Cutt's Grant, New Hampshire Explained

Official Name:Cutt's Grant, 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 Km2:29.2
Area Land Km2:29.2
Area Water Km2:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:0
Timezone:Eastern
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:44.2067°N -71.3375°W
Elevation Ft:2560
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:603
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:33-007-16660
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Cutt's Grant is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The grant lies entirely within the White Mountain National Forest. As of the 2020 census, the grant 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

The township is named after Thomas Cutts of Maine, who received a land grant from the New Hampshire state legislature in 1810.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the grant has a total area of 11.3sqmi, all land other than streams.[1] The grant encompasses the valley of the Dry River, a south-flowing tributary of the Saco River. The east and west boundaries roughly parallel the river, each approximately one mile distant. The Dry River enters the valley of the Saco River in Crawford Notch at the southern end of the township, and the northern end is below Oakes Gulf on the southern slopes of Mount Washington. The highest point in Cutt's Grant is its northeastern corner, located just south of Gulf Peak on a southeast spur of Mount Washington, where the elevation reaches 4720feet above sea level.

Adjacent municipalities

Demographics

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

Notes and References

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