Richmond, Vermont
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Richmond is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,090 at the 2000 census. Local students attend Mount Mansfield Union High School in neighboring town, Jericho.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 83.7 km² (32.3 mi²). 82.5 km² (31.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.52%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,090 people, 1,504 households, and 1,100 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.6/km² (128.4/mi²). There were 1,528 housing units at an average density of 18.5/km² (48.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.36% White, 0.05% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 1,504 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $57,750, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $36,161 versus $30,019 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,692. About 3.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable residents
- Trey Anastasio, Guitarist and singer for the music group Phish.
- Barbara Cochran, Olympic alpine skier and member of the Skiing Cochrans.
- George F. Edmunds, U.S. Senator from Vermont.
- George Dallas Sherman, first leader of the Burlington Concert Band.
[edit] External links
- Richmond 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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