Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire


Sargent's Purchase is a township located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The purchase lies entirely within the White Mountain National Forest. As of the 2010 census, the purchase had a population of three.
In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships, and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town or city and have limited self-government.

History

The first known explorer to have set foot in what is now known as Sargent's Purchase was Darby Field, who claimed to have made the first ascent of Mount Washington in 1642. Sargent's Purchase was granted to Jacob Sargent and others on May 31, 1832. In May 1866, Sylvester Marsh of Campton, New Hampshire, began construction of the Mount Washington Cog Railway, primarily in Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, but the uppermost half mile being within Sargent's Purchase. The Cog Railway was completed in 1869.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which 0.04% is water.
Mount Washington, with an elevation of above sea level, the highest mountain in New England, is located in Sargent's Purchase. Other notable summits within the purchase include Mount Monroe, at ; Mount Isolation, at ; and Stairs Mountain, at. The Ammonoosuc River has its headwaters in the township.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were three people living in the township.