Elmore is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Lamoille County
Lamoille County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,945, and it is the third-least populous county in Vermont. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of Hyde Park, while Morristow ...
,
Vermont
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, United States. It was granted by the
Vermont Republic
The Vermont Republic ( French: ''République du Vermont''), officially known at the time as the State of Vermont ( French: ''État du Vermont''), was an independent state in New England that existed from January 15, 1777, to March 4, 1791. The ...
in 1780, and was named for Colonel Samuel Elmore (1720–1805), one of the original grantees.
The population was 886 at the
2020 census.
Elmore contains the villages of East Elmore and Lake Elmore, as well as
Elmore State Park
Elmore State Park is a state park located in Elmore, Vermont, United States. It includes Lake Elmore and Elmore Mountain, and has day-use facilities for picnicking, hiking, and water-based activities, and a 59-site campground. Some of its fa ...
, a recreational area on the
Lake Elmore
Lake Elmore is a lake located in and named after Elmore, Vermont. The lake is located northwest of Elmore, and it drains into the Lamoille River through Elmore Pond Brook at the northern end.
Recently, the lake has had a problem with milfoil, an ...
and on Elmore Mountain to the west.
Geography
Elmore is in southeastern Lamoille County, bordered to the south and east by
Washington County. A small portion of the town border on the east is with
Caledonia County. According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.38%, are water.
Lake Elmore is in the northwest corner of the town, and drains north via Elmore Pond Brook toward the
Lamoille River
The Lamoille River is a river which runs through northern Vermont and drains into Lake Champlain. It is about in length, and has a drainage area of around . The river generally flows southwest, and then northwest, from the water divide of the Gree ...
. Elmore village sits at the northern end of the lake. The
Worcester Mountains are on the western side of the town. Mt. Elmore, at the northern end of the range, rises to an elevation of to the west of Lake Elmore.
Vermont Route 12
Vermont Route 12 (VT 12) is a north-south state highway in Vermont that runs from Weathersfield to Morrisville.
Moose are most often encountered on four roads in Vermont, of which this is one. They are seen from Worcester to Elmore.
Rou ...
crosses the town, passing through Elmore village and along the east side of Lake Elmore. The highway leads northwest to
Morrisville and south to
Montpelier, the state capital.
Demographics
As of the 2000
census
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,
there were 849 people, 306 households, and 223 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 21.7 people per square mile (8.4/km
2). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 11.7 per square mile (4.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.35%
White
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, 0.12%
Native American, 0.35%
Asian
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, 0.12% from
other races
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, and 1.06% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 306 households, out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were
married couples
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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% 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 3.20.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,357, and the median income for a family was $48,214. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $27,361 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $20,069. About 6.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
*
George W. Bailey Jr.,
Secretary of State of Vermont
The secretary of state of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state of Vermont which are elected every two years. The secretary of state is fourth (behind the lieutenant governor, speaker of the House of Repres ...
, born in Elmore
References
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Towns in Vermont
Towns in Lamoille County, Vermont