Cabot, Vermont
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Cabot is a small town located in the northeast corner of Washington County, Vermont, in the United States. Cabot Village contains a village store, hardware store, Post Office, public school (Pre-K through 12), an inn, a Masonic hall, a church, and a small restaurant that opened in late 2003. Another village store is located in Lower Cabot. Cabot contains many unpaved back roads, several ponds, and several dairy farms. The population was 1,213 at the 2000 census. It contains the places Cabot Village, Cabot Plains, South Cabot, East Cabot, Molly's Pond, and the village of Lower Cabot.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,213 people, 452 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.6/km² (32.5/mi²). There were 634 housing units at an average density of 6.6/km² (17.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.96% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 452 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,092, and the median income for a family was $49,205. Males had a median income of $31,544 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,585. About 4.4% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable Residents
- Zerah Colburn, child prodigy.
- Peter Gray, psychologist and textbook author.
[edit] External links
- Cabot Cheese
- 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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