Dixville, New Hampshire
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Dixville (also known as Little Switzerland) 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 population was 75 at the 2000 census. Dixville is the location of the Balsams Wilderness Ski Resort and an elegant hotel complex.
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[edit] History
Dixville was granted by the legislature to Timothy Dix, Jr., in 1805 and contained about 29,340 acres (119 km²) and the price was $4,500. It was organized for voting purposes in 1960, and the village of Dixville Notch is known worldwide as the first place to cast votes in U.S. elections. The original grant included the eastern portion (north of Wentworth's Location) now known separately as Dix's Grant.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 126.9 km² (49.0 mi²). 126.5 km² (48.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.29%) is water. The elevation of Dixville Notch is 1,887 feet (575 meters) above sea level, in Dixville Notch State Park. (The term "notch" is the local equivalent of "pass" or "gap", and refers to a low place between mountains or mountain ranges.) Nearby Dixville Peak is the highest point in the township at 3,482 feet (1,061 meters).
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 75 people, 10 households, and 10 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.6/km² (1.5/mi²). There were 36 housing units at an average density of 0.3/km² (0.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.67% White, with there being only one person of any other race, a Hispanic.
There were 10 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 100.0% were married couples living together, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the township the population was spread out with 9.3% under the age of 18, 1.3% from 18 to 24, 16.0% from 25 to 44, 8.0% from 45 to 64, and 65.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 76 years. For every 100 females there were 74.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 61.9 males.
[edit] See also
| Communities in Coos County, New Hampshire | |
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| Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant | Bean's Grant | Bean's Purchase | Berlin | Cambridge | Carroll | Chandler's Purchase | Clarksville | Colebrook | Columbia | Crawford's Purchase | Cutt's Grant | Dalton | Dix's Grant | Dixville | Dummer | Errol | Erving's Location | Gorham | Green's Grant | Groveton | Hadley's Purchase | Jefferson | Kilkenny | Lancaster | Low and Burbank's Grant | Martin's Location | Milan | Millsfield | Northumberland | Odell | Pinkham's Grant | Pittsburg | Randolph | Sargent's Purchase | Second College Grant | Shelburne | Stark | Stewartstown | Stratford | Success | Thompson and Meserve's Purchase | Wentworth's Location | Whitefield |
