Grand Isle County, Vermont

Grand Isle County is a located in the  of. It is the smallest county in the state by area. As of, the population is 6,901. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 504 (195 ). 214 km² (83 sq mi) of it is land and 290 km² (112 sq mi) of it (57.56%) is water. By area, Grand Isle County is the smallest in the state. The county consists of several islands within and a peninsula that extends south from the Canadian  of.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,901 people, 2,761 households, and 1,954 families residing in the county. The was 32/km² (84/sq mi). There were 4,663 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (56/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.41%, 0.14% or , 0.87% , 0.23% , 0.04% , 0.03% from , and 1.28% from two or more races. 0.42% of the population were or  of any race. 95.0% spoke and 3.8%  as their first language.

There were 2,761 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 28.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,033, and the median income for a family was $48,878. Males had a median income of $35,539 versus $26,278 for females. The for the county was $22,207. About 5.90% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the, including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

History
Grand Isle County, Vermont, is one of several Vermont counties created from land ceded by the state of on,  when Vermont declared itself to be a distinct state from New York. The land originally was contested by, , and , but it remained undelineated until , when  established the boundary between New Hampshire and New York along the west bank of the , north of Massachusetts and south of the parallel of 45 degrees north latitude. New York assigned the land gained to. On, Albany County was partitioned to create  , and this situation remained until Vermont's independence from New York and Britain. However, this did not end the contest.

On, , as a result of the signing of the the Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. Vermont's border with Quebec was established at 45 degrees north latitude, which explains why this county is not physically connected to the rest of the United States.

Massachusetts did not formally withdraw its claim to the region, first made in, until ,. New York, still not satisfied with the relinquishment of its land to Vermont, asked the U.S. Congress to arbitrate the matter. Congress ruled against New York on ,

Subsequently, when Vermont petitioned for Statehood, Congress ordered a joint commission to settle the border between New York and Vermont. This commission ruled prior to Vermont's admission, which took place on, but a small change they permitted has never been acted upon.