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Victory, Vermont
Victory is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 70 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. Victory was one of the last two towns in Vermont to be linked to the electric grid, in 1963. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.0 square miles (111.4 km2), of which 43.0 square miles (111.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.07%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 97 people, 45 households, and 27 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.3 people per square mile (0.9/km2). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.94% White, 1.03% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 45 households, out of which 17.8% had chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex County, Vermont
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,920, making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England. Its shire town (county seat) is the municipality of Guildhall. The county was created in 1792 and organized in 1800. Bordered by the Connecticut River next to New Hampshire, Essex County is south of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is the county with the lowest household-income in Vermont. History Prior to the arrival of colonists of European descent, the area was populated by the Abenakis. They used the Connecticut and Nulhegan rivers as primary means of travel through the area along with many subsidiary rivers and streams. The culture was mostly hunter-gatherer with a combination of agriculture, hunting and fishing. While the rivers provided good fishing the primary food animal was moose. Vermont was divided into two counties in March 1778. In 1781 the legislature di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guildhall, Vermont
Guildhall ( ) is a New England town, town in and the shire town (county seat) of Essex County, Vermont, Essex County, Vermont. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 262. According to a large sign in the town center, it is the only town in the world so named. The name derives from a meeting house on the square called the Guildhall. Guildhall is part of the Berlin, New Hampshire, Berlin, New Hampshire, NH–VT Berlin micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Guildhall is in northeastern Vermont, along the Connecticut River, the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. The town is bordered to the southwest by Lunenburg, Vermont, Lunenburg, to the northwest by Granby, Vermont, Granby, and to the north by Maidstone, Vermont. To the southeast, across the Connecticut, are the towns of Northumberland, New Hampshire, Northumberland and Lancaster, New Hampshire. U.S. Route 2 passes through the southern corner of the town, leading wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirby, Vermont
Kirby is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 575 at the 2020 census. History The town was chartered to Roswell Hopkins in 1790; Hopkins served as Clerk of the House of Representatives and Secretary of State of Vermont, and he accepted the land grant in lieu of cash as payment for his government service. The grant Hopkins received was originally called Hopkinsville; it was later combined with a parcel from the town of Burke, and renamed Kirby. Several ideas have been proposed for how the name Kirby was chosen; the most common is that it is a variant of the English Kirkby, which means a village or settlement around a church. By the time the town was organized in 1807, Hopkins had sold his interest and moved to Hopkinton, New York. Geography Kirby is located on the eastern border of Caledonia County in northeastern Vermont. It is bordered by the town of St. Johnsbury to the southwest, Lyndon to the west, Burke to the north, Victory to the northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granby, Vermont
Granby is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for the Marquis of Granby. The population was 81 at the 2020 census. Granby is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. Granby was one of the last two towns in Vermont to be linked to the electric grid, in 1963. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.1 square miles (101.2 km2), of which 39.0 square miles (101.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.13%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 86 people, 33 households, and 26 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.2 people per square mile (0.9/km2). There were 78 housing units at an average density of 2.0 per square mile (0.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.84% White, and 1.16% from two or more races. 32.3% were of English, 19.4% French, 16.1% Scottish, 9.7% French Canadian, 9.7% Irish, 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Haven, Vermont
East Haven is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 270 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town also contains the village of Hartwellville. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.4 square miles (96.9 km2), all land. Kingdom Trails Association In the Summer of 2018 an expansion network of mountain bike trails were built by KTA on the property owned by Walter and Winny Norman. The network of trails called Moose Haven have a trail-head located adjacent to East Haven's municipal buildings. The trails consist of a primary fire road (Haul Road) that serves as the climbing trail (approx. 700 feet of vertical) with several flowy, gravity fed trails that extend off of it. Stormin Norman and Black Bear are the longest and most commonly ridden trails of Moose Haven; they feature large berms, natural features and several jumps, gaps, and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burke, Vermont
Burke is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town contains the villages of East Burke, Vermont, East Burke, West Burke, Vermont, West Burke and Burke Hollow. The town is home to Burke Mountain (Vermont), Burke Mountain and Burke Mountain Academy. Etymology The town was named for Sir Edmund Burke, a member of the English Parliament. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.40%, is water. Burke is bordered by the towns of Lyndon, Vermont, Lyndon and Kirby, Vermont, Kirby to the south, Victory, Vermont, Victory to the southeast, East Haven, Vermont, East Haven to the northeast, Newark, Vermont, Newark to the north, and Sutton, Vermont, Sutton to the west. U.S. Route 5 runs through the western part of the town, connecting Lyndonville, Vermont, Lyndonville to the south with Barton, Vermont, Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poverty Line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for the average adult.Poverty Lines – Martin Ravallion, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan The cost of housing, such as the rent for an apartment, usually makes up the largest proportion of this estimate, so economists track the real estate market and other housing cost indicators as a major influence on the poverty line. Individual factors are often used to account for various circumstances, such as whether one is a parent, elderly, a child, married, etc. The poverty threshold may be adjusted annually. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries. In October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Capita Income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita income is national income divided by population size. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living. It is usually expressed in terms of a commonly used international currency such as the euro or United States dollar, and is useful because it is widely known, is easily calculable from readily available gross domestic product (GDP) and population estimates, and produces a useful statistic for comparison of wealth between sovereign territories. This helps to ascertain a country's development status. It is one of the three measures for calculating the Human Development Index of a country. Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. It is considered a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. Typically, it is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding. Individuals may marry for several reasons, including legal, social, libidinal, emotional, financial, spiritual, and religious purposes. Whom they marry may be influenced by gender, socially determined rules of incest, prescriptive marriage rules, parental choice, and individual desire. In some areas of the world, arrang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latino (U
Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin Americans Latino and Latinos may also refer to: Language and linguistics * ''il Latino, la lingua Latina''; in English known as Latin * ''Latino sine flexione'', a constructed language * The native name of the Mozarabic language * A historical name for the Judeo-Italian languages Media and entertainment Music * ''Latino'' (Sebastian Santa Maria album) *''Latino'', album by Milos Karadaglic *"Latino", winning song from Spain in the OTI Festival, 1981 Other media * ''Latino'' (film), from 1985 * ''Latinos'' (newspaper series) People Given name * Latino Galasso, Italian rower * Latino Latini, Italian scholar and humanist of the Renaissance * Latino Malabranca Orsini, Italian cardinal * Latino Orsini, Italian cardinal Other names * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hispanic (U
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties formerly part of the Spanish Empire following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, parts of the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Outside of Spain, the Spanish language is a predominant or official language in the countries of Hispanic America and Equatorial Guinea. Further, the cultures of these countries were influenced by Spain to different degrees, combined with the local pre-Hispanic culture or other foreign influences. Former Spanish colonies elsewhere, namely the Spanish East Indies (the Philippines, Marianas, etc.) and Spanish Sahara (Western Sahara), were also influenced by Spanish culture, however Spanish is not a predominant language in these regions. Hispanic culture is a set of customs, traditions, beliefs, and art forms (mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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