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==Geography== Ferrisburgh is located in the northwest corner of Addison County. Its western boundary is the Vermont–[[New York (state)|New York]] border as it runs up the center of [[Lake Champlain]]. [[Otter Creek (Vermont)|Otter Creek]], one of the longest rivers in Vermont, enters Lake Champlain in Ferrisburgh between Fields Bay and Porter Bay. The original settlement of Ferrisburgh anticipated an eventual population of 25,000 inhabitants, a number not yet reached as of the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010" /> Ferrisburgh is bordered by the town of [[Charlotte, Vermont|Charlotte]], in [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden County]], to the north. Neighboring towns within Addison County are [[Monkton, Vermont|Monkton]] to the east, [[New Haven, Vermont|New Haven]] to the southeast, and [[Waltham, Vermont|Waltham]] and [[Panton, Vermont|Panton]] to the south. The city of [[Vergennes, Vermont|Vergennes]] also lies on the southern border, between Waltham and Panton. To the west, across Lake Champlain, is the New York town of [[Westport, New York|Westport]]. The town of [[Essex, New York]], touches the northernmost part of the Ferrisburgh border within Lake Champlain. [[File:North_Ferrisburg,_Vermont,_U.S._Post_Office.jpg|left|thumb|North Ferrisburgh post office]] Communities within the town include the town center, Ferrisburgh, plus the settlement of North Ferrisburgh (or North Ferrisburg) near the town's northern boundary. [[Basin Harbor]] is a small community on the shore of Lake Champlain that has frequently been the site of dispute over the town's lakeside boundary with [[Vergennes, Vermont|Vergennes]], as well as the State of New York.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Ferrisburgh has a total area of {{convert|158.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|122.8|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|35.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 22.46%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000126300| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164339/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000126300| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bristol town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>
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