Isle La Motte, Vermont

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Isle La Motte, Vermont
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Vermont
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Grand Isle

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area_total_km2 = 43.1
area_land_km2 = 20.6
area_water_km2 = 22.5
area_total_sq_mi = 16.7
area_land_sq_mi = 8.0
area_water_sq_mi = 8.7

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 488
population_density_km2 = 23.7
population_density_sq_mi = 61.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 29
elevation_ft = 95
latd = 44 |latm = 51 |lats = 59 |latNS = N
longd = 73 |longm = 19 |longs = 51 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 05463
area_code = 802
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Isle La Motte is an island and town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 488 at the 2000 census. The town consists primarily of an island in Lake Champlain. Saint Anne's Shrine is located on the island.

History

The French built a fort, which was dedicated to St. Anne, on the island in 1666, the first European settlement in what is now Vermont. The island is named after the leader of this expedition, Captain La Motte. [cite book | author = Hahn, Michael |title = Vintage Cabin Fever: First Vermont Winter for Europeans | publisher = Northland Journal | month = February | year = 2007]

These were the first Europeans to spend a winter in Vermont in 1666-7.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.7 square miles (43.1 km²), of which, 8.0 square miles (20.6 km²) of it is land and 8.7 square miles (22.5 km²) of it (52.22%) is water.

The island is known for its quarries of gray or blackcite web| last =Teresi| first =Dick| title =Paleozoic Vermont| work =p. 26| publisher =Smithsonian Magazine| month =January | year =2007| url =http://www.smithsonianmag.com/issues/2007/january/phenom.php| accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] fossiliferous limestone from the Late Cambrian and Ordovician Chazy Formation, the oldest known coral reef on Earth.cite news | last =Ring| first =Wilson| title =Vt. Island Features Oldest Coral Reef| publisher =AP| date =2006-10-21| url =http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Oct21/0,4670,APNOldReef,00.html| accessdate = 2007-04-15 ]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 488 people, 202 households, and 143 families residing in the town. The population density was 61.3 people per square mile (23.7/km²). There were 415 housing units at an average density of 52.1/sq mi (20.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.75% White, 1.23% Native American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races.

There were 202 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,125, and the median income for a family was $41,094. Males had a median income of $28,542 versus $24,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,286. About 7.7% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable events

*1609 - Samuel de Champlain debarked on Isle La Motte July 9.cite news | title =1st Report of the 1909 Champlain Tercentenary Celebration Commission| publisher =Hudson River Maritime Museum| date =1908-03-23| url =http://www.hrmm.org/quad/1909champlain/1streport.html| accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] cite news | last =Shulevitz| first =Judith| title =Champlain's Hideaway Islands| publisher =NY Times| date =1990-08-05| url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DB1539F936A3575BC0A966958260&sec=travel&spon=&pagewanted=1| accessdate = 2007-04-15 ]
*1666 - Fort Sainte Anne, the first permanent European settlement, was established by the French.
*August 1897 - President William McKinley addressed the Vermont Fish and Game Leaguecite news | title =On Isle La Motte| pages =3| publisher =Boston Daily Globe| date =1897-08-07| url =http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/579655042.html?dids=579655042:579655042&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Aug+07%2C+1897&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=ON+ISLE+LA+MOTTE&pqatl=google| accessdate = ] at Fisk Farm.cite news | title =Plans for the President's outing| pages =3| publisher =Washington Post| date =1897-07-21| url =http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/188390202.html?dids=188390202:188390202&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=JUL+21%2C+1897&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=PLANS+FOR+THE+PRESIDENT'S+OUTING.&pqatl=google| accessdate = ]
*September 1901 - Vice President Theodore Roosevelt visited Isle La Motte to deliver an address to the Vermont Fish and Game Leaguecite news | title =Roosevelt Goes To The Bedside| pages =2| publisher =Chicago Daily Tribune| date =1901-09-07| url =http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/425869401.html?dids=425869401:425869401&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+07%2C+1901&author=&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune&desc=ROOSEVELT+GOES+TO+THE+BEDSIDE.&pqatl=google| accessdate = ] at Fisk Farmcite news | title =Hears the news| pages =6| publisher =Boston Daily Globe| date =1901-09-07| url =http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/689098472.html?dids=689098472:689098472&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+07%2C+1901&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=HEARS+THE+NEWS.&pqatl=google| accessdate = ] when he learned of the attempted assassination of President William McKinley.cite news | title =Mr. Roosevelt En Route; On Receipt of News the Vice President Leaves for Buffalo| pages =1| publisher =NY Times| date =1901-09-07| url =http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50910FE355D1A728DDDAE0894D1405B818CF1D3| accessdate = ]
*July 1909 - Isle La Motte hosted the closing ceremonies of the Lake Champlain tercentenary celebration.cite news | title =Celebration Closes on Lake Champlain| pages =7| publisher =NY Times| date =1909-07-10| url =http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50E11FE395A12738DDDA90994DF405B898CF1D3| accessdate = ]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.gisu.org/Isle_La_Motte/ilmdefault.htm Isle La Motte Elementary School]
* [http://www.ilmpt.org/index.htm Isle La Motte Preservation Trust]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=669 Isle La Motte Lighthouse]
* [http://www.apnmag.com/Trail%20markers/fall%2002/StannesShrine/Shrine.htm Saint Anne's Shrine]
* [http://www.hrmm.org/quad/1909champlain/9julyhill.html Welcome to Isle La Motte] , address by Sen. Henry W. Hill, July 9, 1909.