Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, New Hampshire
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Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant is a township in Coos County
, New Hampshire
, United States
. It was granted by the state legislature to Gilmanton Academy and Atkinson Academy
in equal shares in 1809 and contained about 19000 acres (76.9 km²). It was later expanded by annexation of previously ungranted land to the west. The population was 0 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Berlin
, NH–VT
Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
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).
, the grant has a total area of 19.5 square miles (50.5 km²), of which 19.4 square miles (50.2 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) or 0.58%, is covered by water. The highest point is an unnamed ridge that reaches 2620 feet (798.6 m) above sea level
near the grant's southwestern corner.
The grant boundaries shown in 1874 maps differ from those of 1850s maps by showing a parcel of ungranted "state land" on the western edge of this grant (and north of Dix's Grant
), and another "Dartmouth College Grant" to the west of that (later annexed to the eastern edge of Clarksville
).
Coos County, New Hampshire
-National protected areas:*Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge *Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, United States
United States
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. It was granted by the state legislature to Gilmanton Academy and Atkinson Academy
Atkinson Academy
Atkinson Academy is a public elementary school located in Atkinson, New Hampshire. It is the oldest standing co-ed school in the United States.-History:Atkinson Academy was founded in 1787 as an all-boys school. It began admitting girls in 1791....
in equal shares in 1809 and contained about 19000 acres (76.9 km²). It was later expanded by annexation of previously ungranted land to the west. The population was 0 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Berlin
Berlin, New Hampshire
Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest...
, NH–VT
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Berlin micropolitan area
The Berlin Micropolitan Statistical Area is the core based statistical area centered on the urban cluster associated with the city Berlin, New Hampshire in the United States...
.
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).
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the grant has a total area of 19.5 square miles (50.5 km²), of which 19.4 square miles (50.2 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) or 0.58%, is covered by water. The highest point is an unnamed ridge that reaches 2620 feet (798.6 m) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
near the grant's southwestern corner.
The grant boundaries shown in 1874 maps differ from those of 1850s maps by showing a parcel of ungranted "state land" on the western edge of this grant (and north of Dix's Grant
Dix's Grant, New Hampshire
Dix's Grant is a township located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the grant had a total population of 1. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships , and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited...
), and another "Dartmouth College Grant" to the west of that (later annexed to the eastern edge of Clarksville
Clarksville, New Hampshire
Clarksville is a town located in northern Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 265 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
).