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The Ark is designed to preserve at-risk foods that are sustainably produced, unique in taste, and part of a distinct ecoregion. Contrary to the most literal definition of plant and animal conservation , the Ark of Taste aims to maintain edibles in its purview by actively encouraging their cultivation for consumption. [ 1 ]
Websterville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Barre, Washington County, Vermont, United States.The population of the CDP was 550 at the 2010 census. [2] Prior to 2010, it was part of the Graniteville-East Barre CDP, which consisted of three unincorporated villages in the town: Graniteville, East Barre, and Websterville.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 496 people, 215 households, and 147 families residing in the town. The population density was 17.2 people per square mile (6.7/km 2 ). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 12.1 per square mile (4.7/km 2 ).
Vermont Route 5A crosses the western corner of Newark, leading north past Lake Willoughby to Derby and south to U.S. Route 5 in West Burke. The highest point in Newark is an unnamed 2,362-foot (720 m) summit near the northwest border with Westmore, west of Abbott Hill Road. [5]
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The town was named after the Earl of Pomfret. [4] Pomfret was chartered in 1761 by Benning Wentworth, who was the governor of New Hampshire.The first settler (1770) was Bartholomew Durkee, who came from Pomfret, Connecticut.
The town is crossed by Vermont Route 17 (east-west) and Vermont Route 116 (north-south). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 42.2 square miles (109.2 km 2 ), of which 41.5 square miles (107.5 km 2 ) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km 2 ), or 1.57%, is water.