1 , 0 0 0 ▁far ms ▁and ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁c ows . ▁ ▁Am elia ▁Ear hart ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁flow n ▁here ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁western ▁Franklin ▁County ▁and ▁extends ▁west ▁into ▁Lake ▁Champ lain ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Grand ▁Is le ▁County . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 3 8 . 8 4 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁south west ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁front s ▁on ▁St . ▁Alb ans ▁Bay , ▁an ▁arm ▁of ▁Lake ▁Champ lain . ▁Wood s ▁Island , ▁Bur ton ▁Island , ▁and ▁Ball ▁Island ▁within ▁the ▁lake ▁are ▁all ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 , 0 8 6 ▁people , ▁ 1 , 8 3 6 ▁households ▁and ▁ 1 , 4 0 4 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 3 5 . 4 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 5 2 . 3 / km 2 ). ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 , 2 5 7 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 6 0 . 1 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 3 . 2 / km 2 ). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was