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Roxbury 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 Washington County
Washington County, Vermont

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 58,039. Its shire town is Montpelier, Vermont....
, Vermont
Vermont

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, United States
United States

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, created by Vermont charter on August 6, 1781. The population was 576 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States 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 Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
.

rding to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 41.8 square mile
Square mile

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s (108.3 kmē), of which, 41.8 square miles (108.2 kmē) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 kmē) of it (0.10%) is water.

The geographic center of Vermont is located three miles east of Roxbury village.

Demographics
As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 576 people, 227 households, and 163 families residing in the town.






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Roxbury 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 Washington County
Washington County, Vermont

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 58,039. Its shire town is Montpelier, 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...
, created by Vermont charter on August 6, 1781. The population was 576 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States 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 Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
.

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 41.8 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (108.3 kmē), of which, 41.8 square miles (108.2 kmē) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 kmē) of it (0.10%) is water.

The geographic center of Vermont is located three miles east of Roxbury village.

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 576 people, 227 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

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 was 13.8 people per square mile (5.3/kmē). There were 362 housing units at an average density of 8.7/sq mi (3.3/kmē). The racial makeup of the town was 94.10% White, 0.52% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 4.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 227 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $44,000. Males had a median income of $26,833 versus $25,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the town was $16,880. About 10.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

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