Averill, Vermont
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Averill is an unincorporated town in Essex County
Essex County, Vermont
Essex County is the county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 6,306, making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England...
, Vermont
Vermont
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, United States
United States
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. The town was named for Samuel Averill, a landholder.
The town was never formally incorporated having never gained a large enough permanent population. The population was 8 at the 2000 census, having dropped from a high of 20 in 1950. The town's affairs are handled by the Unified Towns & Gores Of Essex County. It is part of the Berlin
Berlin, New Hampshire
Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest...
, NH
New Hampshire
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–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area
Berlin micropolitan area
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.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 38.1 square miles (98.6 km2), of which 36.1 square miles (93.6 km2) is land and 1.9 square miles (5.0 km2) (5.04%) is water.
Government
Averill (along with the towns of LewisLewis, Vermont
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and Ferdinand
Ferdinand, Vermont
Ferdinand is an unincorporated town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for German Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg....
, as well as Avery's Gore, Warren's Gore
Warren's Gore, Vermont
Warren's Gore or Warrens Gore or Warren Gore is a gore in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 10 at the 2000 census...
, and Warner's Grant
Warner's Grant, Vermont
Warner's Grant, , is a grant located in Essex County, Vermont, United States. At the 2010 Census, the grant had a total population of 0...
) does not have local governance. In 2000, a representative Board of Governors (3 members) was elected to replace the former Essex County Supervisor system.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 8 people, 3 households, and 2 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 0.2 inhabitants per square mile (0.1/km2). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 5.3 per square mile (2.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 3 households out of which one had children under the age of 18 living with them, two were married couples
Marriage
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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 per capita income
Per capita income
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for the town was $9,876. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.
Per capita, Averill was the poorest town in the Northeast Kingdom
Northeast Kingdom
The Northeast Kingdom is a term used to describe the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Vermont, comprising Essex, Orleans and Caledonia Counties and having a population of 62,438. In Vermont, the written term "NEK" is often used. The term is attributed to the late George D. Aiken, former...
and the next to last in Vermont.