Georgia, Vermont
Georgia, Vermont | ||
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FIPS code 50-27700[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462101[3] | |
| Website | www | |
Georgia is a
Geography
The town occupies the southwest corner of Franklin County, bordered to the south by Chittenden County. The western border of the town is within Lake Champlain and its St. Albans Bay. St. Albans, the Franklin County seat, is to the north. U.S. Route 7 passes through the town, as does Interstate 89, which crosses US-7 at Exit 18 in the southeast part of town. Both highways lead north to St. Albans and south to Burlington.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.2 square miles (117.1 km2), of which 39.3 square miles (101.9 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15.3 km2), or 13.03%, is water.[5] The Lamoille River crosses the southeast corner of the town.
History
Georgia was named after
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1790 | 340 | — | |
| 1800 | 1,068 | 214.1% | |
| 1810 | 1,760 | 64.8% | |
| 1820 | 1,703 | −3.2% | |
| 1830 | 1,897 | 11.4% | |
| 1840 | 2,106 | 11.0% | |
| 1850 | 2,686 | 27.5% | |
| 1860 | 1,547 | −42.4% | |
| 1870 | 1,603 | 3.6% | |
| 1880 | 1,504 | −6.2% | |
| 1890 | 1,282 | −14.8% | |
| 1900 | 1,280 | −0.2% | |
| 1910 | 1,090 | −14.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,075 | −1.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,090 | 1.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,008 | −7.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,055 | 4.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,079 | 2.3% | |
| 1970 | 1,711 | 58.6% | |
| 1980 | 2,818 | 64.7% | |
| 1990 | 3,753 | 33.2% | |
| 2000 | 4,375 | 16.6% | |
| 2010 | 4,515 | 3.2% | |
| 2020 | 4,845 | 7.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
As of the
There were 1,484 households, out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were couples living together and joined in either
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $54,156, and the median income for a family was $59,712. Males had a median income of $37,294 versus $26,090 for females. The
Notable people
- J. Allen Barber (1809–1881), politician
- Daniel Bliss (1823–1916), missionary; founder of American University of Beirut
- Poultney, Vermont
- Gardner Quincy Colton (1814–1898), scientist
- James M. Hotchkiss (1812–1877), member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate[8]
- Martha Austin Phelps (1870–1933), chemist
- Hester Martha Poole(1833/1834–1932), writer, artist, advocate
- Alvah Sabin (1793–1885), US congressman
- George J. Stannard (1820–1886), farmer, teacher, Civil War general
- Armando Vilaseca, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Education
- Mehitable E. Woods (1813–1891), hero of the American Civil War
References
- ^ Town of Georgia official website
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Georgia town, Franklin County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Georgia town, Franklin County, Vermont". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 13, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Vermont2 (August 16, 2018). "Georgia, Vermont, New England USA". Virtual Vermont. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1891). History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. p. 697.
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