Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire

Coordinates: 44°15′41″N 71°24′9″W / 44.26139°N 71.40250°W / 44.26139; -71.40250
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Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire
FIPS code
33-007-16100

Crawford's Purchase is a

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,[3]
and contained about 15,712 acres (63.58 km2).

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21.2 km2), all land, except for streams such as the Ammonoosuc River, which flows across the purchase from east to west. The highest point is 2,890 feet (880 m) above sea level, on the southern slopes of the Dartmouth Range, at the northern corner of the purchase boundary.

Adjacent municipalities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
188028
1890280.0%
190010−64.3%
19600
19700
19800
19900
20000
20100
20200
U.S. Decennial Census[2][4]

As of the

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

References

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Crawfords purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.