Charlotte is a

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in Chittenden County,

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, United States. The town was named for

Queen Charlotte Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her death in 1818. The Acts of Un ...

, though unlike

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, and other cities and towns that bear her name, the town's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. The population of the town was 3,912 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Charlotte is located in the southwestern corner of Chittenden County. It is bordered to the north by the town of Shelburne, to the east by Hinesburg, to the southeast by

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in Addison County, and to the south by Ferrisburgh in Addison County. To the west the town extends to the

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/Vermont border in the middle of

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. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 18.08%, is water. The village of East Charlotte is in the eastern part of the town, while West Charlotte colloquially known as "the West Village" (or the ''Four Corners Historic District''), is located on the west side of U.S. Route 7 in the western part of town. Charlotte is home to Mount Philo. The park was established in 1924 and is open seasonally.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,569 people, 1,287 households, and 990 families residing in the town. The

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was 86.0 people per square mile (33.2/km²). There were 1,500 housing units at an average density of 36.2 per square mile (14.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.93%

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, 0.20%

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, 0.06% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There were 1,287 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were

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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.12. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $62,313, and the median income for a family was $71,090. Males had a median income of $52,470 versus $35,156 for females. The

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for the town was $33,942. About 4.5% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Public transportation

Major highways

U.S. Route 7 runs north–south through the town. * Vermont F5

Vermont Route F-5 runs east–west from US Route 7 in West Charlotte to the Charlotte-Essex ferry dock.

Ferry

Hourly ferry service between Essex, New York and Charlotte is provided by the Lake Champlain Transportation Company. Most years in the past decade, the ferry service has run year-round, with the exception of a few days of winter rough or ice-filled lake surface. A commuter bus, operating morning and evening, stops on US Route 7 at Ferry Road for transport to and from Burlington.

Transit

Since 2022,

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's ''

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'' train has made a stop at Vergennes, 11 miles to the south.

Media

'' The Citizen'' is a weekly newspaper mailed to all residents of Charlotte and nearby Hinesburg. It was established in 2006 as the ''Charlotte Citizen'' but changed its name in 2011 when the publication expanded into Hinesburg. In May 2017, ''The Citizen'' was acquired by the owners of the Stowe Reporter, who then created the

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in 2019. ''The Charlotte News'' is a bi-weekly newspaper delivered every other Thursday to all Charlotte residences. Established in 1958, the Charlotte News is an independent, nonprofit organization. The newspaper is also supported by the ''Friends of the Charlotte News'', a 501(c)(3) nonprofit seeking to support local journalism.

Gallery

File:CharlotteVT OldBrickStore.jpg, The "Old Brick Store" in the West Village. File:CharlotteCongregationalChurch 20160927 2.jpg, Charlotte Congregational Church in the Charlotte Center Historic District. File:CharlotteVT MemorialMuseum.jpg, Charlotte Memorial Museum (formerly known as the Town Meeting House), which currently houses the Charlotte Historical Society. File:CamelsHumpMt fromCharlotteVT 1 20140824.jpg, View of Camel's Hump Mountain from East Charlotte. File:Dewey_School.jpg, School house on Greenbush Road, originally built in 1881 and formerly known as the ''Lakeview Seminary'' where

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served as its first principal. File:Tavern on Mutton Hill.JPG, The 1812 Tavern on Church Hill Road.

Notable people

* Jamie Aube, racing driver * Hezekiah Barnes, major general *

, American psychologist and educator *

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, medical humanitarian * Jeffrey Hollender, American businessperson * Melvin Kaplan, oboist and concert organizer * Dan Kiley, landscape architect * Abel E. Leavenworth, educator and soldier *

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, botanist

References

External links

Town of Charlotte official website
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