Crawford's Purchase is a

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in Coös County,

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. The purchase lies entirely within the White Mountain National Forest. As of the 2020 census, the purchase had a population of zero. 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).

History

Crawford's Purchase was granted by commissioner James Willey to Thomas Abbott, Nathaniel Abbott and Ethan Allen Crawford in 1834 for $8,000, and contained about .

Geography

According to the

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, the purchase has a total area of . None of it is covered by water, except for streams such as the

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, which flows across the purchase from east to west. The highest point is above

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, on the southern slopes of the

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at the northern corner of the purchase boundary.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were no people living in the purchase.

References

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