 Basin Harbor is a small community on the shore of Lake Champlain that has frequently been the site of dispute over the town's lakeside boundary with Vergennes, as well as the State of New York.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Ferrisburgh has a total area of , of which is land and , or 22.46%, is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 2,657 people, 1,014 households, and 751 families residing in the town.