Charleston is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.

[5] The Elementary school had 70% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunches.

During the Civil War Charleston furnished 121 enlisted men, 35 of whom were killed in action or died from the effects of wounds or disease contracted while in the service.

[9] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the town had a number of mills.

A round barn (not uncommon for the time and place) was erected in Charleston in 1908.

[10] The barn burned to the ground in 1918, though the large stone foundation can still be seen along the Ten Mile Square Road.

Echo Lake is one mile (1.6 km) from East Charleston.

The racial makeup of the town was 96.42% White, 1.34% Native American, 0.34% Asian, and 1.90% from two or more races.

19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.