Greensboro, Vermont

Greensboro is the southernmost town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. Greensboro was chartered in 1781 and named for Timothy Green, one of the original charter recipients and an original landowner under the charter. The town is home to Caspian Lake and most of Eligo Pond, also known as Lake Eligo.

About Greensboro, Vermont in brief

Summary Greensboro, VermontGreensboro is the southernmost town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The town includes the places of Campbells Corners, East Greensboro, Gebbie Corner, and Greensboro Four Corners. Greensboro was chartered in 1781 and named for Timothy Green, one of the original charter recipients and an original landowner under the charter. In the early 20th century, a development near the Highland Lodge contained restrictive covenants in the title forbidding subsequent resale to Jews. These restrictions were found to be illegal by the US Supreme Court in 1948. The Highland Lodge opened in 1954 and was open year-round.

It was largely closed in 2011, being open only for room and cottage rentals, but a group of investors purchased the property in December, 2016 and have reopened the Lodge and restaurant seasonally. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.4 square miles, of which 37.8 squaremile is land and 1.6 square mile is water. The population was 762 at the 2010 census, with a population density of 20.4 per square mile (8.5 per square kilometer) The town is home to Caspian Lake and most of Eligo Pond, also known as Lake Eligo. It is located in the northern part of Orleans County.