Brownington, Vermont

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Brownington is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.4 square miles (73.6 km²), of which, 28.3 square miles (73.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.49%) is water.

Brownington has three unincorporated villages: Brownington, Brownington Center, and Evansville.

The lay of the town is moderate but uneven. The central part of town is somewhat elevated. Willoughby river flows through the southern part of town. Small streams are found throughout. Brownington Pond is in the north, partly in Derby. Rocks are mostly of the calciferous mica schist, except in the southeastern part, where they are granite. A narrow vein of hornblende schist extends through the central part, from north to south.cite book | author = Child, Hamilton. |title = Gazetteer of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT.; 1883-1884 | publisher = Hamilton Child | month = May | year = 1887]

Local Government

Town

*Selectman - Michael Glodgett [School budget passes, but not without discussion,"The Chronicle",March 7, 2007, page 2A]
*Town Clerk - Cheryl Perry
*Tax Collector - Cheryl Perry
*Auditor - Joanne Martin
*Member, Planning Board - Roger Samuel
*Second Constable - Renee Falconer
*General Fund Budget - $114,944
*Highway Budget - $352,572

chool District

The local school is part of the OSCU (Orleans Central Supervisory Union). The local school educates students K-6. Brownington pays the OCSU to educate grades 6-12 out of its budget.
*School Director - Larry Chase
*School Director (2007-2010) - Callie Field
*Principal - JoAnn Vana
*Student:Teacher ratio - 12:1 (State average 10:1)
*Budget - $1,915,545

History

The town was named after the family Brown. Two chief grantees of Brownington were Daniel and Timothy Brown. There were six other male Browns and one woman, Sarah Brown. [Esther Munroe Swift."Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History",Publisher: S. Greene Press (July 26, 1996) ISBN-10: 0828902917 ISBN-13: 978-0828902915]

Until 1816, court convened here alternating with Craftsbury, both shire towns of the county. Then the legislature changed the county seat to Irasburg.

Alexander Twilight built Athenian Hall, now called the Old Stone House [ [http://www.oldstonehousemuseum.org Old Stone House Museum website] ] as a school in 1836. [http://www.historicvermont.org/markers retrieved June 30, 2007] It is a museum today. ["Discover the Barton Area". Barton Area Chamber of Commerce,undated, referenced February 2007]

Part of the museum complex is Samuel Read Hall, located on the Hinman Settler Road. This Federal-style building was completed in 1831. [cite book | author = Creaser, Richard|title = Up in flames is new exhibit at Old Stone House | publisher = the Chronicle | date = June 20, 2007]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 885 people, 337 households, and 239 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.3 people per square mile (12.1/km²). There were 450 housing units at an average density of 15.9/sq mi (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.06% White, 0.45% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 337 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,667, and the median income for a family was $37,721. Males had a median income of $26,210 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,004. About 10.8% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 25.3% of those age 65 or over.

Cultural Events

*Abenaki Clan of the Hawk [ [http://www.clanofthehawkinc.org Clan of the Hawk webpage] ] :
**Annual Native American Crafts Fair since 1998.
**Annual International Pow Wow. Has been held since 1991. [ [http://www.wldwind.com/powwow.htm Widwind.com] retrieved August 4, 2007] [cite book | author = Essaff, Paul|title = Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Things To Do & Places to Go | publisher = Paul Essaff | year = 2007]
*One of forty 'places to visit' on Vermont's Northeast Kingdom Geotourism MapGuide [ [http://www.travelthekingdom.com/geotourism/geotourismmap.htm Travel the Kingdom] ]

Notable residents

*Portus Baxter was born here. US Representative from 3rd District, Vermont
*William Barstow Strong, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
*Alexander Twilight, first African American to serve on a state legislature, and first African American to receive a degree from an American University

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.oldstonehousemuseum.org/ Old Stone House Museum] A notable building in the Brownington Village Historic District.
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