Waltham, Vermont
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Waltham is a town in Addison County
Addison County, Vermont
Addison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. In 2010, the population was 36,821. Its shire town is Middlebury.-Geography:...

, Vermont
Vermont
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, United States
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. The population was 479 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23.0 km2), of which 8.7 square miles (22.6 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (1.69%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 479 people, 178 households, and 134 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 54.9 people per square mile (21.2/km2). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 22.6 per square mile (8.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.75% White, 0.42% African American, 0.63% Asian, 0.21% from other races
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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population and 0.10% Australian.

There were 178 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,389, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had a median income of $35,375 versus $24,444 for females. The per capita income
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 for the town was $21,567. About 3.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

Schooling

Waltham does not have its own school
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. The children of Waltham in grades K-6 are sent to Vergennes Elementary School in Vergennes
Vergennes, Vermont
Vergennes is a city located in the northwest quadrant of Addison County, Vermont, in the United States. Bordered by the towns of Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham, as of the 2000 census the city population was 2,741. It is the smallest of Vermont's nine cities in terms of population...

, and the children in grades 7-12 are sent to Vergennes Union High School
Vergennes Union High School
Vergennes Union High School is a high school/junior high school of about 700 students in Vergennes, Vermont, United States. The school serves the city of Vergennes, as well as the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, and Waltham...

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