Guilford, Vermont

Guilford, Vermont
Town

Christ Church, built in 1817
(2013)

Guilford, Vermont
Guilford, Vermont

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 42°45′59″N 72°37′35″W / 42.76639°N 72.62639°W / 42.76639; -72.62639Coordinates: 42°45′59″N 72°37′35″W / 42.76639°N 72.62639°W / 42.76639; -72.62639
Country United States
State Vermont
County Windham
Area
 • Total 40.0 sq mi (103.5 km2)
 • Land 39.9 sq mi (103.3 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,121
 • Density 53.2/sq mi (20.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 05301
Area code(s) 802
FIPS code 50-30925[1]
GNIS feature ID 1462112[2]

Guilford is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford.[3] The population was 2,121 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.0 square miles (103.5 km²), of which 39.9 square miles (103.3 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (0.20%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
17902,432—
18002,256−7.2%
18101,872−17.0%
18201,862−0.5%
18301,760−5.5%
18401,525−13.4%
18501,389−8.9%
18601,291−7.1%
18701,277−1.1%
18801,096−14.2%
1890870−20.6%
1900782−10.1%
1910769−1.7%
1920684−11.1%
1930663−3.1%
19406863.5%
195079616.0%
19608233.4%
19701,10834.6%
19801,53238.3%
19901,94126.7%
20002,0465.4%
20102,1213.7%
Est. 20142,093[4]−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 2,121 people, 902 households, and 574 families residing in the town. The population density was 53.2 people per square mile (20.5/km²). There were 1,038 housing units at an average density of 26.0 per square mile (10.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.2% White, 0.5% African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 902 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were husbands and wives living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present. 36.4% of all households were non-families, and 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out with 22.2% 19 years old or younger, 3.9% from 20 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $57,674, and the median income for a family was $66,563. Full-time working males had a median income of $42,250 versus $31,725 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,612. About 2.9% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under the age of 18 and 2.5% of those 65 and older.

Guilford Country Store, built in 1817 as Broad Brook House
A covered bridge in Guilford

Historical timeline

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Profile for Guilford, Vermont". ePodunk. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ Vincent Carretta notes that Lucy Terry, who is credited as being the first woman African-American poet, moved to Guilford in 1760, raising six children in the town, contrary to reports that one Micah Rice was the town's first settler, as Rice did not arrive in Guilford until 1761. Caretta, Vincent (2001). Vincent Caretta, ed. Lucy Terry Prince (c.1730-1821). New York: Penguin. p. 199. ISBN 9780140424300.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont: Natural, Civil, and Statistical. p. 83.
  9. ↑ Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. 1. Montpelier: E. P. Walton. 1873. pp. 117–118.
  10. ↑ Bridgman, Thomas (1850). Inscriptions on the Grave Stones in the Grave Yards of Northampton and of the Other Town in the Valley of the Connecticut. p. 195.
  11. ↑ "ELLIOT, James, (1775 - 1839)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  12. ↑ "GREENLEAF, Halbert Stevens, (1827 - 1906)". Biographical Directory of the United StatesCongress. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  13. ↑ Christopher Hitchens (February 23, 2010). "Fashion Spotlight: Olivia Wilde". Elle. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ Jennings, Isaac (1869). Memorials of a Century: Embracing a Record of Individuals and Events, Chiefly in the Early History of Bennington, Vt., and Its First Church. Gould and Lincoln. p. 323.
  15. ↑ "PHELPS, Charles Edward, (1833 - 1908)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  16. ↑ United States Military Academy Association of Graduates, Annual Report, 1885, pages 73-86
  17. ↑ "Rudolf Serkin". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  18. ↑ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company.
  19. ↑ Gerzina, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina ; researched with Anthony (2008). Mr. and Mrs. Prince : how an extraordinary eighteenth-century family moved out of slavery and into legend (1st ed.). New York: Amistad. ISBN 0060510730.
  20. ↑ "Royall Tyler Collection, 1753-1935" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  21. ↑ Vilkomerson, Sara (April 11, 2007). "Wilde At Heart". The New York Observer. Retrieved April 11, 2007.

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