The town was chartered in 1672 as part of the Massachusetts Grant. In 1736 the area was granted by … See more

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.0 square miles (52 km ), of which 19.4 square miles (50 km ) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km ) (3.15%) is water. Vernon lies on the souther… See more

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,141 people, 741 households, and 574 families living in the town. The population density was 110.5 people per square mile (42.7 people/km ). There were 784 housing units at an avera… See more

Vernon is served by the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union. Vernon Elementary School is a public school located in Vernon and serves kindergarten to sixth grade. There is one public middle school, the … See more

• Karen Carroll, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
• George Howe, State's Attorney of Windham County, United States Attorney for Vermont, member of the Vermont Senate … See more

The town is the site of the now-closed Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, which shut down on December 29, 2014. See more