Hadley's Purchase, New Hampshire
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement 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.<ref name="Census 2020"/> 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
[edit]The purchase takes its name from Henry G. Hadley, who bought approximately Template:Convert from the state in 1834 for $500.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of Template:Convert, all land other than streams. The highest point in the purchase is Template:Convert above sea level, along its eastern border. The highest summit in Hadley's Purchase is Template:Convert Mount Crawford, in the center of the purchase.
U.S. Route 302 in neighboring Hart's Location roughly parallels the southern and western limits of the purchase, passing within approximately Template:Convert to Template:Convert of the border.
Adjacent municipalities
[edit]- Cutt's Grant (north)
- Sargent's Purchase (east)
- Bartlett (southeast)
- Hart's Location (west)
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population As of the 2020 census,<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> there were no people living in the township.