RaceShelburne is predominantly white, at 95.2% of the population, followed by 2.1% Hispanics and 1.4% Asians.
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Language18.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, and 56.7% - or 697 people - are reported to speak English "less than very well."
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AgeThe median age is 47 years old.
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Shelburne FarmsSitting on 1,400 acres, Shelburne Farms is perhaps the most well known part of Shelburne, a prime example of farming that is "economically, environmentally and culturally sustainable." The farms have stood since 1886, but it wasn't until 1972 that they would reform into a non-profit dedicated to conservation education.
Shelburne Farms rests right on Lake Champlain, overlooking the Adirondacks to the west, with the peninsular Shelburne Point extending like a finger up to hold the waters in the bay known as Shelburne. |
Shelburne RoadShelburne Road is actually Route 7. Its position of cutting through the main part of Shelburne all the way through to South Burlington and Burlington renders it well used, which is why most Shelburne business are clustered along its asphalt.
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Shelburne BayShelburne Bay has a narrow outlet into the Champlain between Shelburne Point and Burlington Bay. South Burlington's Red Rocks Park forms the northern portion of the Bay, and provides a beautiful view of the Bay and lake. The LaPlatte River, which runs through Shelburne from the south, feeds the Bay.
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Shelburne MuseumIt's typically the first thing people notice when driving up Shelburne Road to Burlington. Originally founded in 1947 as a place for a Mrs. Webb to preserve her family collection, the museum has grown to include all things Vermont: a relocated meeting house, one-room schoolhouse, lighthouse, jail, general store, covered bridge, the 220-foot steamboat Ticonderoga, and over 100,000 American folk and decorative items.
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