Grafton, Vermont
Grafton, Vermont | ||
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FIPS code 50-28900[1] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1462105[2] |
Grafton is a town in
History
In the early 19th century,
Grafton had a population of almost 1,500 just before the
In the 1960s the Windham Foundation was established to help restore the village.[5] It purchased the Old Tavern and many residences in the area. The foundation also established an artisanal cheese business, the Grafton Village Cheese Company, and built a world-class cross-country skiing center at Grafton Ponds that offers a popular mountain biking program for children in the summer months. The restoration efforts attracted new residents from metropolitan New York and Boston.
Etymology
The town was founded as Thomlinson in 1754, but renaming rights were auctioned in 1791. The high bidder, who reportedly offered "five dollars and a jug of rum," changed the name to Grafton after his home town of Grafton, Massachusetts.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.4 square miles (99.5 km2), of which 38.4 square miles (99.4 km2) is land and 0.03% is water. The village of Grafton is slightly southeast of the geographic center of the town, in the valley of the Saxtons River.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 561 | — | |
1800 | 1,149 | 104.8% | |
1810 | 1,365 | 18.8% | |
1820 | 1,482 | 8.6% | |
1830 | 1,439 | −2.9% | |
1840 | 1,326 | −7.9% | |
1850 | 1,241 | −6.4% | |
1860 | 1,154 | −7.0% | |
1870 | 1,008 | −12.7% | |
1880 | 929 | −7.8% | |
1890 | 817 | −12.1% | |
1900 | 804 | −1.6% | |
1910 | 729 | −9.3% | |
1920 | 476 | −34.7% | |
1930 | 453 | −4.8% | |
1940 | 393 | −13.2% | |
1950 | 422 | 7.4% | |
1960 | 426 | 0.9% | |
1970 | 465 | 9.2% | |
1980 | 604 | 29.9% | |
1990 | 602 | −0.3% | |
2000 | 649 | 7.8% | |
2010 | 679 | 4.6% | |
2020 | 645 | −5.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
As of the
There were 291 households, out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,313, and the median income for a family was $48,250. Males had a median income of $31,346 versus $21,406 for females. The
Notable people
- Pan American Union
- Governor of Michigan
- L. J. C. Daniels, American suffragist and political activist
- Benjamin W. Dean, Secretary of State of Vermont[7]
- C. W. Deane. Michigan politician
- Enoch Hale, army colonel, built the first bridge over the Connecticut River
- George Van Horn Moseley Jr., World War II airborne commander
- Samuel B. Pettengill, congressman from Indiana, founded Grafton Historical Society
- Albert J. Pullen, Wisconsin politician
- Frank E. Putnam, Minnesota politician
- Danny Roberts, television personality, resided in Grafton
- Frank Ryan, football quarterback, Yale University athletic director
- Daisy Turner, African-American storyteller
References
- ^ 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: Grafton town, Windham County, Vermont". Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c Stephen Jermanok, A Town for All Seasons, Preservation magazine, January/February 2010.
- ^ Town, R. L., and Hall, Mathew: What's happening in Grafton, Vermont, Yankee Magazine, November 1967, p. 90.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ Chapman, George T. (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College. Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press. pp. 372–373.