Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire | |
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 Carter Dome seen from Mt. Hight | |
 Location inCoös County,New Hampshire | |
| Coordinates:44°17′27″N71°6′31″W / 44.29083°N 71.10861°W /44.29083; -71.10861 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Coös |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.30 sq mi (169.12 km2) |
| • Land | 65.19 sq mi (168.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) 0.16% |
| Elevation | 1,960 ft (600 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-007-04260 |
Bean's Purchase is atownship inCoös County,New Hampshire, United States. The purchase lies entirely within theWhite Mountain National Forest. The population was zero as of the2020 census.[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).
In 1851 the New Hampshire state legislature authorized the governor and council to appoint a land commissioner to sell the public lands, and James Willey ofConway was appointed to that office. Bean's Purchase was made by Commissioner Willey to Alpheus Bean ofBartlett in 1812 for $1,025 and contained about 59,000 acres (240 km2).[citation needed]
In 1927, Beth McKenzie (née Richardson) was born in Bean's Purchase, making her the firstwhite child born in theWhite Mountain National Forest, which was established in 1918. Betty Brook in the nearby town ofBerlin is named in her honor.[3]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 65.3 square miles (169.1 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.16%, are water. The center of the purchase is within the valley of theWild River, with a large portion of it within theWild River Wilderness. The western side of the purchase is dominated by the ridgeline ofWildcat Mountain, the Carter mountains, andMount Moriah. The highest point in Bean's Purchase is the summit ofCarter Dome, at 4,832 feet (1,473 m) abovesea level. TheAppalachian Trail crosses the purchase, following the crest of the Wildcat-Carter-Moriah ridge. The west side of the ridgeline drains to thePeabody River. The Peabody and Wild rivers are both northeast-flowing tributaries of theAndroscoggin River. The summits ofNorth Baldface,Mount Meader, and West Royce form a line along the eastern edge of Bean's Purchase, and the eastern slopes of those mountains are part of theSaco River watershed.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1930 | 25 | — | |
| 1940 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1950 | 0 | — | |
| 1960 | 0 | — | |
| 1970 | 0 | — | |
| 1980 | 0 | — | |
| 1990 | 0 | — | |
| 2000 | 4 | — | |
| 2010 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 2020 | 0 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2][4] | |||
As of the2020 census, the population of the township was zero.[2] Bean's Purchase is part of theBerlin,NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Places adjacent to Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire | |
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