North Hero, Vermont

North Hero, Vermont
North Hero, Vermont
Town
	Grand Isle County Courthouse
	Location in Grand Isle County and the state of Vermont
	North Hero, Vermont Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 44°49′52″N 73°16′25″W / 44.83111°N 73.27361°W
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Grand Isle
Area
• Total	46.6 sq mi (120.6 km2)
• Land	13.4 sq mi (34.8 km2)
• Water	33.1 sq mi (85.8 km2)
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	939
• Density	70/sq mi (27.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	05474
Area code	802
FIPS code	50-50650
GNIS feature ID	1462164
Website	www.northherovt.com

North Hero is a town in and the shire town^[3] (county seat)^[4] of Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 939 at the 2020 census.^[5]

The town was named in honor of the American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.^[6]

Government

The North Hero Town Office is at 6441 US Route 2 and shares a building with the town school.^[7]

Geography

North Hero is in the center of Grand Isle County and occupies the entire North Hero Island in Lake Champlain, as well as Knight Island, Butler Island, and a handful of much smaller islands. The town is bordered to the north by Alburgh, to the west by Isle La Motte, and to the south by the town of Grand Isle, all in Grand Isle County. To the east, across Lake Champlain, are the towns of St. Albans and Swanton in Franklin County, Vermont, while to the southwest, across the western arm of Lake Champlain, is the town of Beekmantown in Clinton County, New York.

U.S. Route 2 crosses North Hero from north to south, departing the town in the north by a bridge over the Alburg Passage into the town of Alburgh, and in the south by a bridge over The Gut to South Hero Island (Grand Isle).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of North Hero has an area of 46.6 square miles (120.6 km²), of which 13.4 square miles (34.8 km²) is land and 33.1 square miles (85.8 km²), or 71.11%, is water.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1790	125	—
1800	324	159.2%
1810	552	70.4%
1820	503	−8.9%
1830	638	26.8%
1840	716	12.2%
1850	730	2.0%
1860	594	−18.6%
1870	601	1.2%
1880	637	6.0%
1890	550	−13.7%
1900	712	29.5%
1910	496	−30.3%
1920	494	−0.4%
1930	485	−1.8%
1940	442	−8.9%
1950	407	−7.9%
1960	328	−19.4%
1970	364	11.0%
1980	442	21.4%
1990	502	13.6%
2000	810	61.4%
2010	803	−0.9%
2020	939	16.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 810 people, 333 households, and 237 families residing in the town. The population density was 58.9 people per square mile (22.8/km²). There were 906 housing units at an average density of 65.9 per square mile (25.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.53% White, 0.25% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.37% Pacific Islander, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 333 households, of which 26.7% had children under 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 43. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,577, and the median income for a family was $51,964. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $31,125 for females. The per capita income was $26,859. About 5.5% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under 18 and 4.0% of those 65 or older.

Media

Newspapers and other publications

North Hero is the home of the weekly newspaper The Islander, which has been published in North Hero since 1974, and covers the northern Champlain Valley.^[10]^[11]

Notable people

Bernie Sanders, former Mayor of Burlington (1981–1989), U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007, and 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate^[12]