Essex County, Vermont
19 public bodies govern here, 9 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,982
- Median household income
- $59,294
- ±3,865
- Unemployed
- 4.8%
- 135 of 2,820 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.1%
- 2,430 of 2,823 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Essex | 5,925 (2021) | Po Box 75, Guildhall | — |
Townships 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Brighton | 1,169 (2021) | Po Box 377, Island Pond | — |
| Town of Brunswick | 85 (2021) | 994 Vt Route 102, Brunswick | — |
| Town of Canaan | 898 (2021) | Po Box 159, Canaan | Website |
| Town of Concord | 1,124 (2021) | Po Box 317, Concord | Website |
| Town of East Haven | 273 (2021) | Po Box 10, East Haven | — |
| Town of Granby | 81 (2021) | Po Box 56, Granby | — |
| Town of Guildhall | 257 (2021) | Po Box 10, Guildhall | Website |
| Town of Lemington | 89 (2021) | 2549 River Rd Vt 102, Lemington | — |
| Town of Lunenburg | 1,260 (2021) | Po Box 54, Lunenburg | — |
| Town of Maidstone | 209 (2021) | Po Box 118, Guildhall | — |
| Town of Norton | 155 (2021) | Po Box 33, Norton | — |
| Town of Victory | 68 (2021) | 102 Radar Rd, Victory | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunenburg Fire District 2 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 148, Gilman | — |
| Unified Towns and Gores of Essex County | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 417, Island Pond | Website |
| Essex County Natural Resources Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 5396 State Rte, Brunswick | — |
| Canaan Fire District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 159, Canaan | — |
| Canaan Fire District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 159, Canaan | — |
| Lunenburg Fire District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 182, Lunenburg | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Averill School District
School district (in a supervisory union)0 schools
318 Christian Hill Road, Canaan, VT, 05903
Averys Gore School District
School district (in a supervisory union)0 schools
318 Christian Hill Road, Canaan, VT, 05903
Brighton School District
School district (in a supervisory union)1 schools
825 Railroad Street, Island Pond, VT, 05846
Canaan School District
School district (in a supervisory union)2 schools
99 School Street, Canaan, VT, 05903
Essex North Supervisory Union
Supervisory union0 schools
318 Christian Hill Road, Canaan, VT, 05903
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lewis School District
School district (in a supervisory union)0 schools
318 Christian Hill Road, Canaan, VT, 05903
Northeast Kingdom Choice School District
School district (in a supervisory union)0 schools
318 Christian Hill Road, Canaan, VT, 05903
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Warners Grant School District
School district (in a supervisory union)0 schools
318 Christian Hill Road, Canaan, VT, 05903
Warrens Grant School District
School district (in a supervisory union)0 schools
318 Christian Hill Road, Canaan, VT, 05903
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Caledonia Farmers' Market Association (260 Pearl Street St Johnsbury) · Caledonia Farmers Market Association - Danville (Danville) · Danville Farmers' Market (Danville) · and 6 more
Colebrook Farmers Market (43 Colby Street Colebrook) · Berlin Local Works Farmers Marketplace (Berlin) · Great North Woods NH Farmers' Markets (Colebrook)
Bethlehem Local Works Farmers' Market (2011-13 Main St. Bethlehem) · Local Works Farmers' Market at WREN (2013 Main Street Route 302 Bethlehem) · Littleton Farmers Market (38 Cottage Street Littleton) · and 3 more
Jay Village Farmers' Market (1077 Vermont Route 242 Jay) · Craftsbury Common Market (Craftsbury) · Craftsbury Farmers Market (Craftsbury) · and 2 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.