Somerset, Vermont

Somerset, Vermont
Town
Somerset Reservoir, Somerset, Vermont
Located in Windham County, Vermont
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Coordinates: 42°58′00″N 72°58′00″W / 42.96667°N 72.96667°WCoordinates: 42°58′00″N 72°58′00″W / 42.96667°N 72.96667°W
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Windham
Chartered	1761 (Vermont)
Elevation	2,000 ft (610 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	5
• Density	.2/sq mi (0.08/km^2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	802

Somerset is an unincorporated township and former town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 5, which was reported to have dropped to two in 2011. Somerset is one of five unincorporated towns in Vermont, having been disincorporated in 1937. The town has no local government and the town's affairs are handled by a state-appointed supervisor.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.9 km²), of which 26.1 square miles (67.7 km²) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) is water. The total area is 7.07% water. It is located high in the southern Green Mountains, with its little habitable terrain sandwiched between the main spine of those mountains and Mount Snow.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	111		—
1800	130		17.1%
1810	199		53.1%
1820	173		−13.1%
1830	245		41.6%
1840	262		6.9%
1850	321		22.5%
1860	105		−67.3%
1870	80		−23.8%
1880	67		−16.2%
1890	61		−9.0%
1900	67		9.8%
1910	27		−59.7%
1920	59		118.5%
1930	20		−66.1%
1940	5		−75.0%
1950	8		60.0%
1960	4		−50.0%
1980	2		—
1990	2		0.0%
2000	5		150.0%
2010	3		−40.0%
Est. 2014	3	[1]	0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 5 people, 2 households, and 1 family residing in the town. The population density was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 2 households out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, and 50.0% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 4.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 40.0% under the age of 18, 40.0% from 25 to 44, and 20.0% who are 45 to 64 years old. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 400.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200.0 males.

Christmas tree

In 2007, the Capitol Christmas Tree was cut from the Green Mountain National Forest in Somerset.

Snow

On March 5, 1947, Somerset had 78 inches (200 cm) of snow on the ground, the greatest daily snow depth for any location anywhere in Vermont.^[4]

Notable people

• Elbridge Boyden, noted Worcester architect
• Lyman Enos Knapp, governor of the District of Alaska (1889 to 1893)

References

1. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
2. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "Vermont Snowfall and Snow Depth Extremes Table". National Climatic Data Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

External links

• Virtual Vermont