Lyndonville, Vermont
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Lyndonville is a village, located in the town of Lyndon,Caledonia County, Vermont,United States. Lyndonville's population was 1,227 at the 2000 census.
The town is the home of Lyndon State College. It also the site of a bronze statue of a pig that is a fountain; as water gushes continually from the pig's mouth, it is known fondly as the "puking pig".
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,227 people, 589 households, and 279 families residing in the village. The population density was 592.2/km² (1,531.2/mi²). There were 635 housing units at an average density of 306.5/km² (792.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.82% White, 0.33% African American, 0.81% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 589 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.4% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.6% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 16.8% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.
The median household income in the village is $26,354, and the median income for a family was $34,926. Males had a median income of $26,759 versus $21,016 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,006. About 10.1% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
It was decided by voters in Lyndonville on Nov. 7th that the village of Lyndonville would merge with the town of Lyndon.
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