Chandler's Purchase, New Hampshire

Chandler's Purchase, New Hampshire
Township
Mount Eisenhower, June 2006
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°16′01″N 71°21′49″W / 44.26694°N 71.36361°W / 44.26694; -71.36361Coordinates: 44°16′01″N 71°21′49″W / 44.26694°N 71.36361°W / 44.26694; -71.36361
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Coös
Area
• Total	2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
• Land	2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	4,780 ft (1,460 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
Area code(s)	603

Chandler's Purchase is a township located in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The purchase lies entirely within the White Mountain National Forest. As of the 2010 census, the purchase had a population of zero.^[1] It is the smallest township by area in Coos County.

In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited).

History[]

Chandler's Purchase is named for Jeremiah Chandler of Conway, who purchased about 10,000 acres (40 km²) from commissioner James Willey in 1835 for $300.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²). None of the area is covered by water other than by streams such as the Ammonoosuc River, which flows through the purchase. The highest point is the summit of Mount Eisenhower, at 4,780 feet (1,460 m) above sea level.

Demographics[]

As of the 2010 census,^[4] there were no people living in the purchase.

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