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}}Vernon is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 2,192 at the 2020 census.WEB,weblink Census - Geography Profile: Vernon town, Windham County, Vermont, January 6, 2022, Vernon is the site of the now-defunct Vermont Yankee, the state of Vermont's only nuclear power plant, which closed in December 2014.WEB, Entergy to Close, Decommission Vermont Yankee,weblink Entergy, August 27, 2013,

History

The town was chartered in 1672 as part of the Massachusetts Grant. In 1736 the area was granted by Massachusetts as part of Fall Town, and in 1753 the area was granted as Hinsdale. When the Connecticut River was established as a boundary, two separate towns were created: Hinsdale, New Hampshire and Hinsdale, Vermont.WEB,weblink Welcome to the Town of Vernon Website, Town of Vernon, Vermont, May 14, 2014, The people who lived in Hinsdale, Vermont wanted a separate name, and in 1802 the Vermont legislature changed the town's name to Vernon.WEB,weblink Vernon, Vermont, Virtual Vermont, May 14, 2014, The name is said to have been chosen after President George Washington's plantation home, Mount Vernon.WEB,weblink Profile for Vernon, Vermont, VT, ePodunk, May 14, 2014, Fort Bridgman, in Vernon, was burned in 1755, a casualty of the French and Indian War.WEB,weblink Vermont History Timeline - www.HistoricVermont.org, December 17, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070609150236weblink">weblink June 9, 2007,

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|20.0|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|19.4|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|mi2|km2}} (3.15%) is water. Vernon lies on the southern and eastern Vermont borders, north of Franklin County, Massachusetts, and west of Cheshire County, New Hampshire. The town is bordered by Brattleboro to the north, Guilford to the west, Hinsdale, New Hampshire, to the east, and the towns of Bernardston, Massachusetts, and Northfield, Massachusetts to the south. The town hall lies {{convert|4|mi|km}} south of downtown Brattleboro, {{convert|14|mi|km}} north-northeast of Greenfield, {{convert|16|mi|km}} southwest of Keene, and {{convert|80|mi|km}} west-northwest of Boston.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vernon has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Vernon, Vermont

Demographics

{{US Census population|1790= 482|1800= 480|1810= 521|1820= 627|1830= 681|1840= 705|1850= 821|1860= 725|1870= 764|1880= 652|1890= 567|1900= 578|1910= 606|1920= 556|1930= 609|1940= 559|1950= 712|1960= 865|1970= 1024|1980= 1175|1990= 1850|2000= 2141|2010= 2206|2020= 2192|align-fn=center

PUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, May 16, 2015, }}As of the census of 2000, there were 2,141 people, 741 households, and 574 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|110.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 784 housing units at an average density of {{convert|40.5|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.60% White, 0.28% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.There were 741 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.The median income for a household in the town was $49,688, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $35,845 versus $25,139 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,720. About 2.5% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over. Education Vernon is served by the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union. Vernon Elementary School is a public school located in Vernon and serves kindergarten to sixth grade.WEB,weblink Vernon School District Schools

access-date= May 14, 2014, There is one public middle school, the Brattleboro Area Middle School (BAMS), and one public high school, the Brattleboro Union High School (BUHS).HTTP://WWW.BUHS.K12.VT.US/ABOUTUS.HTML>TITLE= VERNON BRATTLEBORO UNION HIGH SCHOOL

ACCESS-DATE= MAY 14, 2014

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DF= MDY-ALL, There is also a career development center, the Windham Regional Career Center.HTTP://WWW.WRCCVT.COM/>TITLE=WINDHAM REGIONAL CAREER CENTER

ACCESS-DATE= MAY 14, 2014, Notable people Karen Carroll, Justice of the Vermont Supreme CourtWEB,weblink Biography, Honorable Karen R. Carroll, 2017, Vermont Court System, Vermont Judiciary, Montpelier, VT, {{sfnRef, "Biography, Honorable Karen R. Carroll", }} George Howe, State's Attorney of Windham County, United States Attorney for Vermont, member of the Vermont SenateBOOK, Cabot, Mary R., 1922, Annals of Brattleboro, 1681-1895, II,weblink Brattleboro, E. L. Hildreth & Co., 708–709, {{sfnRef, Annals of Brattleboro, 1681-1895, }} Jonathan Hunt, US congressmanWEB,weblink HUNT, Jonathan, (1787 - 1832), Biographical Directory of the United StatesCongress, May 14, 2014, Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant The town is the site of the now-closed Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, which shut down on December 29, 2014. References {{reflist|2}} External links {{Commons category}} Town of Vernon official website City-Data.com {hide}Geographic location | Centre = Vernon | North = Brattleboro | Northeast = Hinsdale, New Hampshire | East = Hinsdale, New Hampshire | Southeast = Northfield, Massachusetts | South = | Southwest = Bernardston, Massachusetts | West = Guilford | Northwest = Brattleboro {edih} {{Windham County, Vermont}}{{Connecticut River}}{{authority control}}