Westmore, Vermont Westmore, Vermont Westmore, Vermont (Mount Pisgah, Lake Willoughby, Mount Hor) Westmore, Vermont (Mount Pisgah, Lake Willoughby, Mount Hor) Located in Orleans County, Vermont Located in Orleans County, Vermont State Vermont Westmore is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.
The populace was 306 at the 2000 census, making it the least populated town in the county.
The town includes one unincorporated village clustered around Lake Willoughby. Originally titled Westford, the town was chartered on August 17, 1781.
Since Chittenden County had a town titled Westford, in 1787 the name was changed to Westmore.
The town's peak populace was in the census year of 1880 with 485 citizens .
In 1970, the state of Vermont acquired 7,600 acres (3,100 ha) as part of Willoughby State Forest, which encompassed the Cheney House. Nudity is legal throughout Vermont, though in 2007-8, the town discussed whether to ban nudity, aimed at sunbathers on the south beach of Lake Willoughby. Having closely approximated the state's voting percentages for governor, in 2006, and president in 2004, Westmore was considered one of six "bellwether" suburbs for the 2008 general election. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 37.5 square miles (97.0 km2), of which 34.5 square miles (89.4 km2) is territory and 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2) (7.85%) is water.
One of the town's most prominent features is Lake Willoughby.
The lake has a maximum depth of 312 feet, making it the deepest lake totally contained inside Vermont, and one of the deepest lakes in all of New England. The mostly young 12,000-year-old glacier-carved lake is bordered on the east by Mount Pisgah 2,752 feet (839 m) and the west by Mount Hor 2,654 feet (809 m).
The mountain peaks, which have hundreds of feet of modern cliffs, are positioned in the Willoughby State Forest and the cliffs have been designated a National Natural Landmark.
Local mountain peaks also include Goodwin 2,936 feet (895 m), Bald 3,316 feet (1,011 m), Hedgehog 2,201 feet (671 m), Haystack 2,713 feet (827 m), and Bartlett 2,047 feet (624 m).
As of the census of 2000, there were 306 citizens , 133 homeholds, and 90 families living in the town.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $27,375, and the median income for a family was $38,333.
The per capita income for the town was $14,522.
The town is first in the county with the highest percentage of second home ownership.
The town pays an assessment for this and elects a board member to the Orleans Central Supervisory Union.
Vermont Villages, Towns, Counties Brownington, Vermont: Orleans County Historical Society.
Westmore Weather Station Data "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Vermont History Explorer".
The other county is Windham County Municipalities and communities of Orleans County, Vermont, United States Shire town: Newport
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