Hadley's Purchase, New Hampshire Explained

Official Name:Hadley'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 Km2:19.2
Area Land Km2:19.2
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:44.1283°N -71.3322°W
Elevation Ft:2550
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:603
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:33-007-32420
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:872009

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

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 purchase takes its name from Henry G. Hadley, who bought approximately 8000acres from the state in 1834 for $500.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 19.2km2, all land other than streams. The highest point in the purchase is 3180feet above sea level, along its eastern border. The highest summit in Hadley's Purchase is 3119feet Mount Crawford, in the center of the purchase.

U.S. Route 302 in neighboring Hart's Location roughly parallels the southern and western limits of the purchase, passing within approximately 0.4miles to 1miles of the border.

Adjacent municipalities

Demographics

As of the 2010 census,[3] there were no people living in the township.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire . United States Census Bureau . November 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Hadleys purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. November 16, 2021.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.