Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire

Coordinates: 44°16′00″N 71°23′58″W / 44.26667°N 71.39944°W / 44.26667; -71.39944 Crawford's Purchase is a township located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. It was granted by Commissioner Willey to Thomas Abbott, Nathaniel Abbott and Ethan Allen Crawford in 1834 for $8,000 and contained about 15,712 acres (63.58 km²). As of the 2010 census, the purchase had a total population of 0.

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

According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21 km²). None of it is covered by water, except for streams such as the Ammonoosuc River, which flows through the southern part of the purchase. The highest point is 2,890 feet (880 m) above sea level, at the northern corner of the purchase boundary.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2010, there are no people living in the purchase.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Coös County, New Hampshire, United States

County seat: Lancaster

City	Berlin

Towns	Carroll Clarksville Colebrook Columbia Dalton Dummer Errol Gorham Jefferson Lancaster Milan Northumberland Pittsburg Randolph Shelburne Stark Stewartstown Stratford Whitefield

Townships	Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant Bean's Grant Bean's Purchase Cambridge Chandler's Purchase Crawford's Purchase Cutt's Grant Dix's Grant Dixville Erving's Location Green's Grant Hadley's Purchase Kilkenny Low and Burbank's Grant Martin's Location Millsfield Odell Pinkham's Grant Sargent's Purchase Second College Grant Success Thompson and Meserve's Purchase Wentworth's Location

CDPs	Colebrook Gorham Groveton Lancaster West Stewartstown Whitefield

Other villages	Bretton Woods Cascade Dixville Notch North Stratford Twin Mountain

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