Ferdinand, Vermont

Ferdinand, Vermont
Town
Location in Essex County and the state of Vermont.
Location of Vermont in the United States
Coordinates: 44°43′01″N 71°46′36″W / 44.71694°N 71.77667°W / 44.71694; -71.77667
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyEssex
Government
 • Type(de facto) Unincorporated town
Area
 • Total
52.8 sq mi (136.8 km2)
 • Land52.6 sq mi (136.2 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16
 • Density0.26/sq mi (0.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
05905 (Guildhall)
05846 (Island Pond)

Ferdinand is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. It was named after German Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg. Although incorporated, it was never formally organized since it never gained a sufficiently large permanent population. Its population was 16 at the 2020 census and was highest in 1910, with 213. It is managed by the Unified Towns & Gores of Essex County. It is part of the Berlin, NH –VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.