Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire
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 (64 kmē). As of the 2000 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).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total
area of 8.2 square miles (21.2 km), of which, 8.2 square miles (21.2 kmē) of
it is land and none of it is covered by water. The highest point is 2,890
feet (881 meters) above sea level, at the northern corner of the purchase
boundary. The Ammonoosuc River flows through the southern part of the
purchase.
As of the census of 2002, there are no people living in the purchase. |