Orwell, Vermont (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Orwell is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2000 census. Mount Independence was the largest fortification constructed by the American colonial forces. The 300-acre (1.2 km2) site is now one of Vermont's premier state-operated historic sites. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.7 square miles (128.7 km2), of which, 47.4 square miles (122.7 km2) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) of it (4.63%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,185 people, 441 households, and 340 families residing in the town. The population density was 25.0 people per square mile (9.7/km2). There were 577 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km2).