Brownington, Vermont
Located in Orleans County, Vermont
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Coordinates: 44°49′32″N 72°8′3″W / 44.82556, -72.13417
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Orleans
Chartered	October 2, 1790
Settled	1796
Organized	1799
Area
- Total	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km²)
- Land	28.3 sq mi (73.3 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation	1,025 ft (342 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	885
- Density	31.3/sq mi (12.1/km²)
- Households	337
- Families	239
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	05860
Area code(s)	802
FIPS code	50-09850[1]
GNIS feature ID	1462056[2]

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.^[3]

Local Government

Town

• Selectman - Michael Glodgett^[4]
• 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

School 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 it's 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

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The town was named aftet the family Brown. Two chief grantees of Brownington were Daniel and Timothy Brown. There were six other male Browns and one woman, Sarah Brown.^[5]

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^[6] as a school in 1836.^[7] It is a museum today.^[8]

Part of the museum complex is Samuel Read Hall, located on the Hinman Settler Road. This Federal-style building was completed in 1831.^[9]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] 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^[10]:
  • Annual Native American Crafts Fair since 1998.
  • Annual International Pow Wow. Has been held since 1991.^[11][12]
• One of forty 'places to visit' on Vermont's Northeast Kingdom Geotourism MapGuide^[13]

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

• Old Stone House Museum A notable building in the Brownington Village Historic District.
• Brownington, Vermont is at coordinates 44°49′52″N 72°07′22″W / 44.83111, -72.12278 (Brownington, Vermont)Coordinates: 44°49′52″N 72°07′22″W / 44.83111, -72.12278 (Brownington, Vermont)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Orleans County, Vermont Shire town: Newport City Newport Towns Albany | Barton | Brownington | Charleston | Coventry | Craftsbury | Derby | Glover | Greensboro | Holland | Irasburg | Jay | Lowell | Morgan | Newport | Troy | Westfield | Westmore Villages Albany | Barton | Derby Center | Derby Line | North Troy | Orleans Unincorporated community Beebe Plain