Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire Explained

Official Name:Crawford'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 Km2:21.2
Area Land Km2:21.2
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:44.2614°N -71.4025°W
Elevation M:567
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:603
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:33-007-16100
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

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, and contained about 15712acres.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 21.2sqkm, all land, except for streams such as the Ammonoosuc River, which flows across the purchase from east to west. The highest point is 2890feet above sea level, on the southern slopes of the Dartmouth Range, at the northern corner of the purchase boundary.

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: Crawfords purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. November 15, 2021.