Dix's Grant, New Hampshire Explained

Dix's Grant, New Hampshire should not be confused with Dixville, New Hampshire.

Official Name:Dix'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 Km2:52.0
Area Land Km2:51.9
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Water Percent:0.21
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:0
Timezone:Eastern
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:44.9128°N -71.1919°W
Elevation Ft:2120
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:603
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:33-007-18340
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:871113

Dix's Grant is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. 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).

Dix's Grant will fall within the path of totality during the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024.[3]

History

Dix's Grant was originally part of adjacent Dixville, which was granted by the legislature to Timothy Dix Jr. in 1805 and contained about 29340acres; the price was $4,500. The eastern portion of the original grant (north of Wentworth Location) became present-day Dix's Grant.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the grant has a total area of 52sqkm, 0.11sqkm of which is covered by water.[1] The township is drained by the Swift Diamond River and its tributary, Fourmile Brook. The Swift Diamond is an east-flowing tributary of the Dead Diamond River and part of the Androscoggin River watershed. The grant's highest point is 3279feet above sea level, along the ridge of Crystal Mountain.

Adjacent municipalities

Climate

Crystal Mountain is a mountain ridge in Dix's Grant. The mountain has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) bordering on subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

Demographics

As of the 2010 census,[5] there was one person living in the grant.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire . United States Census Bureau . November 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Dixs grant, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. November 16, 2021.
  3. Web site: April 8, 2024. Great American Eclipse. en-US. October 14, 2019.
  4. Book: Coolidge, Austin J.. John B. Mansfield . A History and Description of New England. A.J. Coolidge . 1859. Boston, Massachusetts. 466–467. coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859. .
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .