Guilford, Vermont
Encyclopedia
Guilford is a town
in Windham County
, Vermont
, United States
. The town was named for Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford
. The population was 2,046 at the 2000 census.
, 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.
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of 2000, there were 2,046 people, 811 households, and 575 families residing in the town. The population density
was 51.3 people per square mile (19.8/km²). There were 931 housing units at an average density of 23.3 per square mile (9.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.07% White, 0.05% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
There were 811 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,982, and the median income for a family was $52,431. Males had a median income of $34,125 versus $24,605 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $21,028. About 5.0% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older.
New England town
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in Windham County
Windham County, Vermont
Windham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 44,513. Its shire town is Newfane.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, Vermont
Vermont
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The town was named for Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford
Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford
Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford , known as The Lord Guildford between 1729 and 1752, was a British peer and politician.North was the son of Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford, and his wife Alicia...
. The population was 2,046 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, 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.
Surrounding areas
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,046 people, 811 households, and 575 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 51.3 people per square mile (19.8/km²). There were 931 housing units at an average density of 23.3 per square mile (9.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.07% White, 0.05% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
There were 811 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $21,028. About 5.0% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older.
Historic facts
- 1732-Chartered as Gallup's Canada, Massachusetts
- 1754-Chartered as Guilford, New Hampshire
- 1758-Chartered as Guilford, New York
- 1761-First settler arrives, Micah Rice
- 1782-First house and barn built in Guilford burn down
- 1791-Chartered as Guilford, Vermont
- 1791-1820-Guilford is most populous town in Vermont
- 1816-First Episcopal Church in Vermont built in Guilford, Christ ChurchChrist Church (Guilford, Vermont)Christ Church is an historic church located at Melendy Road and US Route 5 in Guilford, Vermont in the United States. Built in 1817, it was the first Episcopal Church in Vermont and was part of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts until the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont was created in 1832...
- 1817-Broad Brook House built, now houses the Guilford Country Store
- 1820-East Guilford Cotton Mill on Bee Barn Road burns down
- 1822-First Guilford Town Hall built on Guilford Center Road in Guilford Center, now historical museum
- 1837-Universalist Church built in Guilford Center
- 1855-Algiers (East Guilford) Schoolhouse burns down
- 1884-Broad Brook Grange Hall 151 built in Guilford Center
- 1885-Green River Paper Mill burns down
- 1889-East Guilford Grist Mill, first mill built in Guilford, burns down
- 1900-Post Offices close after establishment of RFD 3
- 1934-Barn burns down on Yeaw Road, killing two young girls
- 1948-Guilford Recreation Club organized
- 1949-Broad Brook Fire Control organized
- 1949-Broad Brook Fire Control becomes Guilford Volunteer Fire Department
- 1954-First firehouse built in Algiers on Guilford Center Road
- 1957-Guilford Central School built, closing all old schoolhouses
- 1969-House burns down on Johnson Pasture Drive, killing 4 people
- 1972-Guilford Town Hall built on School Road
- 2005-New firehouse built on Guilford Center Road in Algiers
- 2007-Town constable given Police Cruiser, providing a step toward a town Police Department
- 2007-First full time firefighter in Guilford
Notable people
- Charles E. PhelpsCharles E. PhelpsCharles Edward Phelps was a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War, later received a brevet as a brigadier general of volunteers, served as a city councilman, a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, and received the Medal of Honor...
, Brigadier General, Medal of Honor recipient, congressman for Maryland. - Rudolf SerkinRudolf SerkinRudolf Serkin , was a Bohemian-born pianist.-Life and early career:Serkin was born in Eger, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire to a Russian-Jewish family....
, Austrian pianist. - Royall TylerRoyall TylerRoyall Tyler , American jurist and playwright who wrote The Contrast in 1787 and published The Algerine Captive in 1797. He wrote several legal tracts, six plays, a musical drama, two long poems, a semifictional travel narrative, The Yankey in London , and essays...
, playwright.