New Haven, Vermont
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New Haven is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,666 at the 2000 census. New Haven contains the village of Belden (sometimes called Belden Falls) as well as Brooksville, New Haven Junction and New Haven Mills.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 108.2 km² (41.8 mi²). 107.9 km² (41.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.34%) is water. It is Located in Addison County.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,666 people, 613 households, and 459 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.4/km² (40.0/mi²). There were 646 housing units at an average density of 6.0/km² (15.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.26% White, 0.24% African American, 0.60% Native American, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 613 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,014, and the median income for a family was $52,083. Males had a median income of $33,352 versus $22,721 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,321. About 3.8% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable residents
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, founder of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College.
- Curtis M. Lampson, fur merchant, best remembered for his promotion of the transatlantic telegraph cable.
- James Wellington, discoverer of the inclined plane
[edit] External links
- New Haven 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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