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37-543: Irasburg is a town in Orleans County , Vermont , United States . Irasburg was established in 1781 when the land was granted to Ira Allen , Roger Enos , Jerusha Enos (wife of Roger Enos), Jerusha Enos, Jr. (wife of Ira Allen), Roger Enos, Jr. and others by the Vermont General Assembly . Ira Allen later obtained the rights of the other proprietors, and he deeded the town to Jerusha Enos, Jr. as

74-465: A certain measure of recognition to such areas, using highway signs that identify them as "villages", for example. These informal "villages" also sometimes correspond to underlying special-purpose districts such as fire or water districts, which are separately incorporated quasi-municipal entities that provide specific services within a part of a town (in Maine and New Hampshire, the term "village corporation"

111-464: A completely separate municipality. Most cities in Vermont today are actually former villages rather than former towns, and are much smaller than a typical town in terms of land area. The above process has created several instances where there are adjacent towns and cities with the same name. In all cases, the city was originally the "town center" of the town, but later incorporated as a city and became

148-407: A female householder with no husband present, 43 people, 4.4% were males with no family, 20 people, and 21.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 102, and 4.4%, 20 houses 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 2.81. The ages of people were found as follows. 54 people, or 4.9% of

185-536: A separate municipality. A typical town was laid out in a 6 by 6 miles (9.7 by 9.7 km) square. Each contained 36 sections, 1 mile (1.6 km) squares or 640 acres (260 ha). One section was reserved for the support of public schools. This was copied when the Continental Congress laid out Ohio 1785–7. Vermont contains some town-sized unorganized entities, referred to as "unorganized towns". Most of these are areas that were drawn up on maps in

222-448: A town government. There are far fewer cities in Vermont than there are towns. Across Vermont as a whole, only about 5% of all incorporated municipalities are cities. In early colonial times, all incorporated municipalities in Vermont were towns; there were no cities. Burlington , for instance, was chartered as a town as early as 1785, but the city of Burlington was not chartered until 1865, as Vermont's second city. For many years prior to

259-402: A town manager). Incorporated villages remain a part of their parent town, but assume some responsibilities for municipal services within their boundaries. They are typically regarded as less important than towns. In recent decades, many villages have disincorporated, reverting to full town control. The term "village" is sometimes used in Vermont to describe a distinct, built-up place within

296-435: A town or city. This may be a "town center" which bears the same name as the town or city (almost every town has such a place), or a name related to that of the town, or a completely unrelated name. The town of Brownington , for example, includes "villages" called Evansville, Brownington, and Brownington Center. These "villages" are not incorporated municipalities and should not be understood as such. Towns do sometimes grant

333-599: A town, but have disincorporated and reverted to unorganized territory, due to population loss. The towns of Glastenbury and Somerset , located in the Green Mountains on opposite sides of the Bennington-Windham County line, disincorporated in 1937. In the 1940 Census, Glastenbury reported five residents, Somerset four. In only one census since then has the population of either reached double digits. Barton River The Barton River

370-486: A wedding gift. The 2020 United States Census reported that there were 1,233 citizens living in Irasburg. Irasburg has a total land area of 40.6 square miles (105 km), 40.5 square miles (105 km) being land and .1 square miles (0.26 km) being water. The unincorporated village of Irasburg is in the center of the town. On average, it snows 9 out of the 12 months of the year. The land now known as Irasburg

407-504: A woolen mill, tannery, and factory production of stoves and plows. The Old Heerman Mill was located here. In 1812, the legislature voted to change the shire town of Orleans County to Irasburg. Supporting buildings were completed in 1816. In 1812, Irasburg became an Orleans County shire town, as it remained until 1886. In 1886, the legislature moved the shire town to Newport. The first courthouse and jail were built in 1815, by Irasburg residents at their own expense. The original courthouse

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444-617: Is 21.5 miles (34.6 km) long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-III section. Roaring Brook runs from Parker Pond in West Glover to the river in southern Barton near Route 16. One of the head branches is the drain from Crystal Lake in the village of Barton . After leaving Barton village, U.S. Route 5 , Interstate 91 and the railroad all follow the course of the Barton River valley north to Newport. The Willoughby River flows from Lake Willoughby into

481-478: Is a constituent part of the town of Barton . But they have no existence as general-purpose municipalities separate from the town (if they even have any legal existence at all), and are usually regarded by local residents as a part of the town in which they are located, less important than the whole. It is possible for a Vermont village to become a city. In Vermont, if a village becomes a city, it does not continue to overlay its parent town, but breaks away and becomes

518-552: Is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog , over 22 miles (35 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It runs north from Glover through Barton , Brownington , Coventry and drains through Newport into Lake Memphremagog 's South Bay. The Barton River arises from the fountains of the former Runaway Pond in Glover . The stretch of river from Vermont Route 16 north of Glover village to Lake Memphremagog

555-466: Is believed to have opened the first tavern in town. The production of salts and pearl-ashes was the primary industry in Irasburg for the early 19th century. Although there was an embargo , those goods were transported to Canada. There was a large amount of smuggling of the salts and pearl-ashes by the town's residents. Mills emerged in Irasburg as early as 1810. By the 1820s, the town had begun to prosper as industrial sites began to emerge, which included

592-446: Is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.15%) is water. The Black River flows through the town in a northerly direction, receiving a number of small streams. It enters east of Potters Pond. It continues northeast, then east to the village of Irasburg. Just upstream of the village, Lords Creek enters. This creek is about 10 miles (16 km) long and drains a watershed that is 17 square miles (44 km). Downstream of Irasburg,

629-626: Is part of the Orleans Central Supervisory Union . 9th through 12th grade students attend the Lake Region Union High School . The Kingdom run annual foot race takes place each summer. The racecourse is a loop that starts and finishes in the Irasburg town commons. Runners may race 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) or 20 kilometres (12 mi). The annual Irasburg Church Fair started 1952. The fair includes an auction and

666-578: Is used for a type of special-purpose district). Many villages also are recognized as places by the United States Postal Service (some villages have their own post offices , with their names used in mailing addresses) or the United States Census Bureau (which recognizes some villages as census-designated places and tabulates census data for them). For an example of the latter, see Barton Village , which

703-401: The 12 months of the year. The majority of the snowfall occurs between the months of November and March. Each of these months average over 10 inches (250 mm). Irasburg averages about 103 inches (2,600 mm) of snow annually. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,096 people, 452 households, and 318 families residing in Irasburg. There were 545 housing units. The racial makeup of the town

740-494: The 1860s Vermont had just one city, which was the city of Vergennes , incorporated in 1788. As in most of New England, population is not a determination in what makes a city or a town in Vermont. Rather, cities are formed when a town's residents choose to switch from a town meeting form to a city form. There are a number of towns that have larger populations than nearby cities. Local government in Vermont follows Dillon's Rule , which holds that municipal governments only have

777-448: The 18th and 19th centuries as what might be termed "future towns", but never saw enough settlement to actually commence operation of a formal town government. Essex County contains three unorganized towns which have never been actively incorporated. Their collective population in the 2000 Census was 41. There are no other unorganized towns in the state which have never been incorporated. There were two unorganized towns which were once

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814-554: The Barton River in Orleans and provides considerable volume. Orleans was once called "Barton Landing" and was the place where, historically, craft could be safely loaded for transport north. After leaving Orleans, it flows through eastern Irasburg , through Coventry and then into Lake Memphremagog. Parts of the following Vermont towns are in the Barton River watershed : Derby , Coventry, Brownington , Irasburg], Barton, Westmore , Sheffield , Glover, and Albany . Water bodies in

851-547: The Black River continues north. It then flows into the town of Coventry. The Barton River , after leaving Orleans, flows through eastern Irasburg, and enters Coventry. Record temperatures have never exceeded 98 °F (37 °C). July, the hottest month, has averaged just over 80 °F (27 °C). The record low occurred in December where temperatures reached −40 °F (−40 °C). On average it snows 9 out of

888-708: The population were from 5 to 9 years old. 74, or 6.8% were from 10 to 14 years. 70, or 6.4% were from 15 to 19 years old. 76, or 6.9% were from 20 to 24 years old. 49, or 4.5% were from 25 to 29 years old. 63 or 5.7% were from 30 to 34 years old. 62, or 5.7% were from 35 to 39 years old. 59, or 5.4% were from 40 to 44 years old. 71, or 6.5% were from 45 to 49 years old. 105, or 9.6% were from 50 to 54 years. 89, or 8.1% were from 55 to 59 years old. 86, or 7.8% were from 60 to 64 years old. 63, or 5.7%, were from 65 to 69 years old. 64, or 5.8% were from 70 to 74 years old. 45, or 4.1% were from 75 to 79 years old. 27, or 2.5%, were from 80 to 84 years old. 18, or 1.6% were 85 years and over. At

925-476: The powers of Vermont municipalities are narrowly construed. In most other New England states, the laws governing municipal authority are construed so broadly that they effectively have the form, if not the substance, of home rule. Over time, some of the distinctions between a town and a city have become blurred. Since the early 20th century, towns have been allowed to modify the town meeting form of government in various ways (e.g., representative town meeting, adding

962-423: The powers that are expressly granted to them by Vermont or federal law, plus any powers that are necessarily implied by the express powers and any powers essential to the municipality's existence. Vermont is one of ten states that does not grant any measure of home rule to municipalities, and one of three "strict" Dillon's Rule states which impose particularly close limits on municipal power. With few exceptions,

999-460: The sale of baked goods. There was a round barn on Vermont Route 58 about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the village of Irasburg. On August 23, 2016, this historic barn was destroyed by a fire. The Lord's Creek Covered Bridge was built in 1881. It is located on Covered Bridge Road. Vermont municipality Vermont contains 247 incorporated towns and cities. Ten are cities and 237 are towns. Collectively, these 247 municipalities cover

1036-452: The state are entirely incorporated (Bennington and Windham counties were also fully incorporated at one time, but lost that status when a town disincorporated). Fewer than 100 of the state's residents live in unincorporated areas. Vermont is one of two New England states to have any type of incorporated general-purpose municipality below the town level, namely incorporated villages (Connecticut has incorporated boroughs). There are about 30 in

1073-481: The state. There were once nearly double that number. Early town organization in Vermont proceeded in a different manner from that of the other New England states. In these areas, towns were often "chartered" long before any settlers moved into a particular area. This was very common in the mid to late 18th century. Once there were enough residents in a town to formally organize a town government, no further action

1110-440: The time of the 2010 census , there were 574 males and 522 females living in Irasburg. The median age for males was 42, and the median age for females was 44.4. There is only one elementary school (Irasburg Village School). The school consists of students in K through 8th grade, consisting of a total of 130 students. The school provides three seasons of intramural sports . It is located Irasburg village. Irasburg Village School

1147-529: The vast majority, but not all, of the state's territory. There are some unincorporated areas in the sparsely populated mountainous regions of the state. Most of the unincorporated areas are in Essex County , in the northeastern part of the state. Bennington , Windham and Chittenden counties also contain smaller amounts of unincorporated territory. This territory includes five unincorporated townships and 4 gores and grants. The remaining ten counties in

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1184-447: Was 96.6% White, 1059 people, .5% black, 5 people, .1% Native American , 1 person, 0.5% Asian, 5 people, 0.5% from other races, 6 people, and 1.8% from two or more races, 20 people. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.1% of the population, 12 people. There were 452 households, out of which 27.9%, 127 households, had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 255 households, 9.5% had

1221-475: Was built in 1911 and remodeled in 1990. The town was in the national news in 2010 when it appeared that a moose was going to be destroyed for theoretically carrying disease but mostly because "tamed" wildlife is not allowed in Vermont. The Vermont Legislature crafted a law that spared the moose's life. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 40.6 square miles (105.1 km), of which 40.5 square miles (105.0 km)

1258-511: Was granted on February 23, 1781, to Ira Allen, by the General Assembly of Vermont . The lands of Vermont were then claimed by both New Hampshire and New York. The Continental Congress ordered that the land would not be distributed until the inhabitants of New York, New Hampshire, and the land known as "Vermont" had resolved the conflict of who truly owned the land. The General assembly of Vermont ignored this order, however, and Vermont

1295-733: Was granted to 40–70 individuals. Ira Allen, the person known to have been granted the most land, was born in Colchester in 1790 and attended Middlebury College and the University of Vermont . The Allens leased the land that they had received to settlers. Although Ira Allen was the first to be granted land, Irasburg's first settler was Caleb Leach in 1798. No land was conveyed by deed, however, until Ira H. Allen, son of Ira Allen, became town resident in 1814 and served as town clerk. Captain James Richardson settled Irasburg in 1803 and

1332-454: Was moved in 1847, however, and a new one was built on the same site. The original jail was built of timber and was replaced by one that was made of stone in 1838. It was eventually made of granite in 1862. In 1862, Company E of the 9th Vermont Infantry was recruited, in part, from Irasburg. In 1877, the town was still spelled "Irasburgh." The original county courthouse burned, with all of its records, in 1910 or 1911. A new Irasburg Town Hall

1369-538: Was necessary to incorporate. This practice can lead to inconsistencies in the dates of incorporation for towns in this region. Dates given in reference sources sometime reflect the date the town was chartered – which may have been long before it was even settled – not the date its town government actually became active. In other parts of New England, it was not unheard of for "future towns" to be laid out along these lines, but such areas would not be formally incorporated as towns until they were sufficiently settled to organize

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