Shoreham, Vermont
Shoreham, Vermont | ||
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FIPS code 50-65050[1] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462209[2] | |
| Website | www | |
Shoreham
Geography
Shoreham is located in western Addison County along the shore of
According to the United States Census Bureau, Shoreham has a total area of 46.4 square miles (120.1 km2), of which 43.4 square miles (112.5 km2) is land and 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2), or 6.36%, is water.[4]
The
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 721 | — | |
| 1800 | 1,447 | 100.7% | |
| 1810 | 2,033 | 40.5% | |
| 1820 | 1,881 | −7.5% | |
| 1830 | 2,137 | 13.6% | |
| 1840 | 1,675 | −21.6% | |
| 1850 | 1,601 | −4.4% | |
| 1860 | 1,382 | −13.7% | |
| 1870 | 1,225 | −11.4% | |
| 1880 | 1,354 | 10.5% | |
| 1890 | 1,240 | −8.4% | |
| 1900 | 1,193 | −3.8% | |
| 1910 | 1,098 | −8.0% | |
| 1920 | 925 | −15.8% | |
| 1930 | 948 | 2.5% | |
| 1940 | 865 | −8.8% | |
| 1950 | 829 | −4.2% | |
| 1960 | 786 | −5.2% | |
| 1970 | 790 | 0.5% | |
| 1980 | 972 | 23.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,115 | 14.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,222 | 9.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,265 | 3.5% | |
| 2020 | 1,260 | −0.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of the census
There were 453 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $43,958. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $21,912 for females. The
History
Early in the morning of May 10, 1775, American and
Notable people
- African American professor and first to be Phi Beta Kappa
- William John Anderson, farmer and second African American to be elected to the Vermont General Assembly
- governor of Iowa
- JoAnne Carson, painter and sculptor, Guggenheim Fellow (2016)
- John W. Cary, state senator from Wisconsin
- John Catlin, Acting Governor of Wisconsin Territory
- John Smith Chipman, lawyer and politician from Michigan
- Columbus Delano, United States Secretary of the Interior
- Richard G. Desautels, American POW held by North Korea and China under mysterious circumstances
- Anna M. Fitch (1840-1904), writer
- Territory of Washington
- Augustus C. Hand, lawyer and justice of the New York Supreme Court
- governor of Vermont
- Vice President of the U.S.
- governor of Vermont
- Charles Rich, US congressman
- Thomas Rowley, poet known as "The Bard of the Green Mountains"
- Joel Turrill (1794–1859), US congressman from New York, born in Shoreham
- Alva Woods (1794–1887), American minister, university professor and university president, born in Shoreham
See also
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: Shoreham town, Addison County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shoreham town, Addison County, Vermont". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
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