Editing Shoreham, Vermont

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Shoreham, Vermont
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
<!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Shoreham, Vermont Congregational Church.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Shoreham Congregational Church
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
<!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Addison County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Shoreham highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 260px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison County]] and the state of [[Vermont]].

<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = State
| subdivision_name1  = [[Vermont]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison]]
| parts_type         = Communities
| parts              = Shoreham<br />Cream&nbsp;Hill<br />East&nbsp;Shoreham<br />Richville

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 120.1
| area_land_km2      = 112.5
| area_water_km2     = 7.6
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1260
| population_density_km2 = 11.2
| population_density_sq_mi = 
<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 105
| elevation_ft       = 344
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|53|31|N|73|18|45|W|region:US-VT|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 05770 (Shoreham)<br/>05778 ([[Whiting, Vermont|Whiting]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 802|802]]
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 50-65050<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1462209<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.shorehamvt.us}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Shoreham''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɔː|r|əm}} is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Addison County, Vermont]], United States. The population was 1,260 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000165050| title=Census - Geography Profile: Shoreham town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Shoreham is located in western Addison County along the shore of [[Lake Champlain]]. The western boundary of the town, which follows the center of the lake, is also the state border with [[New York (state)|New York]]. Neighboring Vermont towns are [[Bridport, Vermont|Bridport]] to the north, [[Cornwall, Vermont|Cornwall]] and [[Whiting, Vermont|Whiting]] to the east, and [[Orwell, Vermont|Orwell]] to the south. [[Ticonderoga, New York]], is to the west across Lake Champlain, accessible in the summertime by the [[Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry]], a diesel-powered [[cable ferry]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Shoreham has a total area of {{convert|120.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|112.5|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|7.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 6.36%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000165050| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162750/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000165050| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shoreham town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref>

The [[village (Vermont)|village]] of Shoreham is located at the intersection of [[Vermont Route 22A]] and [[Vermont Route 74]].

==Demographics==
[[Image:West 74 at 22A concurrency southern end.jpg|thumb|left|[[Vermont Route 74|VT&nbsp;74]] and [[Vermont Route 22A|VT&nbsp;22A]] junction at Shoreham village]]
{{US Census population
|1790= 721
|1800= 1447
|1810= 2033
|1820= 1881
|1830= 2137
|1840= 1675
|1850= 1601
|1860= 1382
|1870= 1225
|1880= 1354
|1890= 1240
|1900= 1193
|1910= 1098
|1920= 925
|1930= 948
|1940= 865
|1950= 829
|1960= 786
|1970= 790
|1980= 972
|1990= 1115
|2000= 1222
|2010= 1265
|2020= 1260
|align-fn=center
|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>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,222 people, 453 households, and 342 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|28.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 556 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 453 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or [[Civil Union|civil union]], 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $43,958. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $21,912 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,650. About 4.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
Early in the morning of May 10, 1775, American and [[Green Mountain Boy]] militias under the command of [[Ethan Allen]] and [[Benedict Arnold]] sailed across Lake Champlain from Hand's Cove, in what is today Shoreham, to take part in the [[Capture of Fort Ticonderoga]].

==Notable people==
<!-- Note:
· Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability.
· The article must mention how they are associated with Shoreham, whether born, raised, or residing.
· The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited.
· Alphabetical by last name please.
· All others will be deleted.
-->
* [[Mary Annette Anderson]], [[African American]] professor and first to be [[Phi Beta Kappa]]
* [[William Anderson (Vermont politician)|William John Anderson]], farmer and second African American to be elected to the [[Vermont General Assembly]]
* [[Ansel Briggs]], first [[List of Governors of Iowa|governor of Iowa]]
*[[JoAnne Carson]], painter and sculptor, Guggenheim Fellow (2016)
* [[John W. Cary]], state senator from [[Wisconsin]]
* [[John Catlin (politician)|John Catlin]], Acting Governor of Wisconsin Territory
* [[John Smith Chipman]], lawyer and politician from [[Michigan]]
* [[Columbus Delano]], [[United States Secretary of the Interior]]
* [[Richard G. Desautels]], American POW held by North Korea and China under mysterious circumstances
* [[Anna M. Fitch]] (1840-1904), writer
* [[Selucius Garfielde]], delegate from the [[Territory of Washington]]
* [[Augustus C. Hand]], lawyer and justice of the [[New York Supreme Court]]
* [[Silas H. Jennison]], 14th [[List of Governors of Vermont|governor of Vermont]]
* [[Levi P. Morton]], US congressman from New York and the 22nd [[List of Vice Presidents of the United States|Vice President of the U.S.]]
* [[Ebenezer J. Ormsbee]], the 41st [[List of Governors of Vermont|governor of Vermont]]
* [[Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)|Charles Rich]], US congressman
* [[Thomas Rowley (poet)|Thomas Rowley]], poet known as "The Bard of the Green Mountains"
* [[Joel Turrill]] (1794–1859), US congressman from [[New York (state)|New York]], born in Shoreham
* [[Alva Woods]] (1794–1887), American minister, university professor and university president, born in Shoreham

==See also==
* [[WhistlePig]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.shorehamvt.org/ Town of Shoreham official website]

{{Addison County, Vermont}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Shoreham, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Addison County, Vermont]]