Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire
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Bean's Purchase is a purchase located in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, the purchase had a total population of 4. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part on any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited). In 1851 the New Hampshire state legislature authorized the governor and council to appoint a land commissioner to sell the public lands, and James Willey 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 59,000 acres (239 km²).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total area of 169.0 km² (65.3 mi²). 169.0 km² (65.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.03% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 4 people, 3 households, and 0 families residing in the purchase. The population density is 0.0/km² (0.1/mi²). There are 3 housing units at an average density of 0.0/km² (0.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the purchase is 100.00% White.
There are 3 households out of which none have children under the age of 18 living with them, one is a married couples living together, none have a female householder with no husband present, and two are non-families. Two of the households are made up of individuals, and two have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.33 and the average family size is 2.00.
In the purchase the population is spread out with 50.0% from 25 to 44, and 50.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 60 years. For every 100 females there are 33.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 33.3 males. However, there are only four people.