Dix's Grant is a

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in Coös County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the grant 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). Dix's Grant fell within the path of totality during the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024.

History

Dix's Grant was originally part of adjacent Dixville, which was granted by the legislature to Timothy Dix Jr. in 1805 and contained about ; the price was $4,500. The eastern portion of the original grant (north of Wentworth Location) became present-day Dix's Grant.

Geography

According to the

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, the grant has a total area of , of which is covered by water. The township is drained by the Swift Diamond River and its tributary, Fourmile Brook. The Swift Diamond is an east-flowing tributary of the

Dead Diamond River The Dead Diamond River is an river in northern New Hampshire in the United States. Its water enters the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Maine by passing through the Magalloway, Androscoggin, and Kennebec rivers. The Dead Diamond River is forme ...

and part of the

Androscoggin River The Androscoggin River (Abenaki: ''Ammoscongon'') is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data''The National Map'', a ...

watershed. The grant's highest point is above

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, along the ridge of Crystal Mountain.

Adjacent municipalities

* Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant (northeast) * Second College Grant (east) * Wentworth Location (south) * Dixville (west) * Clarksville (northwest)

Climate

Crystal Mountain is a mountain ridge in Dix's Grant. The mountain has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

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''Dfb'') bordering on

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...

(

''Dfc'').

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, the grant had a population of zero.

References

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