Census Data for Thompson and Meserves Purchase

Thompson and Meserves Purchase has not been included in recent Census counts, so we don't have census information specific to this community.

While we don't have census information for Thompson and Meserves Purchase, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Chandlers Purchase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandlers Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
  • Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
• Low and Burbanks Grant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low and Burbanks Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low and Burbanks Grant
  • Low and Burbanks Grant is located in Coos County
• Pinkhams Grant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkhams Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
  • Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
• Beans Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
  • Beans Grant is located in Coos County
• Crawfords Purchase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
  • Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
• Greens Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
  • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
• Martins Location
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
  • Martins Location is located in Coos County
• Randolph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
• Cutts Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutts Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
  • Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
• Sargents Purchase
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
  • Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
• Beans Purchase
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
  • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
• Gorham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
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  • Carroll
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Carroll is located in Coos County
  • Hadleys Purchase
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadleys Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
    • Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
  • Harts Location
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Location
    • Harts Location is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts Location <2>

Coos County ...

Thompson and Meserves Purchase is located in Coos County<3>.

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 Thompson and Meserves 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 Thompson and Meserves 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 Thompson and Meserves 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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase, the latitude and longitude given by the Census Bureau actually indicates the GPS location of the polygon for Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

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  • For the 2010 Census, the location was given as:
  • Lat:   44.297119°   (or 44°17'49" N)
  • Lon:   -71.277804°   (or -71°16'40" W)
  • For the 2000 Census, the location given was:
  • Lat:   44.273153°   (or 44°16'23" N)
  • Lon:   -71.327584°   (or -71°19'39" W)
  • The difference indicates that the U.S. Census Bureau moved the location of the polygon for the 2010 Census 2 miles to the northeast<4> 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 (#872800) to Thompson and Meserves Purchase. This identifier also marks a GPS point on the map, and that point lies within the boundaries of Thompson and Meserves Purchase. The GNIS point has been mapped to the latitude/longitude:
  • Lat:   44.298397°   (or 44°17'54" N)
  • Lon:   -71.311742°   (or -71°18'42" W)
  • The GPS location given for the 2010 Census lies 8,868 feet to the east<5> of the point given by the GNIS for Thompson and Meserves Purchase. For more information about this and the relationship of the various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc Page for Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

Miscellaneous Information for Thompson and Meserves 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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Thompson and Meserves Purchase:
  • GNIS ID for Thompson and Meserves Purchase: 872800
  • GNIS ID for Coos County: 873177
  • GNIS ID for State of New Hampshire: 1779794

• 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: 76580 (Thompson and Meserves Purchase)
  • State & County Code: 33/007 (New Hampshire / Coos County)
  • State & Place Code: 33/76580 (New Hampshire / Thompson and Meserves Purchase)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Thompson and Meserves 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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompson and Meserves 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)