Shoreham is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,260 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Shoreham is located in western Addison County along the shore of

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. The western boundary of the town, which follows the center of the lake, is also the state border with

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. Neighboring Vermont towns are Bridport to the north,

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and Whiting to the east, and

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to the south. Ticonderoga, New York, is to the west across Lake Champlain, accessible in the summertime by the Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry, a diesel-powered cable ferry. According to the

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, Shoreham has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.36%, is water. The

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

of Shoreham is located at the intersection of

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and

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,222 people, 453 households, and 342 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.1 people per square mile (10.8/km²). There were 556 housing units at an average density of 12.8 per square mile (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.53%

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, 0.65%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.33%

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, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.49% of the population. There were 453 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.08. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $43,958. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $21,912 for females. The

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for the town was $17,650. About 4.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the

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, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

History

Early in the morning of May 10, 1775, American and

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militias under the command of

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and

Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold ( Brandt (1994), p. 4June 14, 1801) was an American military officer who served during the Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defect ...

sailed across Lake Champlain from Hand's Cove, in what is today Shoreham, to take part in the

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Notable people

Mary Annette Anderson Mary Annette Anderson (July 27, 1874 – May 2, 1922) was an Americans, American professor of grammar and history and the first African American woman elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Anderson was born in Shoreham, Vermont, Shoreham, Vermont, to Willia ...

professor and first to be

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Ansel Briggs Ansel Briggs (February 3, 1806May 5, 1881) was an American pioneer who rose from a stagecoach driver to a member of the Iowa Territorial House of Representatives (1842–1846) and the first Governor of Iowa (1846–1850). Early life Ansel B ...

, first

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* JoAnne Carson, painter and sculptor, Guggenheim Fellow (2016) * John W. Cary, state senator from

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* John Catlin, Acting Governor of Wisconsin Territory * John Smith Chipman, lawyer and politician from

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* Columbus Delano,

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* Richard G. Desautels, American POW held by North Korea and China under mysterious circumstances *

Selucius Garfielde Selucius Garfielde (December 8, 1822 – April 13, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who was a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Washington for two terms, serving from 1869 to 1873. Early life ...

, delegate from the

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Augustus C. Hand Augustus Cincinnatus Hand (September 4, 1803 in Shoreham, Vermont, Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont – March 8, 1878 in Elizabethtown, New York, Essex County, New York) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from New York. He served one ...

, lawyer and justice of the

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Silas H. Jennison Silas Hemenway Jennison (May 17, 1791 – September 30, 1849) was an American Anti-Masonic Party, Anti-Masonic and Whig Party (United States), Whig politician who served as Vermont's 11th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, lieutenant governor and 1 ...

, 14th governor of Vermont *

Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York, and as the 31st Governor of Ne ...

, US congressman from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the U.S. * Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, the 41st governor of Vermont * Charles Rich, US congressman * Thomas Rowley, poet known as "The Bard of the Green Mountains" * Joel Turrill (1794–1859), US congressman from

, born in Shoreham *

Alva Woods Alva Woods (1794–1887) was an American minister, university professor and university president. He was interim President of Brown University, 1826–28 and President of Transylvania University, 1828-31. Of most historical significance, h ...

(1794–1887), American minister, university professor and university president, born in Shoreham

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