Plymouth, Vermont
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Plymouth is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States was born in this town and is also buried here. The State of Vermont, Division for Historic Preservation owns and maintains the Coolidge Homestead and the village of Plymouth Notch.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 126.1 km² (48.7 mi²). 124.8 km² (48.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.01%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 555 people, 251 households, and 168 families residing in the town. The population density was 4.4/km² (11.5/mi²). There were 773 housing units at an average density of 6.2/km² (16.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.28% White, 0.36% African American, and 0.36% from two or more races.
There were 251 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.59.
In the town the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $27,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,272. About 3.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Plymouth Vermont Official Town Web Site
- President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
- Maps and aerial photos
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- 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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