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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} <!-- Infobox begins. Additional parameter fields maybe available at Template:Infobox settlement --> {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Somerset, Vermont |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = Town |motto = |image_skyline = Somerset-reservoir.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Somerset Reservoir, Somerset, Vermont |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = somerset_vt_highlight.png |mapsize = 200px |map_caption = Located in Windham County, Vermont |image_map1 = Map of USA VT.svg |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = Location of Vermont with the U.S. |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Vermont]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Chartered |established_date = 1761 (Vermont) |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 6 |population_density_sq_mi = .2 |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|42|58|00|N|72|58|00|W|region:US-VT|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 610 |elevation_ft = 2000 |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]] |postal_code = 05360 ([[Stratton, Vermont|Stratton]]) |area_code = [[Area code 802|802]] |website = |footnotes = }} <!-- Infobox ends --> '''Somerset''' is an unincorporated [[New England town|town]] in [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham County]], [[Vermont]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], it had a total [[population]] of 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5002565762|title=Census - Geography Profile: Somerset town, Windham County, Vermont|access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> Somerset is one of five unincorporated towns in Vermont, having been disincorporated in 1937. The town has no local government and the town's affairs are handled by a state-appointed supervisor. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town had a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.9 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 26.1 square miles (67.7 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km<sup>2</sup>) is water. The total area is 7.07% water. It is located high in the southern [[Green Mountains]], with its little habitable terrain sandwiched between the main spine of those mountains and [[Mount Snow]]. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1790= 111 |1800= 130 |1810= 199 |1820= 173 |1830= 245 |1840= 262 |1850= 321 |1860= 105 |1870= 80 |1880= 67 |1890= 61 |1900= 67 |1910= 27 |1920= 59 |1930= 20 |1940= 5 |1950= 8 |1960= 4 |1980= 2 |1990= 2 |2000= 5 |2010= 3 |2020= 6 |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|access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> }} At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 5 people, 2 households, and 1 family residing in the town. The population density was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 100.00% White.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> Of the 2 households 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, and 50.0% were non-families. 50.0% of households were one person who were 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 4.00. The age distribution was 40.0% under the age of 18, 40.0% from 25 to 44, and 20.0% who are 45 to 64 years old. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 400.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200.0 males. ==Christmas tree== In 2007, the [[Capitol Christmas Tree]] was cut from the [[Green Mountain National Forest]] in Somerset.[https://archive.today/20070529045508/http://www.capitolchristmastree2007.org/] ==Snow== On March 5, 1947, Somerset had {{convert|78|in|cm}} of snow on the ground, the greatest daily snow depth for any location anywhere in Vermont.<ref name=snow>{{cite news |title= Vermont Snowfall and Snow Depth Extremes Table |work= National Climatic Data Center |publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date= February 9, 2013 |url= http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ussc/USSCAppController?action=extremes&state=43 }}</ref> == Notable people == <!-- Note: 路 Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. 路 The article must mention how they are associated with Somerset, whether born, raised, or residing. 路 The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. 路 Alphabetical by last name please. 路 All others will be deleted. --> * [[Elbridge Boyden]], noted [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] architect * [[Lyman Enos Knapp]], governor of the [[List of Governors of Alaska|District of Alaska]] (1889 to 1893) ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} * [http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/somerset.html Virtual Vermont] {{Windham County, Vermont}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Bennington County, Vermont]] [[Category:Somerset, Vermont| ]] [[Category:Former municipalities in Vermont]] [[Category:Towns in Vermont]] [[Category:Towns in Windham County, Vermont]]
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