Editing South Hero, Vermont

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Grand Isle County, Vermont|Grand Isle]]
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|postal_code              = 05486
|area_code                = [[Area code 802|802]]
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|blank_info               = 50-67000<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>
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|website                  = {{URL|www.southherovt.org}}
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'''South Hero''' is a [[New England town|town]] on [[Grand Isle (island)|Grand Isle]] in [[Grand Isle County, Vermont|Grand Isle County]], [[Vermont]], United States. South Hero's population was 1,674 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5001367000| title=Census - Geography Profile: South Hero town, Grand Isle County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:South Hero VT town hall.jpg|thumb|left|The town hall for South Hero]]

The town of South Hero includes the southern half of South Hero Island (also known as Grand Isle), as well as several smaller islands in Lake Champlain, including Providence Island and Stave Island to the southwest. To the west, across Lake Champlain, it is bordered by the towns of [[Plattsburgh (town), New York|Plattsburgh]] and [[Peru, New York|Peru]] in [[Clinton County, New York]]. To the east, across the eastern arm of Lake Champlain, is the town of [[Milton, Vermont|Milton]] in [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden County]], and to the south across the lake is the town of [[Colchester, Vermont|Colchester]], also in Chittenden County, to which it is connected via the [[Island Line Trail]] (with a 200 foot gap that is serviced by a small ferry).

[[U.S. Route 2 in Vermont|U.S. Route 2]] crosses the town, leaving north into the town of Grand Isle and to the east, across Lake Champlain over sandbar bridge, into a corner of the town of Milton. [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], the largest city in Vermont, is {{convert|19|mi}} to the south by road, and [[Rouses Point, New York]], is {{convert|31|mi}} to the north. The unincorporated [[South Hero (CDP), Vermont|village of South Hero]] is in the center of the town, along US-2.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of South Hero has a total area of {{convert|123.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|38.6|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{Convert|84.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 68.59%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5001367000| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): South Hero town, Grand Isle County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 28, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, South Hero has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=706734&cityname=South+Hero%2C+Vermont%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for South Hero, Vermont]</ref>

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 | location    = South Hero, Vermont (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 61
 | Feb record high F  = 62
 | Mar record high F  = 81
 | Apr record high F  = 88
 | May record high F  = 94
 | Jun record high F  = 98
 | Jul record high F  = 98
 | Aug record high F  = 99
 | Sep record high F  = 97
 | Oct record high F  = 83
 | Nov record high F  = 71
 | Dec record high F  = 66
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 27.8
 | Feb high F = 30.7
 | Mar high F = 40.1
 | Apr high F = 53.8
 | May high F = 67.9
 | Jun high F = 76.8
 | Jul high F = 81.5
 | Aug high F = 79.9
 | Sep high F = 72.2
 | Oct high F = 58.0
 | Nov high F = 45.6
 | Dec high F = 34.0
 | year high F = 55.7
 | Jan mean F = 19.6
 | Feb mean F = 21.6
 | Mar mean F = 30.9
 | Apr mean F = 43.9
 | May mean F = 57.1
 | Jun mean F = 66.3
 | Jul mean F = 71.7
 | Aug mean F = 70.3
 | Sep mean F = 62.7
 | Oct mean F = 50.1
 | Nov mean F = 38.5
 | Dec mean F = 27.3
 | year mean F = 46.7
 | Jan low F = 11.3
 | Feb low F = 12.4
 | Mar low F = 21.7
 | Apr low F = 34.1
 | May low F = 46.4
 | Jun low F = 55.9
 | Jul low F = 61.9
 | Aug low F = 60.8
 | Sep low F = 53.1
 | Oct low F = 42.1
 | Nov low F = 31.4
 | Dec low F = 20.5
 | year low F = 37.6
 | Jan record low F  = -31
 | Feb record low F  = -27
 | Mar record low F  = -16
 | Apr record low F  = 8
 | May record low F  = 26
 | Jun record low F  = 34
 | Jul record low F  = 37
 | Aug record low F  = 41
 | Sep record low F  = 29
 | Oct record low F  = 21
 | Nov record low F  = 3
 | Dec record low F  = -22
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.94
 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.57
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.02
 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.66
 | May precipitation inch = 3.36
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.09
 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.85
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.62
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.26
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.74
 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.67
 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.21
 | year precipitation inch = 34.99
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 10.6
 | Feb precipitation days  = 8.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 9.5
 | Apr precipitation days  = 11.0
 | May precipitation days  = 11.6
 | Jun precipitation days  = 12.2
 | Jul precipitation days  = 11.6
 | Aug precipitation days  = 10.6
 | Sep precipitation days  = 9.6
 | Oct precipitation days  = 11.3
 | Nov precipitation days  = 10.1
 | Dec precipitation days  = 10.9
 | year precipitation days = 127.4
 | Jan snow inch = 11.4
 | Feb snow inch = 11.6
 | Mar snow inch = 10.6
 | Apr snow inch = 2.2
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.1
 | Nov snow inch = 3.3
 | Dec snow inch = 10.9
 | year snow inch = 50.1
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 8.6
 | Feb snow days  = 6.7
 | Mar snow days  = 5.6
 | Apr snow days  = 1.8
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.1
 | Nov snow days  = 2.1
 | Dec snow days  = 7.3
 | year snow days = 32.2
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=btv
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00437607&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 19, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 537
|1800= 611
|1810= 826
|1820= 842
|1830= 717
|1840= 664
|1850= 705
|1860= 617
|1870= 586
|1880= 620
|1890= 559
|1900= 917
|1910= 605
|1920= 606
|1930= 641
|1940= 611
|1950= 567
|1960= 614
|1970= 868
|1980= 1188
|1990= 1404
|2000= 1696
|2010= 1631
|2020= 1674
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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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,696 people, 663 households, and 472 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 112.3 people per square mile (43.4/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 1,036 housing units at an average density of 68.6 per square mile (26.5/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 663 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. Of all households, 21.0% were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,344, and the median income for a family was $61,198. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $27,357 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,532.  About 4.0% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Though it has relatively few full-time residents, South Hero is much more populated in the summer months with seasonal residents and out-of-town vacationers and tourists usually from Canada.

==Culture==
South Hero has a strong agricultural system that combines multi-generational farming operations with newer sustainable and organic ventures. Apples and dairy continue to be mainstay industries with multiple orchards and dairy farms throughout the town.

The local K–8 school (Folsom Elementary) also houses the town's community center and is a focal point for many events, from library-based learning and programs to school-sponsored plays and athletic events. The town also hosts an annual marathon and half-marathon, which begins and ends in front of the school.

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File:South Hero Volunteer Fire.jpg|South Hero Volunteer Fire Department
File:South Hero VT Volunteer Fire Department.jpg|South Hero Volunteer Fire Department
Image:South Hero VT 1.jpg|The Parade Grand Marshal kicks off the 2000 edition of the annual South Hero [[Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] parade. South Hero hosts the parade for all of [[Grand Isle County, Vermont]].
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== Notable people ==
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* [[Jewett W. Adams]], fourth [[List of Governors of Nevada|Governor of Nevada]]; born in South Hero<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nevada/col2-content/main-content-list/title_adams_jewett.html|title= Nevada Governor Jewett William Adams|publisher= National Governors Association|accessdate= September 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Craig Alanson]], ''New York Times'' bestselling author
* [[Ebenezer Allen (Vermont politician)|Ebenezer Allen]], owner of the first settlement at South Hero and cousin of [[Ethan Allen]]
* [[Asa Lyon]], U.S. Representative
* [[Sarah M. Dawson Merrill]], educator
* [[Barbara West (TV news anchor)|Barbara West]], television news anchor, former ABC TV network journalist, and former Miss Vermont

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|South Hero}}
* [http://www.southherovt.org/ Town of South Hero official website]
* [http://www.shlt.org/ South Hero Land Trust]
* [http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/southhero.html Virtual Vermont: South Hero]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/South-Hero-Vermont.html City-Data.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190514171613/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=278735 ePodunk] (archived)

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