Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: My community is made up of a lot of artists who live around the Deerfield River. People tend to gather in restaurants or artisan shops in town, as well as a local Farmer's Market in the summers. Most people get healthcare in the surrounding towns.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: My community is fairly white, but more people of color have been moving to the area. There are people of all ages and backgrounds.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: There are a lot of independent artists and restaurants that have struggled since COVID, and the community heavily relies on money from tourists during the Fall and Summer. Most residents must find employment outside of the town.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: My community is basically made up of two sections of town on opposite sides of the Deerfield River. The Buckland side is made up of lower-middle class families, while the Shelburne side is made up of wealthier families.