Mount Holly, Vermont
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Mount Holly is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 128.4 km² (49.6 mi²). 127.4 km² (49.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (0.77%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,241 people, 494 households, and 341 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.7/km² (25.2/mi²). There were 917 housing units at an average density of 7.2/km² (18.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.99% White, 0.16% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 494 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,364, and the median income for a family was $44,821. Males had a median income of $31,761 versus $26,985 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,337. About 5.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable residents
- Horatio Earle, creator of the world's first mile of concrete road.
- Hannah Teter, Olympic snowboarder.
[edit] External links
- Mount Holly Vermont Official Town Website
- 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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