Dix's Grant, New Hampshire

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Not to be confused with Dixville, New Hampshire.
Dix's Grant, New Hampshire
Township
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°54′46″N 71°11′31″W / 44.91278°N 71.19194°W / 44.91278; -71.19194Coordinates: 44°54′46″N 71°11′31″W / 44.91278°N 71.19194°W / 44.91278; -71.19194
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoös
Area
[1]
 • Total20.1 sq mi (52.0 km2)
 • Land20.0 sq mi (51.9 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.21%
Elevation
2,120 ft (650 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
Area code603
FIPS code33-007-18340
GNIS feature ID871113

Dix's Grant is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the grant had a population of zero.[2] 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 will fall within the path of totality during the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024.[3]

History[edit]

Dix's Grant was originally part of adjacent Dixville, which was granted by the legislature to Timothy Dix Jr. in 1805 and contained about 29,340 acres (118.7 km2); the price was $4,500. The eastern portion of the original grant (north of Wentworth Location) became[when?] present-day Dix's Grant.[4]

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the grant has a total area of 20.1 square miles (52.0 km2), 0.04 square miles (0.11 km2) of which is covered by water.[1] 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 and part of the Androscoggin River watershed. The grant's highest point is 3,279 feet (999 m) above sea level, along the ridge of Crystal Mountain.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
191033—
19600—
19700—
19800—
19900—
20000—
20101—
20200−100.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[2][5]

As of the 2010 census,[6] there was one person living in the grant.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Dixs grant, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "April 8, 2024". Great American Eclipse. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  4. ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 466–467. coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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