Chandler's Purchase, New Hampshire Explained

Official Name:Chandler's Purchase, New Hampshire
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Hampshire
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Coös
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.5
Area Land Km2:5.5
Area Water Km2:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:0
Timezone:Eastern
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:44.2631°N -71.3586°W
Elevation M:800
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:603
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:33-007-11220
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

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 2020 census, the purchase had a population of zero.[2] 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 10000acres from commissioner James Willey in 1835 for $300.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 5.5km2, all land, other than by streams such as the Ammonoosuc River, which flows through the purchase. The highest point is the summit of Mount Eisenhower, at 4780feet above sea level.

Two roads cross the purchase. Base Station Road leads east to the Marshfield Base Station of the Mount Washington Cog Railway in neighboring Thompson and Meserve's Purchase and west to Bretton Woods. The hiker parking lot for the Jewell Trail and the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, both of which afford access to the summit of Mount Washington, is along the road in Chandler's Purchase. The second road in the purchase, Jefferson Notch Road, is a dirt road which leads north from Base Station Road over Jefferson Notch to the Israel River valley in the town of Jefferson.

Adjacent municipalities

Demographics

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire . United States Census Bureau . November 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: Chandlers purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. November 15, 2021.