Landgrove, Vermont

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Landgrove, Vermont
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Landgrove, Vermont
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Landgrove, Vermont
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°15′45″N72°51′18″W / 43.26250°N 72.85500°W / 43.26250; -72.85500
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont
County Bennington
Chartered1780
Organized1800
CommunityNorth Landgrove
Area
  Total
9.2 sq mi (23.7 km2)
  Land9.1 sq mi (23.6 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
1,407 ft (429 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
177
  Density19/sq mi (7.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
05152 (Peru)
05148 (Londonderry)
Area code 802
FIPS code 50-39025 [1]
GNIS feature ID1462131 [2]
Website landgrove.vermont.gov

Landgrove is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 177 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

Landgrove occupies a small area in the northeastern corner of Bennington County, bordered by the town of Weston in Windsor County to the north and east, Londonderry in Windham County to the east and south, and in Bennington County the town of Peru to the west and a small portion of Winhall to the south.

The only centralized community in the town is North Landgrove, next to Utley Brook. Vermont Route 11 crosses the southern part of the town, where it is only 0.8 miles (1.3 km) wide.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.7 km2), of which 9.1 square miles (23.6 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.44%, is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1790 31
1800 147374.2%
1810 299103.4%
1820 34114.0%
1830 3554.1%
1840 345−2.8%
1850 337−2.3%
1860 320−5.0%
1870 302−5.6%
1880 246−18.5%
1890 220−10.6%
1900 2252.3%
1910 160−28.9%
1920 143−10.6%
1930 104−27.3%
1940 64−38.5%
1950 8025.0%
1960 49−38.7%
1970 104112.2%
1980 12116.3%
1990 13410.7%
2000 1447.5%
2010 1589.7%
2020 17712.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 144 people, 64 households, and 44 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.8 people per square mile (6.1/km2). There were 153 housing units at an average density of 16.8 per square mile (6.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.31% White and 0.69% Asian.

There were 64 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 23.6% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $71,250 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,929. There were 7.4% of families and 15.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 23.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Census - Geography Profile: Landgrove town, Bennington County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Landgrove town, Bennington County, Vermont". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  5. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  6. Fleetwood, Frederick G., Vermont Secretary of State (1902). Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman Co. p. 410.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Benjamin Ogden". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  8. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1877,' Biographical Sketch of J. Henry Tate, pg. 448

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