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{{short description|Township in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Dixville, New Hampshire | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = Dixville Notch SP.JPG | image_alt = | imagesize = | image_caption = Dixville Notch in 2012 | image_flag = | image_map = Coos-Dixville-NH.png | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös County]], [[New Hampshire]] | settlement_type = [[civil township#Northeastern states|Township]] | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[New Hampshire]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New Hampshire|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös]] | parts_type = | parts = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_cousubs_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 127.3 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = 126.9 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = 0.4 | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = 0.35 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300718420&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Dixville township, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> | population_total = 4 | population_density_km2 = 0.03 | population_density_sq_mi = | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]] | utc_offset_DST = -4 | coordinates = {{coord|44|53|39|N|71|16|2|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 2400 | website = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 03576 | area_code = [[Area code 603|603]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 33-007-18420 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 871095 | footnotes = | name = }} '''Dixville''' is a [[civil township#Northeastern states|township]] in [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 4 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 12 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref>United States Census Bureau, [https://www.census.gov American FactFinder], 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.</ref> 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). Dixville is the location of [[Dixville Notch State Park]] and [[The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel]]. It is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|NH-VT micropolitan statistical area]]. The village of [[Dixville Notch, New Hampshire|Dixville Notch]], consisting of development around the hotel, lies within the township. Dixville Notch has come to be known as the first place to declare its results in the [[New Hampshire presidential primary]]. ==History== [[Image:Dixville Notch from Profile Cliff, White Mountains, NH.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dixville Notch from Profile Cliff in 1913]] Dixville was granted by the legislature to Timothy Dix Jr. in 1805 and contained about {{convert|29340|acre|km2}}; the price was $4,500. It was organized for voting purposes in 1960, and the village of Dixville Notch is commonly known as the first place to cast votes in U.S. elections. The original grant included an eastern portion (north of [[Wentworth Location, New Hampshire|Wentworth Location]]) now known separately as [[Dix's Grant, New Hampshire|Dix's Grant]].<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book | last = Coolidge | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n506 466]–467| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859. }}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|127.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|126.9|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.35%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Dixville Notch is in the southwest part of the township. With an elevation of {{convert|1887|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], it is the height of land between west-flowing tributaries of the [[Connecticut River]] and east-flowing tributaries of the [[Androscoggin River]]. The notch lies within [[Dixville Notch State Park]]. (The term "notch" is the local equivalent of "pass" or "gap", and refers to a low place between mountains or mountain ranges.) Nearby Dixville Peak, at {{convert|3482|ft|m}}, is the highest point in the township. [[New Hampshire Route 26]] crosses the township, passing through Dixville Notch. The highway leads west to [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]] on the Connecticut River and southeast to [[Errol, New Hampshire|Errol]] on the Androscoggin. ===Adjacent municipalities=== * [[Clarksville, New Hampshire|Clarksville]] (north) * [[Dix's Grant, New Hampshire|Dix's Grant]] (east) * [[Wentworth Location, New Hampshire|Wentworth Location]] (southeast) * [[Errol, New Hampshire|Errol]] (southeast) * [[Millsfield, New Hampshire|Millsfield]] (south) * [[Erving's Location, New Hampshire|Erving's Location]] (southwest) * [[Columbia, New Hampshire|Columbia]] (southwest) * [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]] (west) * [[Stewartstown, New Hampshire|Stewartstown]] (northwest) ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1810= 12 |1820= 2 |1830= 2 |1840= 4 |1870= 8 |1880= 32 |1890= 11 |1900= 15 |1910= 12 |1920= 24 |1930= 25 |1940= 13 |1950= 13 |1960= 18 |1970= 18 |1980= 36 |1990= 50 |2000= 75 |2010= 12 |2020= 4 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census 2020"/><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016 }}</ref> }} As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 75 people, 10 households, and 10 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|1.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 36 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. There were 10 households, all composed of [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 40.0% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them. No households were made up of individuals. The average household and family size was 2.80. In the township the population was spread out, with 9.3% under the age of 18, 1.3% from 18 to 24, 16.0% from 25 to 44, 8.0% from 45 to 64, and 65.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 76 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 61.9 males. ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[New Hampshire presidential primary]] {{Geographic location | Centre = Dixville | North = [[Clarksville, New Hampshire|Clarksville]] | Northeast = [[Clarksville, New Hampshire|Clarksville]] | East = [[Dix's Grant, New Hampshire|Dix's Grant]]<br>[[Wentworth Location, New Hampshire|Wentworth Location]] | Southeast = [[Errol, New Hampshire|Errol]] | South = [[Erving's Location, New Hampshire|Erving's Location]], [[Millsfield, New Hampshire|Millsfield]] | Southwest = [[Columbia, New Hampshire|Columbia]] | West = [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]] | Northwest = [[Stewartstown, New Hampshire|Stewartstown]] }} {{Coos County, New Hampshire}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Townships in Coös County, New Hampshire]] [[Category:Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area]] [[Category:Townships in New Hampshire]]
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