Isle La Motte

Isle La Motte
Île La Motte (French)
Town
The Head at the south end of Isle La Motte
The Head at the south end of Isle La Motte
Location in Grand Isle County and the state of Vermont
Location in Grand Isle County and the state of Vermont
Isle La Motte is located in the United States
Isle La Motte
Isle La Motte
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°51′59″N 73°19′51″W / 44.86639°N 73.33083°W / 44.86639; -73.33083
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyGrand Isle
Named forPierre La Motte
Area
 • Total16.7 sq mi (43.2 km2)
 • Land7.9 sq mi (20.4 km2)
 • Water8.8 sq mi (22.7 km2)
Elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total488
 • Density62/sq mi (23.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
05463
Area code802
FIPS code50-35875[1]
GNIS feature ID1457978[2]
Websiteislelamotte.us

Isle La Motte (French: Île La Motte) is an island in Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont, United States. At 7 mi (11 km) by 2 mi (3 km), it lies close to the place that the lake empties into the Richelieu River. It is incorporated as a New England town in Grand Isle County. Its population was 488 at the 2020 census.[3]

The island is named after a French soldier, Pierre La Motte, who built a military outpost on the island in 1666. The island's population significantly increases in the summer months. The island is the site of Fort Sainte Anne, Saint Anne's Shrine, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Isle La Motte, the Fisk Quarry and Goodsell Ridge Preserves,[4] the Isle La Motte Elementary School,[5] and the Isle La Motte Lighthouse.[6]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Isle la Motte". United States Geological Survey. October 29, 1980. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography profile: Isle La Motte town, Grand Isle County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Isle La Motte Preservation Trust!". Isle La Motte Preservation Trust. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Isle La Motte Elementary School". Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Isle La Motte, VT". lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.