Averill, Vermont

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Averill
Vermont

Unincorporated Town
Averill

Located in Essex County, Vermont

Neighboring Towns

 

 

 

Norton

Averill

Canaan

Lewis

Bloomfield

Lemington

Other Neighbors
Avery's Gore
Geography
Total Area 98.6 km² (38.1 mi²)
Land 93.6 km² (36.1 mi²)
Water 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²)
Demographics
Population (2000) 8
Households (2000) 3
Families(2000) 2
Population Density(2000) 0.2 per mi²

Averill is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 8 at the 2000 census. Averill is one of five Vermont towns where the population levels have dropped so low that the town has been unincorporated. The town has no local government and the town's affairs are handled by a state-appointed supervisor.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 98.6 km² (38.1 mi²). 93.6 km² (36.1 mi²) of it is land and 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²) of it (5.04%) is water.

Averill (along with the towns of Lewis and Ferdinand, and the gores of Avery's Gore, Warren's Gore, and Warner's Grant) does not have local governance. In 2000, a representative Board of Governors (3 members) was elected to replace the former Essex County Supervisor system.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 8 people, 3 households, and 2 families residing in the town. The population density was 0.1/km² (0.2/mi²). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 2.1/km² (5.3/mi²). 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.[1]

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