Brownington, Vermont
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Brownington is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 census. Notable buildings include the Old Stone House Museum.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 73.6 km² (28.4 mi²). 73.2 km² (28.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.49%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 885 people, 337 households, and 239 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.1/km² (31.3/mi²). There were 450 housing units at an average density of 6.1/km² (15.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.06% White, 0.45% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 337 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,667, and the median income for a family was $37,721. Males had a median income of $26,210 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,004. About 10.8% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 25.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable residents
- William Barstow Strong, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
- Alexander Twilight, first African American to serve on a state legislature, and first African American to receive a degree from an American University
[edit] External links
- Old Stone House Museum
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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