Editing Ferdinand, Vermont

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'''Ferdinand''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Essex County, Vermont|Essex County]], [[Vermont]], United States. It was named after German Prince [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=277834|title=Profile for Ferdinand, Vermont|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|accessdate=May 9, 2010}}</ref> Although incorporated, it was never formally organized since it never gained a sufficiently large permanent population. Its population was 16 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000925975| title=Census - Geography Profile: Ferdinand town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> and was highest in 1910, with 213. It  is managed by the Unified Towns & Gores of Essex County. It is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[New Hampshire|NH]] [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|&ndash;VT Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Ferdinand is in central Essex County and is bordered to the northwest by [[Brighton, Vermont|Brighton]], to the north by [[Lewis, Vermont|Lewis]], to the east by [[Brunswick, Vermont|Brunswick]] and [[Maidstone, Vermont|Maidstone]], and to the south by [[Granby, Vermont|Granby]] and [[East Haven, Vermont|East Haven]]. A small part of the southwestern boundary is with the town of [[Newark, Vermont|Newark]] in [[Caledonia County, Vermont|Caledonia County]]. [[Vermont Route 105]] crosses the northern part of the town, running between [[Island Pond, Vermont|Island Pond]] to the west and [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]] to the east.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|136.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|136.2|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.43%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000925975| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Ferdinand town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 5, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213132737/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000925975| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Nulhegan River]], a tributary of the [[Connecticut River]], flows from west to east across the northern part of the town. The highest point in the town is the summit of Seneca Mountain, at {{convert|3170|ft}}.

==Demographics==
{{update section|date=March 2022}}
{{US Census population
|1860= 34
|1870= 33
|1880= 40
|1890= 73
|1900= 41
|1910= 213
|1920= 106
|1930= 18
|1940= 17
|1950= 10
|1960= 16
|1970= 14
|1980= 12
|1990= 23
|2000= 33
|2010= 32
|2020= 16
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 16, 2015 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 33 people (30% of which spoke [[French language|French]] at home due largely to the town's proximity to the [[Province of Quebec]]), 13 households, and 13 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|0.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 56 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 13 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 92.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.54.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 15.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 36.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $14,688, and the median income for a family was $13,750. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,138. There were 35.7% of families and 48.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 100.0% of under eighteens and 21.4% of those over 64.

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{{Essex County, Vermont}}

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[[Category:Ferdinand, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Essex County, Vermont]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1761]]