Morristown, Vermont
Encyclopedia
Morristown is a town
in Lamoille County, Vermont
, United States
. The population was 5,139 at the 2000 census.
, the town has a total area of 51.6 square miles (133.7 km2), of which 51.3 square miles (133.0 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km2) (0.50%) is water.
of 2000, there were 5,139 people, 2,101 households, and 1,317 families residing in the town. The population density
was 100.1 people per square mile (38.6/km2). There were 2,271 housing units at an average density of 44.2 per square mile (17.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.51% White, 0.35% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.12% from other races
, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 2,101 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples
living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,359, and the median income for a family was $40,456. Males had a median income of $28,050 versus $21,014 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $17,195. About 6.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
New England town
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in Lamoille County, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 5,139 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 51.6 square miles (133.7 km2), of which 51.3 square miles (133.0 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km2) (0.50%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5,139 people, 2,101 households, and 1,317 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 100.1 people per square mile (38.6/km2). There were 2,271 housing units at an average density of 44.2 per square mile (17.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.51% White, 0.35% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.12% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 2,101 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,359, and the median income for a family was $40,456. Males had a median income of $28,050 versus $21,014 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $17,195. About 6.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- H. Henry PowersH. Henry PowersHorace Henry Powers was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Morristown, Vermont, Powers attended Peoples Academy.He was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1855.He studied law....
, lawyer and congressman (1891–1901) - Leslie M. Shaw, businessman and lawyer, Governor of Iowa (1898–1902), Treasury SecretaryUnited States Secretary of the TreasuryThe Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
(1902–07), 1908 candidate for the nomination1908 Republican National ConventionThe 1908 Republican National Convention, the fourteenth presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States, was held in Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois on June 16 to June 19, 1908. It convened to nominate a successor to the popular GOP President, Theodore Roosevelt...
of the Republican party. - Shap SmithShap SmithShapleigh "Shap" Smith, Jr. isan American politician currently serving as the Democratic Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. Smith is a 5-term member representing the Lamoille-Washington 1 District, which includes the Towns of Elmore and Morristown in Lamoille County and Woodbury and...
, lawyer, Speaker of the Vermont House of RepresentativesVermont House of RepresentativesThe Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
(2009- )