Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire
Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire | ||
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FIPS code 33-007-61620 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 872509 |
Pinkham'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 United States census, the population of the grant was 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).
Geography
The grant occupies the center of
According to the United States Census Bureau, the grant has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.16%, are water.[1] The north side of the grant drains via the Peabody River to the Androscoggin River in Gorham, while the south side is drained by the Ellis River, which runs to the Saco River in Glen.
Adjacent municipalities
- Green's Grant (north)
- Bean's Purchase (east)
- Jackson (southeast)
- Sargent's Purchase (west)
- Thompson and Meserve's Purchase (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 8 | — | |
1900 | 4 | −50.0% | |
1930 | 9 | — | |
1940 | 10 | 11.1% | |
1950 | 17 | 70.0% | |
1960 | 15 | −11.8% | |
1970 | 16 | 6.7% | |
1980 | 30 | 87.5% | |
1990 | 11 | −63.3% | |
2000 | 0 | −100.0% | |
2010 | 9 | — | |
2020 | 0 | −100.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[2][3] |
As of the 2020 census, there were no people living in the grant.[2]
Recreation
The Appalachian Mountain Club's Pinkham Notch Visitor Center in the center of the grant is a popular starting point for hikes up Mount Washington to the west and up Wildcat Mountain to the east. The base of Wildcat Mountain Ski Area is in the eastern part of the grant. A short stretch of the Mount Washington Auto Road, which begins at Glen House in neighboring Green's Grant, passes through the northwestern corner of Pinkham's Grant.
References
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Pinkhams grant, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.