Shoreham is a town in
Addison County, Vermont
Addison County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 37,363. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of Middlebury (town), Vermont, Middle ...
, United States. The population was 1,260 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Shoreham is located in western Addison County along the shore of
Lake Champlain
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. The western boundary of the town, which follows the center of the lake, is also the state border with
New York
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. Neighboring Vermont towns are
Bridport to the north,
Cornwall
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and
Whiting to the east, and
Orwell
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to the south.
Ticonderoga, New York
Ticonderoga (, moh, Tekaniataró:ken) is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Mohawk ''tekontaró:ken'', meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways".
The To ...
, is to the west across Lake Champlain, accessible in the summertime by the
Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry, a diesel-powered
cable ferry
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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An economy is an area of th ...
, Shoreham has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.36%, is water.
The
village
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of Shoreham is located at the intersection of
Vermont Route 22A and
Vermont Route 74.
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/km
2). There were 556 housing units at an average density of 12.8 per square mile (4.9/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.53%
White
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, 0.65%
African American
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, 0.25%
Native American, 0.33%
Asian, and 0.25% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino 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
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, 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
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $17,650. About 4.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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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
Green Mountain Boy
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militias under the command of
Ethan Allen
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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
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
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.
Notable people
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Mary Annette Anderson,
African American
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professor and first to be
Phi Beta Kappa
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*
Ansel Briggs
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Early life
Ansel B ...
, first
governor of Iowa
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*
JoAnne Carson
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, painter and sculptor, Guggenheim Fellow (2016)
*
John W. Cary
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Biography
John Watson ...
, state senator from
Wisconsin
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*
John Catlin, Acting Governor of Wisconsin Territory
*
John Smith Chipman
John Smith Chipman (August 10, 1800 – July 27, 1869) was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Chipman was born in Shoreham, Vermont, a son of Barnabas and Polly (Smith) Chipman. He attended the rural schools and graduated ...
, lawyer and politician from
Michigan
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*
Columbus Delano,
United States Secretary of the Interior
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*
Richard G. Desautels, American POW held by North Korea and China under mysterious circumstances
*
Selucius Garfielde, delegate from the
Territory of Washington
*
Augustus C. Hand, lawyer and justice of the
New York Supreme Court
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*
Silas H. Jennison, 14th
governor of Vermont
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*
Levi P. Morton, US congressman from New York and the 22nd
Vice President of the U.S.
*
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee
Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee (June 8, 1834 – April 3, 1924), the 41st governor of Vermont, was a Republican Party politician, a teacher, a lawyer and an American Civil War veteran.
Early life
Ormsbee was born in Shoreham, Vermont, the son of ...
, the 41st
governor of Vermont
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*
Charles Rich, US congressman
*
Thomas Rowley, poet known as "The Bard of the Green Mountains"
*
Joel Turrill
Joel Turrill (February 22, 1794 – December 28, 1859) was a judge, politician, and diplomat from New York. From 1833 to 1837, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Life
Turrill was born February 22, 1794 in Shoreham, Verm ...
(1794–1859), US congressman from
New York
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, born in Shoreham
*
Alva Woods (1794–1887), American minister, university professor and university president, born in Shoreham
See also
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WhistlePig
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References
External links
Town of Shoreham official website
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Towns in Vermont
Towns in Addison County, Vermont