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Cutt'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

The township is named after Thomas Cutts of Maine, who received a land grant from the New Hampshire state legislature in 1810.[citation needed]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the grant has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29.3 km2), all land other than streams.[1] The grant encompasses the valley of the Dry River, a south-flowing tributary of the Saco River. The east and west boundaries roughly parallel the river, each approximately one mile distant. The Dry River enters the valley of the Saco River in Crawford Notch at the southern end of the township, and the northern end is below Oakes Gulf on the southern slopes of Mount Washington. The highest point in Cutt's Grant is its northeastern corner, located just south of Gulf Peak on a southeast spur of Mount Washington, where the elevation reaches 4,720 feet (1,440 m) above sea level.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
19600
19700
19800
19900
20000
20100
20200
U.S. Decennial Census[2][3]

As of the 2020 census,[2] there were no people living in the grant.

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cutts grant, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.