Searsburg, Vermont
| Searsburg, Vermont | |
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 Searsburg, Vermont |
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 Searsburg, Vermont
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| Coordinates: 42°53′22″N 72°57′48″W / 42.88944°N 72.96333°WCoordinates: 42°53′22″N 72°57′48″W / 42.88944°N 72.96333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Bennington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.6 sq mi (55.9 km2) |
| • Land | 21.4 sq mi (55.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,198 ft (670 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 109 |
| • Density | 5/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-63175 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462202 |
Searsburg is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 109 at the 2010 census.
Searsburg is the home of a six megawatt wind turbine farm owned by Green Mountain Power. The town officers have supported the electrical generating station consisting of 11 towers atop a ridgeline. The project is also an education and research facility for wind generation in the cold, northeast U.S. climate. There is a new wind project planned near the existing Searsburg Wind Energy Facility. Iberdrola Renewables proposed a 30 megawatt project, which consists of 15 turbines in Searsburg and Readsboro, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Searsburg is located in southeastern Bennington County in the Green Mountains of Vermont. It is bordered to the north and east by Windham County. The town is traversed by Vermont Route 9, also known as the Molly Stark Trail. The highway leads east 24 miles (39 km) to Brattleboro and west 15 miles (24 km) to Bennington.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.6 square miles (55.9 km2), of which 21.4 square miles (55.5 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.59%, is water. The town is drained by the Deerfield River, a tributary of the Connecticut River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 96 people, 40 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was 4.5 people per square mile (1.7/km²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 4.0 per square mile (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
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