Editing Panton, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
Panton is located in northwestern Addison County, along the [[New York (state)|New York]]–Vermont border. The western side of the town extends into [[Lake Champlain]], and Dead Creek is a broad water body that crosses the entire town south to north near the town center. [[Otter Creek (Vermont)|Otter Creek]] forms much of the eastern border of the town. Neighboring towns and cities are [[Ferrisburgh, Vermont|Ferrisburgh]] to the north, [[Vergennes, Vermont|Vergennes]] to the northeast, [[Waltham, Vermont|Waltham]] to the east, and [[Addison, Vermont|Addison]] to the south. Bordering across Lake Champlain, which is approximately {{convert|2|mi|0}} wide in this area, is the town of [[Westport, New York]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Panton has a total area of {{convert|57.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|40.2|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|17.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 29.70%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000153950| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163200/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000153950| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Panton town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 29, 2013}}</ref> As is common in the [[Champlain Valley]], much of the land in Panton is flat and suitable for agriculture. For centuries, locals have quarried and used a native stone, known as Panton Stone, for building foundations and walls. The stone collected in Panton is from the Ordovician [[Crown Point Formation]], therefore it is common to find fossils of invertebrates preserved in objects made from Panton Stone.