Averill, Vermont

Averill, Vermont
Town
Located in Essex County, Vermont Located in Essex County, Vermont
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Essex County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated Town
Area
• Total	38.1 sq mi (99 km2)
• Land	36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Water	1.9 sq mi (5 km2)  5.04%
Population (2000)
• Total	8
• Density	0.2/sq mi (0.08/km2)
• Households	3
• Families	2
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	05901

Averill is an unincorporated community in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Samuel Averill, a landholder. The town was never formally incorporated, having never gained a large enough permanent population. The population was 24 at the 2010 census, triple the population from the previous census in 2000. The town's affairs are handled by the Unified Towns & Gores Of Essex County. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.1 square miles (98.6 km²), of which 36.1 square miles (93.6 km²) is land and 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²) (5.04%) is water.

Government

Averill (along with the towns of Lewis and Ferdinand, as well as Avery's Gore, Warren's Gore, and Warner's Grant) does not have local governance. In 2000, a representative Board of Governors (three members) was elected to replace the former Essex County Supervisor system.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	1		—
1840	11		1,000.0%
1850	7		−36.4%
1860	12		71.4%
1870	14		16.7%
1880	48		242.9%
1890	43		−10.4%
1900	18		−58.1%
1910	15		−16.7%
1920	4		−73.3%
1930	9		125.0%
1940	12		33.3%
1950	20		66.7%
1960	16		−20.0%
1970	8		−50.0%
1980	15		87.5%
1990	7		−53.3%
2000	8		14.3%
2010	24		200.0%
Est. 2014	23		−4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 8 people, 3 households, and 2 families residing in the town. The population density was 0.2 inhabitants per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 5.3 per square mile (2.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 3 households out of which one had children under the age of 18 living with them, two were married couples living together, and one was a non-family. One household was made up of individuals who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the town the population was spread out with two people under the age of 18, one from 18 to 24, two from 25 to 44, one from 45 to 64, and two people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. There were three males and five females, out of which two were under the age of 18.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,876. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

Per capita, Averill was the poorest town in the Northeast Kingdom and the next to last in Vermont.

Averill contains two lakes - Big Averill Lake and Little Averill Lake. Big Averill is a relatively large, rectangular lake about 3 miles long and 1 1/4 miles wide. One side of the lake (Cottage Road) is outfitted with electrical power, and the backside (Jackson Rd) is not wired for electricity. Little Averill lies 1000 yards to the southwest of Big Averill.

External links

• Virtual Vermont
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