Searsburg, Vermont Explained

Official Name:Searsburg, Vermont
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bennington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:55.9
Area Land Km2:55.5
Area Water Km2:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:126
Population Density Km2:2.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:670
Elevation Ft:2198
Coordinates:42.8894°N -72.9633°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:05201
Area Code:802
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-63175[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1462202[2]

Searsburg is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 126 at the 2020 census.[3]

Energy development

Searsburg is the home of a six-megawatt wind turbine farm owned by Green Mountain Power. The town officers have supported the electrical generating station consisting of 11 towers atop a ridgeline. The project is also an education and research facility for wind generation in the cold, northeast U.S. climate.[4] There is a new wind project planned near the existing Searsburg Wind Energy Facility. Iberdrola Renewables proposed a 30 megawatt project, which consists of 15 turbines in Searsburg and Readsboro, on U.S. Forest Service land.[5]

Geography

Searsburg is located in southeastern Bennington County in the Green Mountains of Vermont. It is bordered to the north and east by Windham County. The town is traversed by Vermont Route 9, also known as the Molly Stark Trail. The highway leads east to Brattleboro and west to Bennington.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.9sqkm, of which 55.5sqkm is land and 0.3sqkm, or 0.59%, is water.[6] The town is drained by the Deerfield River, a tributary of the Connecticut River.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 96 people, 40 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was 4.5 people per square mile (1.7/km2). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 4.0 per square mile (1.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 40 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 152.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $25,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,472. There were 10.0% of families and 17.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 12.9% of under eighteens and 35.7% of those over 64.

Electoral history

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: Searsburg town, Bennington County, Vermont. United States Census Bureau. January 6, 2022.
  4. Web site: Searsburg Wind Power Facility | Northeast Wind . January 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120627052849/http://www.northeastwind.com/what-weve-done/projects/22-searsburg . June 27, 2012 . dead .
  5. Web site: Central Vermont Public Service to purchase Deerfield Wind power. Vermont Business Magazine. September 7, 2018.
  6. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Searsburg town, Bennington County, Vermont. https://archive.today/20200212161833/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000363175. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 30, 2014.
  7. Web site: DETAILED 1992 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President. 1992. Vermont Secretary of State. 2. February 6, 2012.
  8. Web site: DETAILED 1996 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President. 1996. Vermont Secretary of State. 2. February 6, 2012.
  9. Web site: DETAILED 2000 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President. 2000. Vermont Secretary of State. 2. February 6, 2012.
  10. Web site: DETAILED 2004 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President. 2004. Vermont Secretary of State. 2. February 6, 2012.
  11. Web site: DETAILED 2008 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President. 2008. Vermont Secretary of State. 2. February 6, 2012.