Kilkenny, New Hampshire | |
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 Unknown Pond withThe Horn in the background, both of which are popular hiking destinations within the township. | |
 Location inCoös County,New Hampshire | |
| Coordinates:44°30′24″N71°23′56″W / 44.50667°N 71.39889°W /44.50667; -71.39889 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Coös |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.70 sq mi (66.56 km2) |
| • Land | 25.68 sq mi (66.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.08% |
| Elevation | 3,160 ft (960 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-007-39940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 873637 |
Kilkenny is atownship inCoös County,New Hampshire, United States. It lies entirely within theWhite Mountain National Forest. As of the2020 census, the township had a population of 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).
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The town was granted to Jonathan Warner and others on June 4, 1774, containing 26,911 acres (108.90 km2). In 1840 it contained 19 inhabitants, and in 1856 it had 19 inhabitants and an area of 15,906 acres (64.37 km2), with a value of $20,000.[3] It was named after the town and county ofKilkenny in Ireland.[citation needed]
Kilkenny once included a large portion of what is now the eastern edge of Jefferson, tapering south into the area ofJefferson Notch at the foot of Mount Mitten. This included much of the area known as "Jefferson Highland" on the Portland Road (present-dayU.S. Route 2). By the 1870s, maps were showing the southern edge of Kilkenny as a line extending the border between Jefferson andLancaster.[4] The 1896 topographic map, however, shows that the boundary had again been adjusted several miles south, to includeMount Waumbek and Pliny Mountain, uninhabited areas. Deeds in this area often refer to the "Kilkenny Addition".
On the 1935 topographic map, the "Upper Ammonoosuc Trail" crossed Kilkenny along Priscilla Brook and through the pass from the Keenan Brook area ofRandolph, north of Pliny Mountain. This trail has since been abandoned, although a 2002 atlas of New Hampshire shows a "Priscilla Brook Trail" in the same location.
The Willard Bowl north of Mount Waumbek, drained by Garland Brook, was considered as a site for development of a ski area in 1971, when it was owned by former governorHugh Gregg. On the 1896topographic map, there was aB&Mrailroadspur up much of Garland Brook, to an elevation of 2,100 feet (640 m). By 1935, the tracks were gone.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.6 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.08%, are water.[1]
Kilkenny is home toMount Waumbek of the Pliny Range andMount Cabot of thePilot Range, each over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) high (seeFour-thousand footers), as well as several other peaks over 3,000 feet (910 m). The summit of Mount Cabot is the highest point in Kilkenny, at 4,160 feet (1,270 m) abovesea level. The township is entirely within theConnecticut River watershed. The southern end of the township, as well as the west side of the Pilot Range, drain west via Fox Brook, Bunnell Brook, Garland Brook, and Priscilla Brook to theIsrael River, which joins the Connecticut atLancaster, while the northern end of the township, including the east side of the Pilot Range and its north end, drain to theUpper Ammonoosuc River, which flows north and west to join the Connecticut atGroveton.
| Climate data for York Pond, New Hampshire, western part of Berlin close to Kilkenny Township (1991–2020 normals; extremes April 1989-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) | 68 (20) | 79 (26) | 86 (30) | 97 (36) | 93 (34) | 95 (35) | 94 (34) | 91 (33) | 82 (28) | 72 (22) | 65 (18) | 97 (36) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51 (11) | 51 (11) | 59 (15) | 74 (23) | 83 (28) | 87 (31) | 88 (31) | 86 (30) | 84 (29) | 75 (24) | 65 (18) | 52 (11) | 90 (32) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 25.8 (−3.4) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 37.2 (2.9) | 50.1 (10.1) | 63.6 (17.6) | 72.3 (22.4) | 77.0 (25.0) | 75.6 (24.2) | 68.5 (20.3) | 54.9 (12.7) | 42.0 (5.6) | 31.1 (−0.5) | 51.8 (11.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.6 (−9.7) | 16.9 (−8.4) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 38.7 (3.7) | 51.3 (10.7) | 60.3 (15.7) | 65.0 (18.3) | 63.5 (17.5) | 56.0 (13.3) | 43.9 (6.6) | 32.7 (0.4) | 21.1 (−6.1) | 40.3 (4.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.5 (−15.8) | 5.1 (−14.9) | 14.3 (−9.8) | 27.3 (−2.6) | 39.1 (3.9) | 48.3 (9.1) | 53.1 (11.7) | 51.3 (10.7) | 43.4 (6.3) | 33.1 (0.6) | 23.5 (−4.7) | 11.7 (−11.3) | 29.0 (−1.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −19 (−28) | −15 (−26) | −9 (−23) | 14 (−10) | 26 (−3) | 35 (2) | 42 (6) | 39 (4) | 29 (−2) | 20 (−7) | 6 (−14) | −10 (−23) | −22 (−30) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) | −35 (−37) | −22 (−30) | 2 (−17) | 22 (−6) | 28 (−2) | 36 (2) | 31 (−1) | 21 (−6) | 12 (−11) | −10 (−23) | −27 (−33) | −35 (−37) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.22 (82) | 2.74 (70) | 3.23 (82) | 3.78 (96) | 4.48 (114) | 4.63 (118) | 4.74 (120) | 4.38 (111) | 3.62 (92) | 5.10 (130) | 3.67 (93) | 4.15 (105) | 46.25 (1,175) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 20.3 (52) | 23.2 (59) | 15.9 (40) | 6.0 (15) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.6 (4.1) | 7.5 (19) | 19.4 (49) | 105.0 (267) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 16 (41) | 23 (58) | 22 (56) | 9 (23) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.5) | 5 (13) | 13 (33) | 26 (66) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 164 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 52 |
| Source:NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1800 | 18 | — | |
| 1810 | 28 | 55.6% | |
| 1820 | 24 | −14.3% | |
| 1830 | 27 | 12.5% | |
| 1900 | 47 | — | |
| 1920 | 2 | — | |
| 1960 | 0 | — | |
| 1970 | 0 | — | |
| 1980 | 0 | — | |
| 1990 | 0 | — | |
| 2000 | 0 | — | |
| 2010 | 0 | — | |
| 2020 | 0 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2][6] | |||
As of the2020 census,[2] there were no people living in the township.
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