Island Pond, Vermont
| Island Pond, Vermont | |
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| Census-designated place | |
The former Grand Trunk Railroad station is now a bank branch and offices.
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 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°48′52″N 71°52′56″W / 44.81444°N 71.88222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Essex |
| Town | Brighton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 821 |
| • Density | 197/sq mi (76.0/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05846 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-35725 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1457977 |
Island Pond is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brighton in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 821 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Island Pond is in the center of the town of Brighton, at the north end (outlet) of Island Pond, the lake. Vermont Routes 114 and 105 pass through the community, joining as Derby Street leading south out of the center of the CDP. Route 114 leaves north from Island Pond as Railroad Street, leading 16 miles (26 km) to the Canada–United States border at Norton; to the south Route 114 leads 24 miles (39 km) to Lyndonville. Route 105 leaves east as East Brighton Road, leading 16 miles (26 km) to Bloomfield on the Connecticut River; to the southwest it follows Derby Street and Route 114 for 2 miles (3 km), then turns northwest and leads 17 miles (27 km) through Charleston to Derby Center.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Island Pond CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2), or 8.42%, is water.
Bluff Mountain overlooks the lake and the island from the north.
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