Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire | |
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 Mount Washington Auto Road, approaching the summit | |
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| Coordinates:44°13′51″N71°16′32″W / 44.23083°N 71.27556°W /44.23083; -71.27556 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Coös |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.88 sq mi (67.02 km2) |
| • Land | 25.87 sq mi (67.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.02% |
| Elevation | 3,530 ft (1,080 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 03589[a] |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-007-67860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 872626 |
Sargent's Purchase is atownship inCoös County,New Hampshire, United States. It lies within theWhite Mountain National Forest, and the summit ofMount Washington is located within the township. As of the2020 census, the population was 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 or city and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited).
The first known explorer to have set foot in what is now known as Sargent's Purchase wasDarby Field, who claimed to have made the first ascent ofMount Washington in 1642. Sargent's Purchase was granted to Jacob Sargent and others on May 31, 1832.[4] In May 1866,Sylvester Marsh ofCampton, New Hampshire, began construction of theMount Washington Cog Railway,[5] primarily inThompson and Meserve's Purchase, but the uppermost half mile being within Sargent's Purchase. The Cog Railway was completed in 1869.[6]
The township is in theWhite Mountains of New Hampshire and includes the summit ofMount Washington, the highestmountain inNew England, with an elevation of 6,288 feet (1,917 m) abovesea level. Other notable summits within the purchase includeMount Monroe, at 5,380 feet (1,640 m);Mount Isolation, at 4,004 feet (1,220 m); and Stairs Mountain, at 3,468 feet (1,057 m). TheAppalachian Trail crosses the northwestern part of the township, including the summit of Mount Washington, as well as the northeastern corner of the township.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.9 square miles (67.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.02%, are water.[1] TheAmmonoosuc River has itssource on the west side of Mount Washington and drains the northwestern corner of the township, part of theConnecticut River watershed. The northeastern corner of the township, drained by thePeabody River, is part of theAndroscoggin River watershed. The remainder of the township is part of theSaco River watershed: theDry River begins in Oakes Gulf on the south side of Mount Washington, while theEllis River begins inTuckerman Ravine on the east side of the mountain. TheRocky Branch, a third tributary of the Saco, drains the southern part of Sargent's Purchase.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1860 | 6 | — | |
| 1930 | 0 | — | |
| 1940 | 0 | — | |
| 1950 | 16 | — | |
| 1960 | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 1 | — | |
| 1990 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 2000 | 0 | — | |
| 2010 | 3 | — | |
| 2020 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2][7] | |||
As of the2020 census, there were no permanent residents in the township.[2]
Places adjacent to Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire | |
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