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Dixville 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 12 at the 2010 census. Dixville is the location of the Dixville Notch State Park and The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel. It is part of the Berlin, NH - VT micropolitan statistical area.HistoryDixville was granted by the legislature to Timothy Dix, Jr., in 1805 and contained about 29340acre; the price was $4,500. It was organized for voting purposes in 1960, and the village of Dixville Notch is commonly known 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.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.0sqmi, of which 48.8sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi, or 0.36%, is water. The elevation of Dixville Notch is 1887ft 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, at 3482ft, is the highest point in the township.