Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire
Encyclopedia
Bean's Purchase is a township in Coos County
, New Hampshire
, 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).
, the purchase has a total area of 65.3 square miles (169.1 km²), of which 0.04 sq mi (0.1035995244 km²), or 0.03%, is water. The highest point in Bean's Purchase is the summit of Carter Dome, at 4832 feet (1,472.8 m) above sea level
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, NH–VT
Micropolitan Statistical Area
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of Conway
was appointed to that office. Bean's Purchase was made by Commissioner Willey to Alpheus Bean of Bartlett
in 1812 for $1,025 and contained about 59000 acres (238.8 km²).
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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 purchase has a total area of 65.3 square miles (169.1 km²), of which 0.04 sq mi (0.1035995244 km²), or 0.03%, is water. The highest point in Bean's Purchase is the summit of Carter Dome, at 4832 feet (1,472.8 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...
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Demographics
As of the 2010 census the population was 0. Bean's Purchase is part of the BerlinBerlin, 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...
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History
In 1851 the New Hampshire state legislature authorized the governor and council to appoint a land commissioner to sell the public lands, and James WilleyJames Willey
James Willey, , is a composer. He began composing at an early age and attended the Eastman School of Music, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1961, a master’s in 1963, and his Ph.D. in Music Theory and Composition in 1972...
of Conway
Conway, New Hampshire
Conway is a town, the largest in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,115 at the 2010 census. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west and north. Cathedral Ledge and Echo Lake State Park are in the west...
was appointed to that office. Bean's Purchase was made by Commissioner Willey to Alpheus Bean of Bartlett
Bartlett, New Hampshire
Bartlett is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2010 census. Bartlett includes the villages of Glen, Lower Bartlett and Intervale. It is set in the White Mountains, surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest...
in 1812 for $1,025 and contained about 59000 acres (238.8 km²).