Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire

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Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire
Township
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°15′41″N 71°24′9″W / 44.26139°N 71.40250°W / 44.26139; -71.40250Coordinates: 44°15′41″N 71°24′9″W / 44.26139°N 71.40250°W / 44.26139; -71.40250
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoös
Area
[1]
 • Total8.2 sq mi (21.2 km2)
 • Land8.2 sq mi (21.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,860 ft (567 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
Area code(s)603
FIPS code33-007-16100

Crawford's Purchase is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The purchase lies entirely within the White Mountain National Forest. As of the 2020 census, the purchase had a population of zero.[2]

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[]

Crawford's Purchase was granted by commissioner James Willey to Thomas Abbott, Nathaniel Abbott and Ethan Allen Crawford in 1834 for $8,000,[3] and contained about 15,712 acres (63.58 km2).

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21.2 km2). None of it is covered by water, except for streams such as the Ammonoosuc River, which flows across the purchase from east to west. The highest point is 2,890 feet (880 m) above sea level, on the southern slopes of the Dartmouth Range at the northern corner of the purchase boundary.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
188028—
1890280.0%
190010−64.3%
19600—
19700—
19800—
19900—
20000—
20100—
20200—
U.S. Decennial Census[2][4]

As of the 2020 census,[2] there were no people living in the purchase.

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Crawfords purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Julyan, Robert Hixson; Julyan, Mary (1993), Place Names of the White Mountains (Revised ed.), University Press of New England, p. 36, ISBN 978-0-87451-638-8
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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