Sheldon, Vermont

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Sheldon, Vermont |settlement_type = [[New England town|Town]] |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Sheldon, Vermont (8270391887).jpg |image_caption = Church building in Sheldon |image_flag = |image_seal = SheldonVTseal.png |image_map = Franklin County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Sheldon highlighted.svg |map_caption = Location in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]] and the state of [[Vermont]]  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = Vermont |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin]] |parts_type = Communities |parts = Sheldon East Sheldon North Sheldon Shawville Sheldon Junction [[Sheldon Springs, Vermont|Sheldon Springs]] South Franklin  |established_title = |established_date = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name =  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 102.4 |area_land_km2 = 100.5 |area_water_km2 = 1.9 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_total = 2136 |population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = 21.3 |population_density_sq_mi =  |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 502 |coordinates = {{coord|44|53|25|N|72|54|12|W|region:US-VT|display=it}}  |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s |postal_code = 05483 (Sheldon) 05485 ([[Sheldon Springs, Vermont|Sheldon Springs]]) 05450 ([[Enosburg Falls, Vermont|Enosburg Falls]]) 05457 ([[Franklin, Vermont|Franklin]]) 05478 ([[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans]]) |area_code = [[Area code 802|802]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 50-64600<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 = 1462207<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1462207}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://sheldonvt.com/}} |footnotes = }} '''Sheldon''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 2,136 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5001164600| title=Census - Geography Profile: Sheldon town, Franklin County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> It contains the unincorporated community of [[Sheldon Springs, Vermont|Sheldon Springs]].

==Geography== Sheldon, named for Revolutionary War colonel [[Elisha Sheldon]],<ref name="Waymarking">[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMD2YP_Colonel_Elisha_Sheldon_Sheldon Colonel Elisha Sheldon - Sheldon] at Waymarking.com.</ref> was initially called Hungerford, because of the charter, Samuel Hungerford.<ref name="Sheldon Historical Society"> [https://sheldonvthistorical.org/historical-events/ Samuel Hungerford - Sheldon] at https://sheldonvthistorical.org.</ref> The town is located in central Franklin County on both sides of the [[Missisquoi River]], a west-flowing tributary of [[Lake Champlain]]. [[Vermont Route 105]] follows the river for most of its way through the town, leading east into [[Enosburg Falls, Vermont|Enosburg Falls]] and southwest to [[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans]], the [[county seat]]. [[Vermont Route 78]] leads northwest from Sheldon Junction down the Missisquoi to [[Highgate Center, Vermont|Highgate Center]] and [[Swanton (village), Vermont|Swanton]]. [[Vermont Route 120]] leads north from North Sheldon to [[Franklin, Vermont|Franklin]], and [[Vermont Route 236]] leads north from South Franklin (in the eastern part of Sheldon) to East Franklin. Sheldon Springs is in the west part of Sheldon along Route 105 south of the Missisquoi.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|102.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|100.5|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.85%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5001164600| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sheldon town, Franklin County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 14, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align = left |1790= 40 |1800= 408 |1810= 883 |1820= 927 |1830= 1427 |1840= 1734 |1850= 1814 |1860= 1655 |1870= 1697 |1880= 1529 |1890= 1365 |1900= 1341 |1910= 1246 |1920= 1473 |1930= 1563 |1940= 1471 |1950= 1352 |1960= 1281 |1970= 1481 |1980= 1618 |1990= 1748 |2000= 1990 |2010= 2190 |2020= 2136 |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 1,990 people, 672 households, and 544 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 51.5 people per square mile (19.9/km2). There were 691 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]], 2.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 2.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population. 39% were of French and French Canadian ancestry, 14% Irish, and 10% English.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sheldon - Sheldon - Ancestry & family history - ePodunk|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=25231|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327001535/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=25231|archive-date=March 27, 2005|accessdate=August 11, 2015|work=epodunk.com}}</ref>

There were 672 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,179, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $30,870 versus $23,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,134. About 8.2% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education== It is in the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union.<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st50_vt/schooldistrict_maps/c50011_franklin/DC20SD_C50011.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Franklin County, VT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=2025-09-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st50_vt/schooldistrict_maps/c50011_franklin/DC20SD_C50011_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Lorenzo A. Babcock]], first Attorney General of [[Minnesota Territory]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=11106|title=Babcock, Lorenzo A. "L.A."|work=state.mn.us|accessdate=August 11, 2015}}</ref> * [[Elihu Goodsell]], Wisconsin legislator and businessman was born in Sheldon<ref>'The Convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Qualife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1919, Biographical Sketch of Elihu Goodsell, pg. 773</ref> * [[Heber C. Kimball]], nineteenth-century Mormon apostle, born in Sheldon<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]], ''[https://archive.org/stream/latterdaysaintbi01bjens#page/34/mode/2up Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia]'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1901), 1:34.</ref> * [[Bob Laraba]], professional and collegiate football player

==References== <references />

==External links== * [https://sheldonvt.com/ Official website]

[[Category:Sheldon, Vermont| ]] [[Category:Towns in Vermont]] [[Category:Burlington metropolitan area, Vermont]] [[Category:Towns in Franklin County, Vermont]]