Averill, Vermont
Averill, Vermont | ||
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GNIS feature ID1462029 | | |
Averill is an
History
Averill was originally chartered in 1762 as part of the Province of New Hampshire on the behalf of Royal Governor Benning Wentworth. Averill consisted of twenty three thousand and forty acres of land, which was divided among seventy equal shares, with the stipulation that the grantees must cultivate a tenth of their land within five years, and that all pine trees fit for ship masts must be preserved for that purpose.[3] The first settlers arrived in the 1830s, and in 1840 the town had 11 residents. In the 1870s a sawmill was built in the neighboring town of Norton, which led to a rise in population to 48 residents in 1880.[4] The Averill Lumber Co. formed in the 1880s, and operated a mill on the east side of Great Averill Lake until it burned down in 1898.[5]
Geography
Averill is in northern Essex County, bordered by Canaan to the northeast, Lemington to the southeast, Bloomfield at the southernmost point, Lewis on the southwest, Averys Gore to the west, and Norton to the northwest. The northern corner of Averill is less than 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of the Canada–US border.
Vermont Route 114 crosses the northern tip of the town, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Canaan village and west 5 miles (8 km) to Norton. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.1 square miles (98.6 km2), of which 36.0 square miles (93.3 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.3 km2), or 5.40%, is water.[6] The town includes Great Averill Pond, Little Averill Pond, and Forest Lake. The highest point in the town is an unnamed 2,970-foot (910 m) summit along the border with Lemington in the southeast.
Climate
The Averill weather station is near the northern edge of Great Averill Pond, just south of the border with Canada. Averill has a
This weather box uses the temperature and precipitation normals for Averill.
| Climate data for Averill, Vermont, 1991–2020 normals, 2011–2023 extremes: 1699ft (518m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 51 (11) |
64 (18) |
76 (24) |
80 (27) |
92 (33) |
89 (32) |
90 (32) |
87 (31) |
88 (31) |
83 (28) |
70 (21) |
59 (15) |
92 (33) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 43.5 (6.4) |
46.8 (8.2) |
54.3 (12.4) |
68.4 (20.2) |
83.3 (28.5) |
85.3 (29.6) |
86.6 (30.3) |
83.9 (28.8) |
81.9 (27.7) |
73.0 (22.8) |
61.7 (16.5) |
49.0 (9.4) |
85.9 (29.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.5 (−5.8) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
34.0 (1.1) |
47.2 (8.4) |
62.2 (16.8) |
70.3 (21.3) |
75.5 (24.2) |
73.9 (23.3) |
66.4 (19.1) |
53.4 (11.9) |
39.6 (4.2) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
49.8 (9.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.9 (−11.7) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
36.9 (2.7) |
50.7 (10.4) |
59.3 (15.2) |
64.4 (18.0) |
62.6 (17.0) |
55.1 (12.8) |
43.1 (6.2) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
39.2 (4.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.2 (−17.7) |
2.2 (−16.6) |
11.5 (−11.4) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
39.1 (3.9) |
48.3 (9.1) |
53.2 (11.8) |
51.2 (10.7) |
43.7 (6.5) |
32.7 (0.4) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
10.6 (−11.9) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −20.3 (−29.1) |
−21.0 (−29.4) |
−13.3 (−25.2) |
10.0 (−12.2) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
32.3 (0.2) |
39.3 (4.1) |
38.3 (3.5) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
19.5 (−6.9) |
−0.3 (−17.9) |
−12.6 (−24.8) |
−25.1 (−31.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−32 (−36) |
−25 (−32) |
1 (−17) |
21 (−6) |
28 (−2) |
35 (2) |
35 (2) |
23 (−5) |
11 (−12) |
−10 (−23) |
−29 (−34) |
−32 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.57 (65) |
2.51 (64) |
3.31 (84) |
2.93 (74) |
4.00 (102) |
4.65 (118) |
4.12 (105) |
4.33 (110) |
3.75 (95) |
4.46 (113) |
3.26 (83) |
2.89 (73) |
42.78 (1,086) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 33.5 (85) |
34.0 (86) |
29.2 (74) |
10.9 (28) |
2.0 (5.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.3 (5.8) |
20.8 (53) |
32.1 (82) |
164.8 (418.9) |
| Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (extremes & 2012-2020 snowfall)[8] | |||||||||||||
Government
Averill, along with the unorganized towns of
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 1 | — | |
| 1840 | 11 | 1,000.0% | |
| 1850 | 7 | −36.4% | |
| 1860 | 12 | 71.4% | |
| 1870 | 14 | 16.7% | |
| 1880 | 48 | 242.9% | |
| 1890 | 43 | −10.4% | |
| 1900 | 18 | −58.1% | |
| 1910 | 15 | −16.7% | |
| 1920 | 4 | −73.3% | |
| 1930 | 9 | 125.0% | |
| 1940 | 12 | 33.3% | |
| 1950 | 20 | 66.7% | |
| 1960 | 16 | −20.0% | |
| 1970 | 8 | −50.0% | |
| 1980 | 15 | 87.5% | |
| 1990 | 7 | −53.3% | |
| 2000 | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 2010 | 24 | 200.0% | |
| 2020 | 21 | −12.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
As of the
There were 3 households, out of which one had children under the age of 18 living with them, two were married couples living together, and one was a non-family. One household was made up of individuals who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the town, the population was spread out, with two people under the age of 18, one from 18 to 24, two from 25 to 44, one from 45 to 64, and two people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. There were three males and five females, out of which two were under the age of 18.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $13,750 for females. The
Averill contains two lakes—Big Averill Lake (sometimes notated on maps as Great Averill pond) and Little Averill Lake. Big Averill is a relatively large, rectangular lake about 2 miles long and 0.7 miles wide. One side of the lake (Cottage Road) is outfitted with electrical power, and the backside (Jackson Road) is not wired for electricity. Little Averill lies 1,000 yards to the southwest of Big Averill.[11]
References
- ^ "Profile for Averill, Vermont". ePodunk. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Averill town, Essex County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Bouton, Nathaniel (1895). Provincial and State Papers, Volume 26. Concord. p. 16.
- ^ Andrews, Lydia (1986). Three Towns: (Averill, Norton, Stanhope). p. 160.
- ^ Andrews, Lydia (1986). Three Towns: (Averill, Norton, Stanhope). p. 161.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Averill town, Essex County, Vermont". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Averill, Vermont 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Welcome to DEC - Department of Environmental Conservation" (PDF). www.anr.state.vt.us.
External links
- Averill at Virtual Vermont
- "A Study of Lakes in Northeastern Vermont", John Ross Mills, Vermont Geological Survey (1951)
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