Census Data for Beans Purchase
As far as we can tell, Beans Purchase<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Beans Purchase, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Greens Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Martins Location
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
- Gorham is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
- Pinkhams Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkhams Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
- Shelburne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- Shelburne is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <3>
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson and Meserves Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson and Meserves Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase is located in Coos County
- Sargents Purchase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
- Stow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Stow is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <3>
- Beans Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
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- Chandlers Purchase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandlers Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <3>
- Cutts Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutts Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Chandlers Purchase
Coos County ...
Beans Purchase is located in Coos County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Coos County.
Census-to-Census Observations ...
Introduction ...
When the Census Bureau takes a census count (or enumeration) for Beans Purchase, they start by specifying the boundaries of the area to be counted. This area (or sampling area) is a polygon and its shape can be quite complex - it may or may not match the geographical boundaries of Beans Purchase. It's important to note that from one Census to the next, the shape and location of the polygon can change.
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- Although we don't have specific information about the shape of the polygon for Beans Purchase or how it changed has over time, there is some information that can give us some hints.
- If you need precision or details about the methodology of the Census, you should visit the U.S. Census Bureau for a definitive answer.
Area ...
The area (or polygon) given for the 2010 Census matches that given for the 2000 Census. It's likely that the same polygon was used for the two censuses.
Location ...
While generally coinciding with the GPS location (latitude/longitude) of Beans Purchase, the latitude and longitude given by the Census Bureau actually indicates the GPS location of the polygon for Beans Purchase.
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- For the 2010 Census, the location was given as:
- Lat: 44.289781° (or 44°17'23" N)
- Lon: -71.152149° (or -71°9'7" W)
- For the 2000 Census, the location given was:
- Lat: 44.316687° (or 44°19'0" N)
- Lon: -71.057340° (or -71°3'26" W)
- The difference indicates that the U.S. Census Bureau moved the location of the polygon for the 2010 Census 5 miles to the west<5> of the location that was used in the 2000 Census.
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) have assigned a unique GNIS identifier (#871460) to Beans Purchase. This identifier also marks a GPS point on the map, and that point lies within the boundaries of Beans Purchase. The GNIS point has been mapped to the latitude/longitude:
- Lat: 44.294509° (or 44°17'40" N)
- Lon: -71.138685° (or -71°8'19" W)
- The GPS location given for the 2010 Census lies 3,913 feet to the southwest<6> of the point given by the GNIS for Beans Purchase. For more information about this and the relationship of the various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc Page for Beans Purchase.
Miscellaneous Information for Beans Purchase ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Coos County or the community of Beans Purchase:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 33 (New Hampshire)
- County Code: 007 (Coos County)
- Place Code: 04260 (Beans Purchase)
- State & County Code: 33/007 (New Hampshire / Coos County)
- State & Place Code: 33/04260 (New Hampshire / Beans Purchase)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Beans Purchase is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Beans Purchase.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beans Purchase. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Census Bureau
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Beans Purchase may originally have been Bean's Purchase. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Beans Purchase might be written as Bean Purchase. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Beans Purchase. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the 2010 Census location is 111 degrees and a distance of 5 miles. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the GNIS point is 116 degrees and a distance of 3,913 feet. |