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Danby is a town
New England town

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 in Rutland County
Rutland County, Vermont

Rutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2005, the population was 63,743 . Its shire town is Rutland , Vermont....
, Vermont
Vermont

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, United States
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. The population was 1,292 at the 2000 census.

rding to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 41.5 square miles (107.6 kmē), of which, 41.4 square miles (107.3 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmē) of it (0.22%) is water.

f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 1,292 people, 502 households, and 362 families residing in the town.






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Danby is a town
New England town

The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. An institution that does not have a direct counterpart in most other U.S....
 in Rutland County
Rutland County, Vermont

Rutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2005, the population was 63,743 . Its shire town is Rutland , Vermont....
, Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 1,292 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 41.5 square miles (107.6 kmē), of which, 41.4 square miles (107.3 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmē) of it (0.22%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 1,292 people, 502 households, and 362 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

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 was 31.2 people per square mile (12.0/kmē). There were 647 housing units at an average density of 15.6/sq mi (6.0/kmē). The racial makeup of the town was 98.53% White, 0.54% Native American, 0.23% Asian, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 502 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,137, and the median income for a family was $39,737. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $20,795 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the town was $16,984. Abuot 4.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 and older.

Notable residents

  • Pearl S. Buck
    Pearl S. Buck

    Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also known as Sai Zhen Zhu , was a prolific United States sinologist and Pulitzer Prize for the Novel American writer....
    , prolific writer and Nobel Prize winner.
  • Silas L. Griffith, Vermont's first millionaire and lumber king.
  • Thomas Rowley (poet)
    Thomas Rowley (poet)

    Thomas Rowley was a famous poet of Vermont, known both as the spokesman for Ethan Allen and dubbed ?The Bard of the Green Mountains.? During his lifetime and before the American Revolution, his poetry gained the reputation with the catchphrase of "Setting the Hills on Fire."...


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