Irasburg
| Irasburg, Vermont | |
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| Town | |
 Located in Orleans County, Vermont |
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 Location of Vermont with the U.S.A. |
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| Coordinates: 44°48′22″N 72°16′4″W / 44.80611°N 72.26778°WCoordinates: 44°48′22″N 72°16′4″W / 44.80611°N 72.26778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Orleans |
| Chartered | February 23, 1781 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.6 sq mi (105.1 km2) |
| • Land | 40.5 sq mi (105.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 814 ft (313 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,077 |
| • Density | 26.6/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
| • Households | 405 |
| • Families | 317 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05845 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-35575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462124 |
Irasburg is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. Irasburg was established in 1781 when the land was granted to Ira Allen, Roger Enos, Jerusha Enos (wife of Roger Enos), Jerusha Enos, Jr. (wife of Ira Allen), Roger Enos, Jr. and others by the Vermont General Assembly. Ira Allen later obtained the rights of the other proprietors, and he deeded the town to Jerusha Enos, Jr. as a wedding gift.
In 2010 the US census reported that there were 1096 citizens living in Irasburg. Irasburg has a total land area of 40.6 square miles (105 km2), 40.5 square miles (105 km2) being land and .1 square miles (0.26 km2) being water.
On average, it snows 9 out of the 12 months of the year.
The land now known as Irasburg Vermont was granted on February 23, 1781, to Ira Allen, by the General Assembly of Vermont. At this point in time, the lands of Vermont were claimed by both New Hampshire and New York. The Continental Congress ordered that the land would not be distributed until the inhabitants of New York, New Hampshire, and the land known as "Vermont" resolved the conflict of who truly owned the land. The General assembly of Vermont ignored this order however and Vermont was granted to 40-70 individuals. Ira Allen, the person known to have been granted the most land, was born in Colchester in 1790 and attended Middlebury College and the University of Vermont. The Allens leased the land which they had received to settlers. Although Ira Allen was the first to be granted land, Irasburg's first settler was Caleb Leach in 1798. No land was conveyed by deed however, until Ira H. Allen, son of Ira Allen, became town resident in 1814 and served as town clerk.
Captain James Richardson settled Irasburg in 1803 and is believed to have opened the first tavern in Town.
The production of salts and pearl-ashes was the primary industry in Irasburg for the beginning of the 19th century. Although there was an embargo, these goods were transported to Canada. During this time, there was a large amount of smuggling of the salts and pearl-ashes by town residents.
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