Hadley's Purchase, New Hampshire | |
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 Northern half of Hadley's Purchase as seen fromMount Crawford.Crawford Notch in left distance,Mount Washington far right. | |
 Location inCoös County,New Hampshire | |
| Coordinates:44°07′42″N71°19′56″W / 44.12833°N 71.33222°W /44.12833; -71.33222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Coös |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2) |
| • Land | 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 2,550 ft (780 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-007-32420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 872009 |
Hadley's Purchase is atownship located in the southernmost portion ofCoös County,New Hampshire, United States. As of the2020 census, the purchase had a population of zero.[2] The purchase lies entirely within theWhite Mountain National Forest.
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).
The purchase takes its name from Henry G. Hadley, who bought approximately 8,000 acres (32 km2) from the state in 1834 for $500.[3]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.2 km2), all land other than streams. The highest point in the purchase is 3,180 feet (970 m) abovesea level, along its eastern border. The highestsummit in Hadley's Purchase is 3,119-foot (951 m)Mount Crawford, in the center of the purchase.
U.S. Route 302 in neighboringHart's Location roughly parallels the southern and western limits of the purchase, passing within approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to 1 mile (1.6 km) of the border.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1960 | 0 | — | |
| 1970 | 0 | — | |
| 1980 | 0 | — | |
| 1990 | 0 | — | |
| 2000 | 0 | — | |
| 2010 | 0 | — | |
| 2020 | 0 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2][4] | |||
As of the2020 census,[5] there were no people living in the township.
Places adjacent to Hadley's Purchase, New Hampshire | |
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