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Low and Burbank's Grant, New Hampshire

Coordinates: 44°19′33″N 71°21′46″W / 44.32583°N 71.36278°W / 44.32583; -71.36278
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Low and Burbank's Grant,
New Hampshire
The northern slope of Mount Madison, as seen from Mount Sam Adams
The northern slope of Mount Madison, as seen from Mount Sam Adams
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°19′33″N 71°21′46″W / 44.32583°N 71.36278°W / 44.32583; -71.36278
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoös
Area
 • Total26.1 sq mi (67.7 km2)
 • Land26.1 sq mi (67.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
2,218 ft (676 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
Area code603
FIPS code33-007-43620
GNIS feature ID872225

Low and Burbank's Grant is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The grant lies entirely within the White Mountain National Forest. 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).

History

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The purchase is named for Clovis Lowe of Jefferson and Barker Burbank of Shelburne, who purchased land from the state in 1832.[3]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the grant has a total area of 26.1 square miles (67.7 km2), of which 0.3 acres (1,335 m2), or 0.002%, are water.[1]

The grant is in the northern White Mountains, on the northern slopes of the Presidential Range and on the Dartmouth Range. Summits in the grant include Mt. Sam Adams—at 5,584 feet (1,702 m) above sea level, the highest point in the grant—and Mt. Madison, elevation 5,367 feet (1,636 m). The northern slopes of the range comprise one of the most densely tracked areas in the White Mountain National Forest. The Randolph Mountain Club and the Appalachian Mountain Club maintain seasonal huts and cabins on the north slopes of these two mountains, at or above 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

Adjacent municipalities

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
19600
19700
19801
19900−100.0%
20000
20100
20200
U.S. Decennial Census[2][4]

As of the 2020 census,[5] there were no people living in the grant.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Low and Burbanks grant, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Julyan, Robert Hixson; Julyan, Mary (1993), Place Names of the White Mountains (Revised ed.), University Press of New England, p. 94, ISBN 978-0-87451-638-8
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.