Windham, Vermont
Windham, Vermont | ||
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FIPS code 50-84850[1] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1462265[2] |
Windham is a town in
History
Windham was part of Londonderry until after 1792 and was "duly organized" in 1796. The first settler of what was to become the village was Benjamin Pierce c. 1783. Pierce was from Westmoreland, New Hampshire.[4] Being such a small and dispersed mountain village, relatively few men from Windham served with the
One of Windham's soldiers, Captain
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.1 square miles (67.7 km2), of which 26.1 square miles (67.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.15%) is water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1800 | 429 | — | |
1810 | 782 | 82.3% | |
1820 | 931 | 19.1% | |
1830 | 847 | −9.0% | |
1840 | 757 | −10.6% | |
1850 | 763 | 0.8% | |
1860 | 680 | −10.9% | |
1870 | 544 | −20.0% | |
1880 | 536 | −1.5% | |
1890 | 379 | −29.3% | |
1900 | 356 | −6.1% | |
1910 | 345 | −3.1% | |
1920 | 261 | −24.3% | |
1930 | 254 | −2.7% | |
1940 | 183 | −28.0% | |
1950 | 146 | −20.2% | |
1960 | 135 | −7.5% | |
1970 | 174 | 28.9% | |
1980 | 223 | 28.2% | |
1990 | 251 | 12.6% | |
2000 | 328 | 30.7% | |
2010 | 419 | 27.7% | |
2020 | 449 | 7.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
As of the
There were 150 households, out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,659, and the median income for a family was $41,786. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $23,125 for females. The
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: Windham town, Windham County, Vermont". Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Child, Hamilton, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham county, Vt., 1724-1884, Syracuse: The Journal Office, 1884, 304.
- ^ Vermont in the Civil War
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
External links
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