Nashua, city in southern New Hampshire. The seat of Hillsborough County, Nashua is located at the junction of the Merrimack and Nashua rivers. It is the second largest city in New Hampshire, after Manchester. Nashua is a medical, retail trade, and manufacturing center with products that include computers, electronic equipment, paper products, chemicals, textiles, and beer. Rivier College (1933) and Daniel Webster College (1965) are here. Nashua developed as a textile-milling center during the mid-19th century; this development was facilitated by the availability of waterpower and by the city's transportation link to Boston, via the Merrimack River and the Middlesex Canal (1804). Although the textile mills closed after World War II (1939-1945), Nashua's creation of a diverse industrial base has provided the means for the city's continued growth in the late 20th century. According to the 1990 census, whites constitute 95.2 percent of Nashua's population; people of Asian origin, 1.9 percent; blacks, 1.6 percent; and Native Americans, 0.2 percent. Hispanics, who may also be counted among other groups, comprise 3.0 percent of Nashua's population. Population 67,865 (1980); 79,662 (1990); 86,605 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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