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Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire
Upper Falls of the Ammonoosuc River
Upper Falls of the Ammonoosuc River
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Coös
Area
 • Total 8.2 sq mi (21.2 km2)
 • Land 8.2 sq mi (21.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,860 ft (567 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 0
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern)
Area code(s) 603
FIPS code 33-007-16100

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

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, 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
Census Pop.
1880 28
1890 28 0.0%
1900 10 −64.3%
1960 0
1970 0
1980 0
1990 0
2000 0
2010 0
2020 0
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the 2020 census, there were no people living in the purchase.

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