Milton is a
townThe 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. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in that they were originally set up so that all...
in
Chittenden CountyChittenden County (ˈtʃɪʔənˌdən/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 146,571, making it the most populous county in the state. Its shire town is Burlington....
,
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
,
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. The population was 9,479 at the
2000 censusThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. According to local legend, the town was named for the English poet
John MiltonJohn Milton was an English poet, author, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost and for his treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica....
, but the name most likely originated from
William FitzWilliam, 4th Earl FitzWilliamWilliam Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC , styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.-Background and education:...
, who held the title Viscount Milton.
The town is home to RAF and USAF defense contractor
OMNI.
Milton is located at .
Milton is a
townThe 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. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in that they were originally set up so that all...
in
Chittenden CountyChittenden County (ˈtʃɪʔənˌdən/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 146,571, making it the most populous county in the state. Its shire town is Burlington....
,
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 9,479 at the
2000 censusThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. According to local legend, the town was named for the English poet
John MiltonJohn Milton was an English poet, author, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost and for his treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica....
, but the name most likely originated from
William FitzWilliam, 4th Earl FitzWilliamWilliam Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC , styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.-Background and education:...
, who held the title Viscount Milton.
The town is home to RAF and USAF defense contractor
OMNI.
Geography
Milton is located at . Its
ZIP codeThe ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service . The letters ZIP, a backronym for Zone Improvement Plan, are properly written in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 05468.
According to the
United States Census BureauThe 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. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the town has a total area of 60.9
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (157.7 km
2), of which, 51.5 square miles (133.3 km
2) of it is land and 9.4 square miles (24.4 km
2) of it (15.49%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 9,479 people, 3,333 households, and 2,609 families residing in the town. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 184.2 people per square mile (71.1/km
2). There were 3,505 housing units at an average density of 68.1/sq mi (26.3/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.10% White, 0.21% Black or
African AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.40% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 3,333 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 15.3% 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 2.84 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $49,379, and the median income for a family was $50,972. Males had a median income of $36,149 versus $27,256 for females. The
per capita incomePer 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. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the town was $20,048. About 4.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Public safety
In 2008, property crimes increased by 54.9%. The number of incidents for all crime was 706.
Notable residents
- George Allen
George Allen was a noted college professor and clergyman. He was born in Milton, Vermont in 1808.He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1827, and became a professor of languages at that school the following year. He left that position in 1830...
, (1808-1876), born in Milton, noted clergyman and academic
- George Jerrison Stannard,(1820-1902) brigadier general, American Civil War Hero. Born on October 20, 1820, he fought in many battles including the First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas , was fought July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia...
and the third day of the Battle of GettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg , fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of...
. He lived in a house in Milton and owned a barn. His barn was burned down by The Milton Fire Department, but his house still stands.
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