Brownington, Vermont
| Brownington, Vermont | |
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| Town | |
The Old Stone House Museum
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 Located in Orleans County, Vermont |
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 Location of Vermont with the U.S.A. |
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| Coordinates: 44°49′32″N 72°8′3″W / 44.82556°N 72.13417°WCoordinates: 44°49′32″N 72°8′3″W / 44.82556°N 72.13417°W | |
| 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462056 |
Brownington is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 988 as of the 2010 census.
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) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.4 km2) (0.49%) is water.
Brownington has three unincorporated villages: Brownington, Brownington Center, and Evansville.
The lie of the town is moderate but uneven. The central part of town is somewhat elevated. The Willoughby River flows through the southern part of town. Small streams are found throughout. Brownington Pond is in the north, partly in Derby.
The northeast part of town is delimited from its neighbor, the town of Charleston, by Chilafoux Road, which runs northwest-southeast, for about one-third of its length.
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.
In 2008, the town received its fire department services from the adjacent village of Orleans in the town of Barton.
The local school is part of the OSCU (Orleans Central Supervisory Union). The local school educates students K-8. Brownington pays the OCSU to educate grades 9-12 out of its budget at Lake Region Union High School (#24).
The town was named after the family Brown. Two chief grantees of Brownington were Daniel and Timothy Brown. There were six other male Browns and one woman, Sarah.
Until 1816, court convened here, alternating with Craftsbury, both shire towns of the county. After that year, the legislature changed the county seat to Irasburg.
Alexander Twilight built Athenian Hall, now called the Old Stone House as a dormitory for a boarding academy in 1836. It is a museum today.
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