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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Searsburg, Vermont
|settlement_type = [[New England town|Town]]
|nickname =
|motto =
|image_skyline = Picnic Shelter, Searsburg VT.jpg
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|image_caption = Picnic shelter
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|image_map = searsburg_vt_highlight.png
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|map_caption = Searsburg, Vermont
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|pushpin_map = USA
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Vermont}}
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington]]
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 55.9
|area_land_km2 = 55.5
|area_water_km2 = 0.3
|area_total_sq_mi =
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 126
|population_density_km2 = 2.3
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|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 670
|elevation_ft = 2198
|coordinates = {{coord|42|53|22|N|72|57|48|W|region:US-VT|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 05363
|area_code = [[Area code 802|802]]
|area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 50-63175<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 = 1462202<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
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'''Searsburg''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 126 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000363175| title=Census - Geography Profile: Searsburg town, Bennington County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
==Energy development==
Searsburg is the home of a six-[[Megawatt hour|megawatt]] [[wind turbine]] farm owned by [[Green Mountain Power]]. The town officers have supported the electrical generating station consisting of 11 towers atop a ridgeline. The project is also an education and research facility for wind generation in the cold, northeast U.S. climate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.northeastwind.com/what-weve-done/projects/22-searsburg |title=Searsburg Wind Power Facility | Northeast Wind |access-date=January 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627052849/http://www.northeastwind.com/what-weve-done/projects/22-searsburg |archive-date=June 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is a new wind project planned near the existing Searsburg Wind Energy Facility. [[Iberdrola Renewables]] proposed a 30 megawatt project, which consists of 15 turbines in Searsburg and [[Readsboro, Vermont|Readsboro]], on U.S. Forest Service land.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vermontbiz.com/news/september/central-vermont-public-service-purchase-deerfield-wind-power|title=Central Vermont Public Service to purchase Deerfield Wind power|website=Vermont Business Magazine|accessdate=September 7, 2018}}</ref>
==Geography==
Searsburg is located in southeastern Bennington County in the [[Green Mountains]] of Vermont. It is bordered to the north and east by [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham County]]. The town is traversed by [[Vermont Route 9]], also known as the [[Molly Stark]] Trail. The highway leads east {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]] and west {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Bennington, Vermont|Bennington]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|55.9|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|55.5|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.59%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000363175| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161833/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000363175| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Searsburg town, Bennington County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 30, 2014}}</ref> The town is drained by the [[Deerfield River]], a tributary of the [[Connecticut River]].
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 9
|1830= 40
|1840= 120
|1850= 201
|1860= 262
|1870= 235
|1880= 232
|1890= 173
|1900= 161
|1910= 142
|1920= 133
|1930= 103
|1940= 135
|1950= 84
|1960= 73
|1970= 84
|1980= 72
|1990= 85
|2000= 96
|2010= 109
|2020= 126
|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 96 people, 40 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was 4.5 people per square mile (1.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 4.0 per square mile (1.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].
There were 40 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were
In the town, the
The median income for a household in the town was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $25,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,472. There were 10.0% of families and 17.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 12.9% of under eighteens and 35.7% of those over 64.
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* In [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]], Searsburg was one of four Vermont towns to support Reform candidate [[H. Ross Perot]], who received 14 votes. Democrat [[Bill Clinton]] and Republican [[George H. W. Bush]] tied with 12 votes, with Marxist [[New Alliance Party]] member [[Lenora Fulani]] receiving one vote.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/1992GEUsPres.pdf| title=DETAILED 1992 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President| year=1992| publisher=Vermont Secretary of State| page=2| accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref>
* In [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]], the town gave 45 percent to Clinton, with Perot polling at a significantly above-average 39 percent, and with Republican [[Bob Dole]] coming in a distant third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/1996GEUsPres.pdf|title=DETAILED 1996 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President|year=1996|publisher=Vermont Secretary of State|page=2|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref>
* In [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]], Libertarian [[Harry Browne]] won Searsburg with 51%. Democrat [[Al Gore]] received 40%, and [[Ralph Nader]] received 9%. Republican [[George W. Bush]] received no votes. Browne's victory was particularly unusual, because he polled at under half a percent statewide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2000GEUsPres.pdf|title=DETAILED 2000 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President|year=2000|publisher=Vermont Secretary of State|page=2|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref>
* In [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], however, third-party candidates received only 4 percent (one vote each for Nader and Libertarian [[Michael Badnarik]]). Democrat [[John Kerry]] defeated Bush, 30 votes to 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2004GEUSPres.pdf|title=DETAILED 2004 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President|year=2004|publisher=Vermont Secretary of State|page=2|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref>
* In [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]], Searsburg was one of only three towns in Vermont to vote in favor of [[John McCain]] over [[Barack Obama]] (32–26).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2008GEUSPres.pdf|title=DETAILED 2008 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS For President|year=2008|publisher=Vermont Secretary of State|page=2|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[US Presidential election, 2000]]: Searsburg, Vermont}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = [[Harry Browne]]
|votes = 24
|percentage = 51.06%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = [[Al Gore]]
|votes = 19
|percentage = 40.43%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of the United States
|candidate = [[Ralph Nader]]
|votes = 4
|percentage = 8.51%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = [[George W. Bush]]
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5
|percentage = 10.64%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Libertarian Party (US)
|loser = Democratic Party (US)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==References==
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==External links==
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