Plymouth, Vermont

Plymouth, Vermont
Town
Union Christian Church (1840) in the Plymouth Historic District
Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont.
Plymouth, Vermont Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°31′54″N72°43′18″W / 43.53167°N 72.72167°W / 43.53167; -72.72167
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Windsor
Communities	Plymouth Plymouth Kingdom Plymouth Union Tyson
Area
• Total	48.7 sq mi (126.1 km2)
• Land	48.1 sq mi (124.6 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation	1,447 ft (420 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	641
• Density	13/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	05056 (Plymouth) 05035 (Bridgewater Corners) 05149 (Ludlow)
Area code	802
FIPS code	50-56050 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1462176 [2]

Plymouth is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 641 at the 2020 census. ^[3] Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, was born and raised in Plymouth and is buried there in the Plymouth Notch cemetery. The State of Vermont Division for Historic Preservation owns and maintains the Coolidge Homestead and the village of Plymouth Notch.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 48.7 square miles (126.1 km²), of which 48.1 square miles (124.6 km²) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²), or 1.15%, is water. ^[4]

History

The old Coolidge store, run by John Calvin Coolidge, Sr., the president's father, housed the post office in the 1920s. John Coolidge's wife, Carrie, served as postmaster 1903–1917. ^[5] Coolidge's father also founded Plymouth Cheese, which continues to produce artisan cheese today.

Plymouth was one of thirteen Vermont towns isolated by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1790	106		—
1800	497		368.9%
1810	834		67.8%
1820	1,112		33.3%
1830	1,237		11.2%
1840	1,417		14.6%
1850	1,226		−13.5%
1860	1,252		2.1%
1870	1,285		2.6%
1880	1,075		−16.3%
1890	755		−29.8%
1900	646		−14.4%
1910	482		−25.4%
1920	449		−6.8%
1930	331		−26.3%
1940	432		30.5%
1950	348		−19.4%
1960	308		−11.5%
1970	283		−8.1%
1980	405		43.1%
1990	440		8.6%
2000	555		26.1%
2010	619		11.5%
2020	641		3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 555 people, 251 households, and 168 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.5 people per square mile (4.4/km²). There were 773 housing units at an average density of 16.0 per square mile (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.28% White, 0.36% African American, and 0.36% from two or more races.

There were 251 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $27,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,272. About 3.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States ^[8]
• Calvin Galusha Coolidge, Vermont state legislator, grandfather of Calvin Coolidge ^[8]
• John Calvin Coolidge, Vermont state legislator, father of Calvin Coolidge ^[9]
• Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of an American Revolutionary War veteran to receive a pension ^[10]
• Ernest E. Moore, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives ^[11]
• Henry M. Pollard, US Congressman from Missouri ^[12]
• Achsa W. Sprague, spiritualist and medium ^[13]
• Hiland Orlando Stickney, college football player and coach ^[14]
• William W. Stickney, governor of Vermont ^[14]
• George Washington Putnam, Wisconsin state legislator ^{[15] [16]}
• Julius A. Willcox, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court ^[17]

References

1. "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: Plymouth town, Windsor County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 4, 2022.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Plymouth town, Windsor County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 31, 2012.
5. Bruns, James H. (1998). Great American Post Offices, pp 122-123. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN   0-471-14388-X. The book's front cover has a photograph showing the President and other residents on the front porch of the post office.
6. Floodwaters From Storm Isolate 13 Vermont Towns, The New York Times
7. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
8. Fuess, Claude Moore (1939). Calvin Coolidge - The Man from Vermont. Andover, Massachusetts: Fuess Press. pp. 6, 16. ISBN   9781446549049.
9. Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, Vermont: Transcript Publishing Company. p. 80 – via Archive.org.
10. Bayles, J. C. (June 18, 1905). "The Last of the Revolutionary Widows" (PDF). The New York Times . Retrieved January 1, 2014.
11. Schwarz, ed. (1937). Who's Who In Law. Vol. I. New York: J. C. Schwarz. p. 659 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
12. The New England Society of St. Louis (1903). Proceedings at the Seventeenth Annual Reunion. St. Louis: W. J. Kesl. p. 62 – via Google Books.
13. Bushnell, Mark (August 19, 2018). "Then Again: Achsa Sprague's transformation from invalid to spiritual medium". VT Digger. Montpelier, Vermont.
14. "Plymouth: Death of Hiland O. Stickney". Spirit of the Age. Woodstock, Vermont. October 28, 1911. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Mr. George H. Putnam". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. March 7, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
16. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Madison, Wisconsin. 1872. p. 455.
17. Bryant, Blanche (1962). A Record of the Descendants of James Smith Brown and Polly Maria (Taylor) Brown. Tangerine, FL: Blanche Brown Bryant. p. 8 – via Google Books.

External links

• Town of Plymouth community website
• President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site