North Hero, Vermont, New England USA
About North Hero, Vermont
Grand Isle County
Chartered: October 27, 1779 (Vermont Charter)
Area: 29,442 Acres = 46 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 53* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): N 44° 49′ W 73°18′
Altitude: 116 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2010): 803 [ Population Rank: 181* ]
Population Density (persons per square mile): 17.5 [ Density Rank: 202* ]
Full Census Info: Town County State
*Area, Population and Density rankings refer to North Hero’s relative position among Vermont’s 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
One of four towns comprising Vermont’s “Lake Champlain Islands.”
Originally, North Hero, South Hero and Grand Isle were granted to Ethan Allen, Samuel Herrick and 363 other Revolutionary War veterans as a single town known as Two Heroes. Hamilton Child’s 1883 Gazetteer of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties says the name referred to Ethan and Ira Allen. However, Ethan and Herrick are named first in the grant, while Ira is considerably down the list after Jonas Fay, Tom Chittenden and other founding fathers, many of whom were as respected as Ira.
In 1798, Two Heroes was divided into North Hero (the entire north island), Middle Hero and South Hero, the last two sharing the southern island and a single representative to the legislature, hence they were not actually separate towns. This arrangement was not entirely satisfactory: in 1810, Middle Hero was given complete autonomy and renamed Grand Isle, which is what the French had originally called the whole southern island.
The fourth “Lake Champlain Islands” town (which does not otherwise figure in this story) is Isle La Motte.
Activities & Points of Interest
Goings-on in and near North Hero
Calendar of Events provided by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing.
Contact Info
Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
Hospital: University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington) 802-847-0000
Town Clerk: Pete Johnson PO Box 38 North Hero, VT 05474
802-372-6926
M T Th 8-4:30, W F 8-12; Sat 8-12
Churches, Ministries, Charitables
Roman Catholic : St. Benedict Labre
United Methodist : North Hero UMC 802-372-6638
Schools
Grand Isle Supervisory Union 802-372-6921
Isle La Motte Elementary School 802-372-6921
North Hero Elementary School 802-372-8866
Neighboring Towns
This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn’t even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in “You can’t get there from here”).
North Hero
Lake Champlain
Businesses & Services
Rocheleau Appraisal
Fast Friendly Service for Northwestern Vermont
Utilities
Notes about utilities:
- One electric or phone company indicates that company serves the entire town. More than one of either indicates each serves different areas of town.
- A listed cable company MIGHT mean the entire town is covered, but not necessarily. More than one listed indicates each serves different areas of town.
- Unless your area is one served by Vermont’s only gas utility, your only option is bottled gas (any dealer).
Electric Vermont Electric Co-op 800-832-2667
Telephone Fairpoint 866-984-2001
