South Hero is a town on Grand Isle in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. South Hero's population was 1,674 at the 2020 census.
Geography
thumb|left|The town hall for South Hero
The town of South Hero includes the southern half of South Hero Island (also known as Grand Isle), as well as several smaller islands in Lake Champlain, including Providence Island and Stave Island to the southwest. To the west, across Lake Champlain, it is bordered by the towns of Plattsburgh and Peru in Clinton County, New York. To the east, across the eastern arm of Lake Champlain, is the town of Milton in Chittenden County, and to the south across the lake is the town of Colchester, also in Chittenden County, to which it is connected via the Island Line Trail (with a 200 foot gap that is serviced by a small ferry).
U.S. Route 2 crosses the town, leaving north into the town of Grand Isle and to the east, across Lake Champlain over sandbar bridge, into a corner of the town of Milton. Burlington, the largest city in Vermont, is to the south by road, and Rouses Point, New York, is to the north. The unincorporated village of South Hero is in the center of the town, along US-2.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of South Hero has a total area of , of which are land and , or 68.59%, are water.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, South Hero has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Demographics
As of the census
- Craig Alanson, New York Times bestselling author
- Ebenezer Allen, owner of the first settlement at South Hero
- Asa Lyon, U.S. Representative
- Sarah M. Dawson Merrill, educator
- Barbara West, former ABC TV network journalist, and former Miss Vermont