Hadley's Purchase is a
township located in the southernmost portion of
Coös County,
New Hampshire,
United States. As of the
2020 census, the purchase had a population of zero.
The purchase lies entirely within the
White 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).
History
The purchase takes its name from Henry G. Hadley, who bought approximately from the state in 1834 for $500.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of , none of which is covered by water other than streams. The highest point in the purchase is above
sea level, along its eastern border. The highest
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
in Hadley's Purchase is
Mount Crawford, in the center of the purchase.
U.S. Route 302
U.S. Route 302 (US 302) is an east–west spur of U.S. Route 2 in northern New England in the United States. It currently runs from Montpelier, Vermont, beginning at US 2, to Portland, Maine, at U.S. Route 1. It passes through the states of Verm ...
in neighboring
Hart's Location
Hart's Location is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. Since 1948, the town has been one of the first places to declare its results for the New Hampshire presidential primary and U.S. presidential elections.
The population wa ...
roughly parallels the southern and western limits of the purchase, passing within approximately to of the border.
Demographics
As of the
2010 census,
there were no people living in the township.
References
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Townships in Coös County, New Hampshire
Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area
Townships in New Hampshire