Ferdinand, Vermont
| Ferdinand, Vermont | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Essex County and the state of Vermont. |
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 Location of Vermont in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 44°43′01″N 71°46′36″W / 44.71694°N 71.77667°WCoordinates: 44°43′01″N 71°46′36″W / 44.71694°N 71.77667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.8 sq mi (136.8 km2) |
| • Land | 52.6 sq mi (136.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 32 |
| • Density | 0.5/sq mi (0.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Ferdinand is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for German Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg. Although incorporated, the town was never formally organized since it never gained a sufficiently large permanent population. The population was 32 at the 2010 census, having had a high of 213 in 1910. The town's affairs are handled by the Unified Towns & Gores of Essex County. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Ferdinand is in central Essex County and is bordered to the northwest by Brighton, to the north by Lewis, to the east by Brunswick and Maidstone, and to the south by Granby and East Haven. A small part of the southwestern boundary is with the town of Newark in Caledonia County. Vermont Route 105 crosses the northern part of the town, running between Island Pond to the west and Bloomfield to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.8 square miles (136.8 km2), of which 52.6 square miles (136.2 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2), or 0.43%, is water. The Nulhegan River, a tributary of the Connecticut River, flows from west to east across the northern part of the town. The highest point in the town is the summit of Seneca Mountain, at 3,170 feet (970 m).
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