North Hero
| North Hero, Vermont | |
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Grand Isle County Courthouse
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 Location in Grand Isle County and the state of Vermont |
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 North Hero, Vermont
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| Coordinates: 44°49′52″N 73°16′25″W / 44.83111°N 73.27361°WCoordinates: 44°49′52″N 73°16′25″W / 44.83111°N 73.27361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Grand Isle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.6 sq mi (120.6 km2) |
| • Land | 13.4 sq mi (34.8 km2) |
| • Water | 33.1 sq mi (85.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 803 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (23.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05474 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-50650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462164 |
| Website | www |
North Hero is a town in and the shire town (county seat) of Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 803 at the 2010 census.
The town was named for Ethan Allen, an American Revolutionary War patriot and hero.
The North Hero Town Office is located at 6441 US Route 2 and shares a building with the town school.
North Hero is in the center of Grand Isle County and occupies the entire North Hero Island in Lake Champlain, as well as Knight Island, Butler Island, and a handful of much smaller islands. The town is bordered to the north by Alburgh, to the west by Isle La Motte, and to the south by the town of Grand Isle, all in Grand Isle County. To the east, across Lake Champlain, are the towns of St. Albans and Swanton in Franklin County, Vermont, while to the southwest, across the western arm of Lake Champlain, is the town of Beekmantown in Clinton County, New York.
U.S. Route 2 crosses North Hero from north to south, departing the town in the north by a bridge over the Alburg Passage into the town of Alburgh, and in the south by a bridge over The Gut to South Hero Island (Grand Isle).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of North Hero has a total area of 46.6 square miles (120.6 km2), of which 13.4 square miles (34.8 km2) are land and 33.1 square miles (85.8 km2), or 71.11%, are water.
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