Westmore, Vermont

Westmore, Vermont
Town
Westmore, Vermont (Mount Pisgah, Lake Willoughby, Mount Hor)
Westmore, Vermont (Mount Pisgah, Lake Willoughby, Mount Hor)
Located in Orleans County, Vermont
Located in Orleans County, Vermont
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Coordinates: 44°45′25″N 72°1′34″W / 44.75694°N 72.02611°W / 44.75694; -72.02611
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyOrleans
CharteredAugust 17, 1781
Area
 • Total
37.5 sq mi (97.0 km2)
 • Land34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2)
 • Water2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2)
Elevation
1,170 ft (554 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
357
 • Density10/sq mi (4.0/km2)
 • Households
136
 • Families
85
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
05822, 05860
Area code802
FIPS code50-81700[1]
GNIS feature ID1462254[2]

Westmore is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 357 at the 2020 census,[3] making it the least populated and least densely populated town in the county. The town contains one unincorporated village clustered around Lake Willoughby.[4]

History

Originally named Westford, the town was chartered on August 17, 1781. Since Chittenden County had a town named Westford, in 1787 the name was changed to Westmore.

The first vacation house was built on the lake in 1860. It is known as the Cheney House, named after an owner in the late 19th century.[5]

Westmore never attracted many settlers. The town's peak population was in the census year of 1880 with 485 people.

Before he became famous, Robert Frost camped here in the summer of 1909 with his family.[6]

Songadeewin Camp for girls was located here from 1921–1975.[7]

Electricity became available at the south end of the lake, from West Burke, c. 1934.[8]

In 1970, the state of Vermont acquired 7,600 acres (3,100 ha) as part of Willoughby State Forest, which included the Cheney House.[5]

Nudity is legal throughout Vermont,[9][10] though in 2007–2008, the town discussed whether to ban nudity, aimed at sunbathers on the south beach of Lake Willoughby.[11]

Having closely approximated the state's voting percentages for governor, in 2006, and president in 2004, Westmore was considered one of six "bellwether" towns for the 2008 general election.[12]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.5 square miles (97.0 km2), of which 34.5 square miles (89.4 km2) is land and 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2) (7.85%) is water.

One of the town's most prominent features is Lake Willoughby. The relatively young 12,000-year-old glacier-carved lake is flanked on the east by Mount Pisgah 2,752 feet (839 m) and the west by Mount Hor 2,654 feet (809 m). The mountains, which have hundreds of feet of rock cliffs, are located in the Willoughby State Forest and the cliffs have been designated a National Natural Landmark. In recent decades, several peregrine falcons have been found there.

Local mountains also include Goodwin 2,936 feet (895 m), Bald 3,316 feet (1,011 m), Hedgehog 2,201 feet (671 m), Haystack 2,713 feet (827 m), and Bartlett 2,047 feet (624 m).

The town has a local weather recording and reporting station.[13]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1810126—
1830132—
1840122−7.6%
185015224.6%
1860324113.2%
187041227.2%
188048016.5%
1890395−17.7%
1900390−1.3%
1910331−15.1%
1920287−13.3%
1930224−22.0%
19402240.0%
1950210−6.2%
1960179−14.8%
19701958.9%
198025731.8%
199030518.7%
20003060.3%
201035014.4%
20203572.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[14][15]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 306 people, 133 households, and 90 families residing in the town. The population density was 8.9 people per square mile (3.4/km2). There were 530 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.9/km2).

There were 133 households, out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.

Economy

Personal income

The median income for a household in the town was $27,375, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,522. About 7.8% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.8% of those 65 or over.

Tourism

The town is first in the county with the highest percentage of second home ownership. The county is tied for first in the state.[16][17]

Most of the tourism is around the lake and mountains, which have hiking and biking trails, some of which are associated with the Kingdom Trails, and campgrounds. There is hiking, biking, fishing, ice fishing, camping, rock and ice climbing, canoeing and other boating forms, parasailing. Visitors dive from Devils Rock on the east shore of the lake.[citation needed]

Government

Town

School district

High school students are sent to Lake Region Union High School. The town pays an assessment for this and elects a board member to the Orleans Central Supervisory Union.

Notable people

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Westmore town, Orleans County, Vermont". Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Vermont Villages, Towns, Counties
  5. ^ a b Gresser, Joseph (September 17, 2008). Cheney House for sale to highest bidder. the Chronicle.
  6. ^ "Celebrating Robert Frost". The Old Stone House Bulletin. Brownington, Vermont: Orleans County Historical Society. Spring 2009. p. 1.
  7. ^ Not to be confused with a camp of the same name operating on Lake Dunmore starting in 1999. Songadeewin on Lake Willoughby was run by the Keewaydin Camps LTD conglomerate, Songadeewin on Lake Dunmore is run by the Keewaydin Foundation.
  8. ^ Rybecky, Eleanor Badenberger (August 2008). "Pisgah Lodge at Willoughby Lake". Vermont's Northland Journal. 7 (5): 6.
  9. ^ though public disrobing is not
  10. ^ MacQuarrie, Brian (August 23, 2006). "Law of nature prevails in Vermont". The Boston Globe.
  11. ^ aol news retrieved June 17, 2008
  12. ^ Remsen, Nancy (November 2, 2008). Towns to watch. Burlington Free Press.
  13. ^ Westmore Weather Station Data
  14. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  15. ^ "Vermont History Explorer". Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  16. ^ The other county is Windham County
  17. ^ Starr, Tena (July 7, 2010). "Glover to study summer people's spending habits". Barton, Vermont: the Chronicle. pp. 10A.
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