Swanton is a
village
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in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Swanton in
Franklin County,
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
, United States. It is sometimes called Swanton Village to distinguish it from the surrounding town of the same name. The population was 2,328 at the
2020 census.
It was founded in 1888.
Geography
Swanton village is located in the north-central part of the town of Swanton, along the
Missisquoi River
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.
U.S. Route 7
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passes through the village as Grand Avenue, Canada Street, and Spring Street. To the north US 7 leads to its northern terminus at
Interstate 89
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just south of the
Canada–United States border
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, and to the south it leads to
St. Albans
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, the Franklin County seat. Interstate 89 passes just east of Swanton village, with access from Exit 21 (
Vermont Route 78
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). I-89 leads north to the Canada–US border and south to the
Burlington
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area. Vermont Route 78 passes through the village on First Street, Grand Avenue, Depot Street, and North River Street, leading east to
Highgate Center and west to
Alburgh
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Heritage
The earliest evidence of settlement is from the Mesolith ...
on
Grand Isle in
Lake Champlain
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Vermont Route 36
Vermont Route 36 (VT 36) is a state highway in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. It is an L-shaped highway running south and east from VT 78 in the village of Swanton in the north to VT 108 in the town of Bakersfi ...
leads west from Swanton village as Lake Street to the shore of Lake Champlain at Maquam Bay, then south along the lakeshore to
St. Albans Bay.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village of Swanton has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.05%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,548 people, 1,031 households, and 680 families residing in the village. The
population density
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was 3,358.3 people per square mile (1,294.5/km
2). There were 1,064 housing units at an average density of 1,402.4/sq mi (540.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the village was 91.25%
White
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, 0.35%
Black
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or
African American
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, 4.32%
Native American, 0.98%
Asian
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, 0.27% from
other races
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, and 2.83% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 1,031 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were
married couples
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living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $34,153, and the median income for a family was $41,929. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,800 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $17,720. About 8.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The village of Swanton is governed by a board of trustees elected by village residents to staggered terms of three years each. The village president is the presiding officer of all village meetings of the board of trustees and is elected by village residents to a one-year term. The village clerk/treasurer is also elected to a one-year term.
Village officers
*Village President: Neal Speer (''term expires 2011'')
*Village Trustee: Armand Messier ''(term expires 2013'')
*Village Trustee: Suzanne Washburn ''(term expires 2011'')
*Village Trustee: Chris Leach (''term expires 2012'')
*Village Clerk & Treasurer Dianne Day (''term expires 2011'')
Notable people
*
Lou Blonger
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, confidence man; born in Swanton
*
William Brayton, Justice of the
Vermont Supreme Court
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*
Stephen F. Brown
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Early life
Stephen Flavius Brown was born in ...
,
Union Army
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officer in the
American Civil War
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.
*
Donald Collins, member of the
Vermont State Senate
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.
*
James Fisk, Representative from
Vermont's 3rd congressional district
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,
United States Senator
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*
Jerome O'Neill, U.S. Attorney for Vermont
*
Brian K. Savage
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, Assistant Minority Leader of the
Vermont House of Representatives
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.
*
Albert M. Skeels,
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
man, born in Swanton.
References
External links
Swanton Village official website
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Incorporated villages in Vermont
Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area
Villages in Franklin County, Vermont