Irasburg

Irasburg is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2000 census. Budget - $370,576 According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.6 square miles (105.1 km), of which, 40.5 square miles (105.0 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km) of it (0.15%) is water. The Black River flows through the town in a northerly direction, receiving a number of small streams. The current... more

Irasburg is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2000 census. Budget - $370,576 According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.6 square miles (105.1 km), of which, 40.5 square miles (105.0 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km) of it (0.15%) is water. The Black River flows through the town in a northerly direction, receiving a number of small streams. The current is generally slow. It enters east of Potters Pond. It continues its tortuous route northeast and then east to the village of Irasburg. Just upstream of the village, the very sinuous Lords Creek enters. This creek is about 10 miles (16 km) long and drains a watershed that is 17 square miles (44 km). Downstream of Irasburg, the Black River continues north in a narrower valley with less meandering. It then flows into the town of Coventry. The Barton River, after leaving Orleans, flows through eastern Irasburg, and enters Coventry. As of the... less