Formed November 5, 1792 (9th county)
Essex County (5,919), Guildhall* (262), Island Pond* (750)
The old wooden Colonial structure was erected in 1850. It is located on Courthouse Drive off of Bridge Street. United States Highway 3 is two blocks southeast of the location. S. G. Babcock designed the building. An 1804 courthouse previously served the county. The county was organized on November 5, 1792 from Orange County as the 9th county with Guildhall as the only county seat. Essex County is named for Essex, England. The county seat is named for a building on the town square.
Essex County government consists of a sheriff and 2 Assistant Judges. One Superior Court Judge serves Essex, Caledonia, and Orleans counties and One Superior Court Judge serves Essex and Caledonia counties. Essex County is in the northeast corner of Vermont. New Hampshire is across the Connecticut River to the east and Canada is on the northern border. Burlington, Vermont is southwest and Manchester, New Hampshire is southeast of the county. The county center is 21.4 miles North-Northwest of Guildhall nearer Ferdinand. The county is surrounded clockwise by Canada and New Hampshire and Caledonia and Orleans counties.
The area of the county is 665 square miles. It is 9 out of 14 in the state. It ranks 14 out of 14 in population in the state. It has a density of 8.9 persons per square mile making it 14 out of 14 in the state. Essex County has 0.0% of its population in its incorporated areas since there are no incorporated cities. United States Highway 2 crosses through the county from east to west from New Hampshire to Caledonia County. The county resembles a deflated balloon. Guildhall is located on the southeastern border of the county. Island Pond is near the northwest border of the county. Guildhall is the county seat and Island Pond is the largest populated area. Guildhall is 4.4% of the county population while Island Pond is 12.7% of the county population. This county is in the Berlin Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Guildhall (unincorporated)
