Fletcher is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Fletcher is located in southern Franklin County, bordered to the southeast by Lamoille County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.71%, is water. The Lamoille River forms the short southern boundary of the town. Metcalf Pond is located in the north-central part of town. Fletcher Mountain, with a summit elevation of , is located at the eastern end of town.
The town contains the settlements of Fletcher, West Fletcher, East Fletcher, and Binghamville. The Binghamville United Methodist Church and Fletcher General Store are located in Binghamville. Vermont Route 108 passes through East Fletcher, leading north to Enosburg Falls and south to Jeffersonville. The Fletcher Union Church, also known as the Fletcher Community House, is a historic former church building on Town Highway 1 (Cambridge Road). Built in 1871, it is one of only a few public buildings in the community, and has for over a century been a secular community meeting space. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Demographics
As of the census
Notable people
- W. H. H. Bingham, Vermont attorney and politician
- Anson Call, Mormon pioneer
- Elmina M. Roys Gavitt (1828–1898), physician; medical journal founder, editor-in-chief
- Donly C. Hawley, mayor of Burlington, Vermont
- Elias B. Holmes, Congressman from New York
- Milo White, Congressman from Minnesota