 Somerset is one of five unincorporated towns in Vermont, having been disincorporated in 1937.The town has no local government and the town's affairs are handled by a state-appointed supervisor.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.9 km2), of which 26.1 square miles (67.7 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) is water.