Derby Line, Vermont
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Derby Line is a village of Derby in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 776 at the 2000 census.
The village is located upon the Canada-United States border and is contiguous with the district of Rock Island in the town of Stanstead, Quebec.
Notable buildings include the Haskell Free Library and Opera House.
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[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] History
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The village was incorporated in 1791.[1]
Derby Line is best known for the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, deliberately constructed on the international border and opened in 1904. The original owners were a binational couple; Mr. Carlos F. Haskell was an American businessman from Derby Line who owned a number of sawmills while Mrs. Haskell was born Canadian. The intent was that people on both sides of the border would have use of the facility, which is now a designated historic site.
In some places, the international border runs through individual homes, so that meals prepared in one country are eaten in the other. An entire tool-and-die factory, once operated by the Butterfield division of Litton Industries, is also divided in two by the border.
[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.
==Media
[edit] Radio
- WMOO - 92.1 FM; Derby Center
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Holland Historical Society (2004). Holland and Its Neighbors. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3614-8. , page 93
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
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