Brunswick, Vermont
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Brunswick is a town
New England town
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 in Essex County
Essex County, Vermont
Essex County is the county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 6,306, making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England...

, Vermont
Vermont
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, United States
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. The town was named after Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg. The population was 107 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Berlin
Berlin, New Hampshire
Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest...

, NH
New Hampshire
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–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area
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. Brunswick is home to six mineral springs that made the town a popular resort destination in the 19th century. The land the springs are on is now owned by the Abenaki people.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 26.0 square miles (67.3 km2), of which 25.7 square miles (66.5 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km2) (1.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 107 people, 40 households, and 28 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 4.2 people per square mile (1.6/km2). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 3.5 per square mile (1.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.07% White and 0.93% African American.

There were 40 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples
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 living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $15,833 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $12,925. There were 23.1% of families and 29.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 48.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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