wilkes-Barre a much less significant city, historically speaking. Mjk2357 03:17, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Deleted reference to "Star City" as nickname for Harrisburg. I've never heard this name used. If I'm wrong and there is some reference to this name online, please advise. Kirkpatrick 03:49, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I have to second the "Star City" nickname. It looks like it has been restored, however.  I'd like to wait for somebody to justify keeping it before I remove it.

 * Also, I don't know if it's really significant to note that some people call it "The Burg." It's hardly a stretch to assume that pretty much every city with "burg" or "burgh" in its name is given the same nickname by at least somebody.  This is like saying some people call New York "the city." Freshyill 14:51, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm a long time resident of central PA and I've never heard either of these two nicknames, although the "burg" nickname appears to have some support The Burg Blurb! Harrisburg, Pa. People that I know call Harrisburg . . . "Harrisburg".  I can't even recall hearing people refer to it as "the capital".  If there are nicknames used by local residents that I am unaware of, perhaps a better solutions would be to list them in their own section somewhere lower on the page, so as to not clutter the introduction. 208.27.111.122 18:12, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I call it "The Burg" sometimes, but I'm usually half-joking. I certainly wouldn't expect anybody to guess what city I would be talking about in a conversation outside the context of Harrisburg. At any rate, I don't think it's commonly referred to as such.  If I say "The Big Apple" or "The City of Brotherly Love," you most likely immediately know to what city I'm referring.  "The Burg" could be just about anything, and upon further contemplation, I don't think it's a unique enough nickname to even warrant mentioning.  Just my thoughts. Freshyill 02:54, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I have added a State/County map to Harrisburg outlining the city location in Dauphin County similar to that of other city articles. Feedback is welcome. SoundGod3 03:24, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Photos
As Rune Welsh mentioned above, the article has enough photos, but I'm not crazy about them. Most are more relevant to the Capitol building. I'd like to see some of these deleted and replaced with good photos of the city and its landmarks. Freshyill 03:01, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

no sense
This sentence (the last of the History section) makes no sense, as written: "Out of the 5,000 people covered by this recommendation, 140,000 people fled the area". The 3 mile island article does not help either. Someone with the facts, please fix. Thanks Hmains 21:17, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Flag
Added Harrisburg's flag to the infobox. Wrightchr 13:26, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

History page: separate article
Noticed the history section was getting too long. Shortened the history section of the main page of the article and created a separate page for the section. Wrightchr 22:14, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Deleted article
Harrisburg contributors may need to be aware of Articles for deletion/List of people from Harrisburg, which resulted in deletion.--orlady 22:57, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Metropolitan area population correction
Prior to my edit, the second paragraph of the introduction read like this:

''The Harrisburg metropolitan area population was estimated in 2006 at 652,263, making it the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (the Lehigh Valley). Harrisburg is the county seat of Dauphin County and lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia.''

The first sentence states that the 2006 estimated population for the Harrisburg metropolitan area was 652,263, which is actually the estimated population for the Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon Combined Statistical Area (CSA). The CSA includes Lebanon County, which is considered a separate Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S. Census Bureau. I replaced the incorrect numbers with those from the July 1, 2007 population estimates and provided the proper references for them in the article. The Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area had 528,892 people as of 2007, and the Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon CSA had 656,781.

Harrisburg's metropolitan population makes it the fifth (not fourth as was stated in the article) largest in terms of size after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, and Scranton-Wilkes Barre.

I also corrected the figures in the city infobox template.--Acntx (talk) 14:13, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Missed debt payment, bankruptcy mentioned
The finances of Harrisburg are in a dreadful state. A bond payment was recently skipped, and Patty Kim, a Councilwoman, has suggested exploring bankruptcy. None of this is mentioned here, or in the Mayor's article or the Council article. Someone from the area should work on this issue. --DThomsen8 (talk) 21:28, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Couple editors now working on it. The situation keeps changing.  For the worse.  ElijahBosley  (talk ☞)  23:13, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Supreme Court - Fill In The Blank
Hi. The article currently contains, under the subhead Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, this sentence: "The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, which is the court of last resort in the state, regularly hears arguments at." Amazingly enough it's been like that since, er, 21 December 2005 so we've probably let the tension build as much as we dare - could someone please finish the sentence? I'm tempted to assume that the missing word is merely Harrisburg but obviously there could be more to it - a particular building, or name of a series of court sessions or something? As I don't live there or know the place well I don't think I am well qualified to play "Fill In The Blank" here - but maybe you are! Thanks and best wishes, DBaK (talk) 08:49, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Trick question! There are three locations of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court; Harrisburg, Philly, and Pittsburgh.  Them From  Space  09:59, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Aha! Thank goodness I didn't start trying to sort that out, and that you did! Well done. Cheers DBaK (talk) 10:10, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Population Density
The Population density is wrong. It is 2358 people per km2 (49528 divided by 21.0), not 1677 like it is claimed here. I could not edit it, someone else please should do it. --Daondo (talk) 03:12, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

 * Done Grahamboat (talk) 19:43, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

October 11, 2011 bankruptcy
I updated the article for the Chapter 9 bankruptcy filed by the City on October 11, 2011. I also double-checked, and it appears that there may actually be a valid legal issue about whether the City can maintain its bankruptcy (my earlier comment to the contrary notwithstanding). Section 109(c) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. section 109(c), provides that an entity may be a debtor under Chapter 9 if and only if such entity is a municipality AND the entity is "specifially authorized...to be a debtor under such chapter by State law....." Since it is reported by some sources that the State of Pennsylvania had passed a law that purported to prevent the City from filing until the year 2012, section 109(c) might possibly be used by the State to have the City's bankruptcy case dismissed. We shall see what develops..... Famspear (talk) 04:39, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Debt numbers
The debt numbers are an eye-opener, thanks. I don't recall ever seeing a number over $300 million or so, but these astonishing numbers do help explain why the problem caused Unkovic to throw up his hands and quit, and later write an op-ed piece about disrespect for legal constraints on debt. Kudos for a good paragraph. I put it first in the section, as an intro to and explanation of why Hbg. filed for bankruptcy. The section is then book-ended on the other side by the "problem still unsolved and we don't even know who is in charge of solving it" statement. ElijahBosley (talk ☞)  23:20, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

 * I agree, the actual numbers are astonishing considering they don’t include the school tax and unfunded pensions. Even though the debt growth was incremental it makes one wonder – what were they thinking? Grahamboat (talk) 00:33, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Point of fact: that $1.5 billion number DOES include school district debt. It's the total debt of all government entities (excluding the state) in the city; city, schools, and authorities. I'm the author :-) But you are correct, it does not account for pension obligations. - Nick Malawskey 72.95.14.158 (talk) 13:02, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

listing includes irrelevant link (prank?)
Some dude named Jon Bonough or something from Birmingham UK included himself near end of page with a link called emotional status. Irrelevant and seems to me a prank.

Lynn in PA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.2.249 (talk) 11:02, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Pride of the Susquehanna
The riverboats of Portland, Oregon, Marietta, Ohio, and throughout the Mississippi River would be surprised to learn that a steel hulled, diesel powered tour boat in Harrisburg is an "authentic riverboat," let alone one of 'the only ones left." ElijahBosley  (talk ☞)  13:18, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania not state
Pretty simple, there is a difference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.15.251.238 (talk) 22:15, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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Add a reference re land grant to John Harris
I have doubts about the following sentences.

In 1719, John Harris, Sr., an English trader, settled here and 14 years later secured grants of 800 acres (3.2 km²) in this vicinity. That same year, 1733, Harris was granted a license to operate a ferry, and the place was long afterwards known as Harris's Ferry.

I have a link to the original land grant application by John Harris which indicates the grant took place in 1737, not 1733, for 820 acres.

Accordingly, I suggest the revision:

In 1719, John Harris, Sr., an English trader, settled here and in 1737 secured a grant of 820 acres (3.3 km²) in this vicinity. In 1733, Harris was granted a license to operate a ferry, and the place was long afterwards known as Harris's Ferry.

Although the record is found on the Ancestry.com website it is accessible without charge because of an agreement with the PA Historical Commission.

See https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2350/33019_b078884-00794?pid=178514&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDXI6343%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DPAWarrants%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsln%3DTempleman%26gsln_x%3D1%26_81004401__int%3D1734%26_81004401__int_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D6z5%26pcat%3D36%26fh%3D0%26h%3D178514%26recoff%3D6%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DXI6343&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=33019_b078893-00039 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.243.182.59 (talk) 09:46, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Internet Portal's
'''There are only 2 official websites for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. https://Harrisburgpa.gov and https://LoveHarrisburg.com'''

Anything else is not an official website or internet portal for Harrisburg.

Please stop listing privately owned facebook groups as "Official" websites for Harrisburg...

22:13, 27 December 2021 2601:983:4600:6832::5e talk 132,959 bytes −169  →Portal internet websites: This is not a real city website, this is a online only magazine run by a private Individual on his facebook group. The OFFICIAL website for Harrisburg is Harrisburgpa.gov or LoveHarrisburg.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:983:4600:6832:0:0:0:5E (talk)

News Sources
I removed online blogs that claim to be official news sources, one such blog has been inactive since 2004.

Here is the sections I removed with reasons for each:

 * MODE Magazine (alt newspaper)

Mode Magazine was a copycat magazine for the real Mode Magazine. It had been published ONLINE as a blog since 1998. You'll notice the url is dead. The person that listed this was trying to wrongfully claim that Harrisburgpa.com is the official website for the city of Harrisburg, which is not true, Harrisburgpa.gov and LoveHarrisburg.com are the city's 2 official websites.

 * Urban Connection (community paper)

Links to a facebook group with less than 100 members is not an official news source

"Places adjacent to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania"
I'm an outsider, having been once to Harrisburg, and having taken a transit bus to Hershey, nearby. I know for a fact Altoona is not adjacent. Nor is Baltimore. Should "places" be replaced by "metro areas"? I don't even think that would be right, because Selinsgrove sounds like an immediate suburb, which is what I was expecting out of this section. I don't even think Hershey (or anywhere in Derry Twp.) quite borders Hbg, but what does? That's what that section needs. YellowAries2010 (talk) 19:30, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

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Goebel's assassination
Why is Goebel's assasination persistently noted? I can think of many more significant facts to include... anyone game?

picture?
can someone fix the picture? I don't know how.

Copyright vio?
The history portion was taken word for word from Frankfort's web site, http://www.cityoffrankfortky.com/co/history.htm. That section needs to be reworded and NPOV. --Tubutler 16:53, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Who?
From the article: "Holmes offered the state several town lots, building materials and the rents from a tobacco warehouse to gain the recommendation of Frankfort as the location of Kentucky’s capital."

Who? There is no explanation of who this person is.

Copyvio
I have removed the history section. It is not a word for word copyvio exactly, it's been rephrased, but every sentence is pretty much the same. Weird! Since it was so old I couldn't get it out of the history with deleting most of this article's history. I have added the "expand section" request - it needs to be written from scratch. --W.marsh 21:36, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Re: Goebel
Goebel remains the only U.S. state governor to be assassinated while in office, a piece of trivia which may merit inclusion of this event. However, by no means do I suggest that Goebel should be more than the proverbial footnote.

I put the bit on about Gov. Goebel when wikipedia was in its infancy. That was my best attempt at adding relevant information on the site. I hope, in the future, to add relevant information in the appropriate format.

Needs attention
Apparently, the History section has remained CopyVio for months. A lot of the other sections are stubbed in. The making of a good article is here, and being that this is the state capital we're talking about, surely we can get it cleaned up a little. Acdixon 20:00, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Photograph Request
I have several digital images of Frankfort (the old capitol building, Shelby Street, St. Clair Street, etc.) that would contribute to this article. However, I can not determine how to verify their copyright status if they are no longer found on the internet after extensive searching. I seem to recall picking them up from a user gallery (no copyright mentioned) in 2005. I have also read the pages on Copyright, Fair Use, and other subjects, but wanted this specifically clarified for images that can no longer be sourced but would not appear to fall under a legal copyright. Is there any way to use these images fairly and legally (such as with a Good Faith tag) or must they be left out to be on the safe side? Thank you for the assistance. Vendetta 22:55, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Sentence Fragmant
The sentence "After Thomas Kennedy (Madison County), and Robert Todd (Fayette County)." is a fragment and makes no sense. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbmurch (talk • contribs) 20:38, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

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Population estimate
Alright, this back Alright, this back and forth on the wording about the 2006 estimated population is getting ridiculous. The last edit summary stated "rv edit containing unsourced claim that the estimate was made prior to 2007; all we know is that it was published on June 28, 2007; we don't know when the estimate was made." This revision and many other before are based on statements that are incorrect. The sentence regarding the population estimate is cited with a reference to. This source clearly states that the estimate from the Census is from July 2006 and was published in July 2007. The reverted wording "As of July 2006, the population was estimated to be 34,735." states the facts and provides a source. Despite the revision's edit summary, it is a sourced statement about an estimate from July 2006, plain and simple. Additionally, as an estimate, an exact date of July 1 does not need to be stated. It is overly specific for a number that is only an estimate. I am reverting this again and ask that the wording not be changed without a clear explanation of how it is incorrect. VerruckteDan 00:13, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * There are two dates that are relevant in this discussion. First, there is the date the estimate is for: that's July 1, 2006. Second, there is the date the estimate was made. The date the estimate was made is the date on which the US Census Bureau arrived at the conclusion that the number they would publish as the July 1, 2006 estimate for Dover was 34,735. This date is unknown to us.
 * It is therefore important that the article does not say anything about when the estimate was made. All the article should state is the date the estimate is for.
 * Let us compare the reverted wording "As of July 2006, the population was estimated to be 34,735." to the sentence "As of March, we were down to three teachers.". This sentence means that someone could have said in March: "We are down to three teachers." So, could someone have said in July 2006: "The population of Dover is estimated to be 34,735."? Not unless the estimate had been made at the time of speaking. Had it? We have no way of knowing.
 * The "unsourced claim" in the sentence "As of July 2006, the population was estimated to be 34,735." concerns the date the estimate was made.
 * Timeineurope 01:22, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No, the sentence "As of March, we were down to three teachers" means "In March, we were down to three teachers" or "By March, we were down to three teachers." It doesn't imply anything at all about when a statement was made about how many teachers there were in March.  It's a simple past-tense sentence, as is the version of the sentence you're continually reverting.  The "as of (date)" construction is frequently used on Wikipedia, and indeed is often linked:  See the articles linking to "as of 2006".  --Malepheasant 01:38, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Please read more carefully. I never said it implied anything about when a statement was made about how many teachers there were in March. What I am saying is that for the sentence "As of March, we were down to three teachers" to be true, it must have been possible for someone to say in March: "We are down to three teachers." Timeineurope 01:55, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily, because at first there were five teachers. Two of them left without telling anybody (or each other) so only three remained, but nobody knew about it until April.  This is roughly akin to what a census (or census estimate) attempts to enumerate: Data are analyzed and a figure is assigned to a date after that date has passed.  In the interest of readability, Wikipedia has to assume a certain baseline knowledge among readers of an article about a specific topic -- in this case, a reader coming upon a population statistic should have a basic understanding of what a census (or a census estimate) is and how it works.  Editors needn't jump through hoops attempting to explain this in every article about every governmental unit in the country, because to do so is distracting from the topic, especially in the lead section, and especially when it results in a sentence structure that is dramatically atypical to those of similar articles. --Malepheasant 03:47, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * First: The point is that for the sentence "As of March, we were down to three teachers." to be true, the sentence "We are down to three teachers." must have been true in March.
 * Second: Wikipedia just cannot include incorrect information. The sentence "As of July 2006, the population was estimated to be 34,735." has not been shown to be correct.
 * Compare the sentences "On July 1, 2006, the city had an estimated population of 34,735." and "As of July 2006, the population was estimated to be 34,735.". Is it really the case that the first is "distracting from the topic" and the second isn't? It is the case that the first is verifiable and the second isn't.
 * I fail to see how my sentence is "dramatically atypical to those of similar articles", not to mention why it would matter.
 * Timeineurope 04:53, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

 * There is absolutely nothing about the statement "As of July 2006, the population was estimated to be 34,735." that is un-sourced/unverifiable/incorrect. There are no 2 relevant dates to this situation, the date is July 2006, that is when this estimate was accurate per the Census Bureau's analysis.  The date the estimate was made is irrelevant, and never mentioned or implied in the above statement.  The "As of" wording tells readers exactly that: As of "date" the population was estimated to be "number".  Where does this make any reference to a date other than the date the estimate is for?  This is the common method of presenting Census estimates across Wikipedia and therefore I think it can be presumed that readers are familiar with the wording and understand the meaning.  Given this, I don't see a compelling reason to change the wording from the "As of" method.  VerruckteDan 13:35, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * First: The "As of" wording is not the problem. I'd be perfectly fine with "As of July 1, 2006, the city had an estimated population of 34,735.".
 * Second: The date the estimate was made is implied in the sentence "As of July 2006, the population was estimated to be 34,735.". This sentence implies that the estimate was made no later than July 2006.
 * For the sentence "As of March, they were down to three teachers." to be true, the sentence "They are down to three teachers." must have been true in March. In the same way, for the sentence "As of July 2006, the population was estimated to be 34,735." to be true, the sentence "The population is estimated to be 34,735." must have been true in July 2006. Was it? Not if the estimate was made in, say, September 2006 or December 2006 or April 2007.
 * Timeineurope 01:13, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Alright, this argument doesn't seem to be going anywhere, so how about a compromise on the wording. I suggest: "As of July 2006, the city had an estimated population of 34,735." VerruckteDan 15:54, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, this sounds fine. --Malepheasant 01:33, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I accept this sentence strictly as a compromise. As this means we have ourselves a consensus, I will edit the article accordingly. Timeineurope 18:23, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Transportation
Toward the bottom of the Transportation section appears this excerpt concerning railroads: "At one time Dover had a daily Amtrak passenger service; however the line now is just used for local freight." I wonder if there is a source that would verify that Amtrak ever scheduled any service to Dover? Sometime between October 1963 and September 1966, the Pennsylvania Railroad ended the last passenger service of which I have any evidence or awareness. (Possible confusion: since the end of 2001, Amtrak has had a station stop at Dover, New Hampshire.) In the absence of corroboration, I would suggest replacing "Amtrak" with "railroad" — or omitting the modifier altogether — in this sentence. JawboneJohn (talk) 06:39, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Etymology
The article states that the name derives from dwfr. However, the article on Dover, England states that it derives from the River Dour, which runs through the town. Outski1966 (talk) 13:19, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

 * I think it was named after one of the founders who settled in the area 2603:6080:1703:6791:31C7:3990:72BA:E370 (talk) 23:35, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:Concord, New Hampshire

"Mayor"?
BTW: Whomever put the Mayor information, is totally inaccurate. That mayor isn't the mayor of Concord. And Concord doesn't even have a mayor! | I checked the City's website and my gut was right the City runs on a manager/council form of government. Concord's population is 3rd in New Hampshire, if I have my facts straight, and its much smaller than Manchester or Nashua and its close to a size of population of a large Southern New Hampshire town, probably giving away that they have a Manager than a Mayor. The City Manager is Thomas J. Aspell, Jr. I tried going to the edit page, but I couldn't find the mayor, I'm betting it was the template prohibiting me to edit it. If someone reads this, please change as soon as you can. Steven312 22:52, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

EDIT: I found it, just had to look harder, now the updated info about the City Manager now shows on the infobox. Steven312 22:55, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Concord does have a mayor, in fact he hired Mr. Aspell as city manager, in fact. Info box should be reverted. Bcarlson33 01:02, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I know what a Mayor and City Manager is, so I do not need a crash course. For many years, I always knew that there wasn't a mayor in Concord. My town manager in my S. NH town also said that there was a council/manager and it was more like a town form of government in the about a year or two ago. And, I also checked the official city government website, and there was no direct page for the mayor, leading in my belief there wasn't a mayor. If the Monitor is accurate, I stand corrected, I apolgize for my error. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Steven312 (talk • contribs) 21:43, June 17, 2006 (UTC)

 * The City of Concord has a City Council form of government, with the Mayor being the head of the Council but only the honorary head of the city. The true "chief administrative office" of the city is the City Manager persuant to section 21 of the City Charter.  --Assawyer 05:02, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

NHIS in the first paragraph?
Is it really necessary to mention New Hampshire International Speedway in the first paragraph? I don't think this is one of the main things someone needs to know about Concord. I can see moving it to the sites of interest area.--ColForbin 01:59, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

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Map
Rcsprinter123 (Talk), what was the purpose of replacing the map image with the one you provided? Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 19:27, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm replacing them all with the SVG version which is standard throughout the United States and more easily editable in case of a boundary change or something. It also is higher resolution and uses the standard colour scheme.  Rcsprinter123    (chinwag)  @ 19:30, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Rcsprinter123 (Talk), excellent! I appreciate your response and assistance with my confusion. 👍 Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 19:33, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

Official demonym?
I forget, do we have an official demonym here in Concord? Is it "Concordians"? "Concordites"? "Concorders"? So far I've just been doing without a single-word demonym and just writing "Concord residents" when this has come up elsewhere... Also, Googling isn't very helpful... Cooljeanius (talk) (contribs) 22:41, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Pronunciation
Pronunciation is given as /ˈkɒn.kərd/. Is it really different from Concord, Massachusetts, which is pronounced /ˈkɒŋ.kərd/? --Macrakis (talk) 19:53, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

 * I think you're right, but the Mass. Concord's pronunciation isn't listed in its article. --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:33, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I had searched on "IPA" and didn't find it, but it's there. --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:36, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

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the city’s website states that its charter is Council-Manager, not Mayor-Council. Qwirkle (talk) 16:02, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Nickname
“Capital City” seems a simple descriptive rather than a nickname, and the same (primary, mind you) source now uses “Capitol”. See here. Qwirkle (talk) 00:59, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree. That also runs into the problem that way too many organizations spell it "Capitol", as the Nevers Band now does. The city's website doesn't prominently list a nickname anywhere. I'm also not aware of one used regularly by the Concord Monitor. Other nicknames such as "NH's Main Street" (on Wikipedia's list of nicknames), "The Racing Capital", and "City in a Coma", either are no longer used or were never really used in the first place. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:17, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "City in a Coma"???? Awesome! - DavidWBrooks (talk) 13:54, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * For instance, here. --Ken Gallager (talk) 18:32, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, googling found many references to it - although they all implied that somebody else had used the phrase, no actual usage that I could find. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:18, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

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