Cornwall is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded November 3, 1761. The population was 1,207 at the 2020 census.

Geography

thumb|left|Cornwall Congregational Church

Cornwall is located in south-central Addison County, in the Champlain Valley. It is bordered by the town of Middlebury (the county seat) to the northeast, Salisbury to the southeast, Whiting to the south, Shoreham to the southwest, Bridport to the west, and Weybridge to the north. Otter Creek forms the town border with Salisbury. Vermont Route 30, also known as the "Seth Warner Memorial Highway" and named for notable Vermonter Seth Warner, passes north–south through Cornwall, while Vermont Route 125 passes east–west through the northern part of the town. Vermont Route 74 leads southwest from the center of town, towards the Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry across Lake Champlain.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Cornwall has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.57%, is water.

Climate

Landmarks

Cornwall is home to a monument of fallen soldiers from several wars. The most recent inscription is of a soldier who was killed on the Verdun Front on November 10, 1918, a day before the armistice.

Demographics

As of the census

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|-

|White (non-Hispanic)

|1,114

|92.31%

|-

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|6

|0.50%

|-

|Native American

|1

|0.17%

|-

|Asian

|10

|0.83%

|-

|Pacific Islander

|0

|0

|-

|Other/Mixed

|48

|3.98%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|28

|2.32%

|}

Education

Cornwall public school is the kindergarten-fifth grade Bingham Memorial School.

Middle school students attend Middlebury Union Middle School (MUMS) and high school students who live in Cornwall attend Middlebury Union High School (MUHS) in Middlebury, Vermont.

  • Joel H. Linsley (1790–1868), Congregational minister and first president of Marietta College
  • Sheldon Peck (1797-1868), folk artist, conductor, and social activist
  • Luke Reynolds (born 1979), artist, musician, member since 2010 of rock band Guster
  • Lia Smith (2004–2025), Middlebury college athlete who died by suicide in Cornwall
  • Beaumelle Sturtevant-Peet (1840-1921), president, California Woman's Christian Temperance Union
  • Enoch Cobb Wines (1806–1879), Congregational minister and penologist

References

  • Town of Cornwall official website
  • Bingham Memorial School, K–6 school in Cornwall
  • Cornwall Historical Society