Somerset, Vermont
Encyclopedia
Somerset is a town
in Windham County
, Vermont
, United States
. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population
of 5, and is one of only a handful of places in the United States with a population of five people. Somerset is one of five unincorporated towns in Vermont. The town disincorporated in 1937. The town has no local government and the town's affairs are handled by a state-appointed supervisor.
, the town had a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.9 km2), of which 26.1 square miles (67.7 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) is water. The total area is 7.07% water.
of 2000, there were 5 people, 2 households, and 1 family residing in the town. The population density
was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km2). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 2 households out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
living together, and 50.0% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 4.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 40.0% under the age of 18, 40.0% from 25 to 44, and 20.0% who are 45 to 64 years old. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 400.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200.0 males.
New England town
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in Windham County
Windham County, Vermont
Windham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 44,513. Its shire town is Newfane.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, United States
United States
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. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 5, and is one of only a handful of places in the United States with a population of five people. Somerset is one of five unincorporated towns in Vermont. The town disincorporated in 1937. The town has no local government and the town's affairs are handled by a state-appointed supervisor.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town had a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.9 km2), of which 26.1 square miles (67.7 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) is water. The total area is 7.07% water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5 people, 2 households, and 1 family residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km2). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 2 households out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, and 50.0% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 4.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 40.0% under the age of 18, 40.0% from 25 to 44, and 20.0% who are 45 to 64 years old. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 400.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200.0 males.
Christmas tree
In 2007, the Capitol Christmas Tree was cut from the Green Mountain National Forest in Somerset. http://www.capitolchristmastree2007.orgNotable people
- Lyman Enos KnappLyman Enos KnappLyman Enos Knapp was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1889 to 1893. He was also a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1884 to 1885...
, governor of the District of Alaska (1889 to 1893).