Derby Line, Vermont
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Derby Line is a village of Derby, Vermont in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 776 at the 2000 census.
The village is located upon the Canada-USA border and is contiguous with the village of Rock Island (Stanstead), Québec.
Notable buildings include the Haskell Free Library and Opera House. See Beebe Plain for more on these villages in which some buildings are divided by the international boundary between the United States and Canada.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 776 people, 329 households, and 225 families residing in the village. The population density was 410.4/km² (1,057.5/mi²). There were 364 housing units at an average density of 192.5/km² (496.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.78% White, 0.39% African American, 0.90% Native American, 0.64% Asian, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.
There were 329 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $33,966, and the median income for a family was $37,375. Males had a median income of $30,208 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,202. About 11.4% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
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