Addison is a town in Addison County,

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, United States. It was founded October 14, 1761. The population was 1,365 at the 2020 census.

History

Addison was chartered on October 14, 1761.

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named the town Addison after poet

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 49.0 square miles (126.8 km), of which 41.7 square miles (108.1 km) is land and 7.2 square miles (18.8 km) (14.81%) is water. The Dead Creek and the Hospital Creek run through Addison, and

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is on the west border of Addison. The highest point is Snake Mountain, which is 1281 ft above

Highways

Vermont Route 17 Vermont Route 17 (VT 17) is a state highway in western Vermont in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at the New York state line in Addison, where it connects to New York State Route 185 (NY 185) by way ...

Vermont Route 22A Vermont Route 22A (VT 22A) is a state highway in western Vermont, United States. It is the northward continuation of New York State Route 22A. Its southern end is at the New York state line in Fair Haven and its northern end i ...

Vermont Route 23 Vermont Route 23 (VT 23) is a north–south state highway in Addison County, Vermont, Addison County, Vermont, United States. It is maintained by the towns of Middlebury, Vermont, Middlebury and Weybridge, Vermont, Weybridge and run ...

Vermont Route 125 Vermont Route 125 (VT 125) is a east–west state highway in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The route begins at an intersection for VT 17 in the town of Addison near the Champlain Bridge. The route runs through the ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,393 people, 494 households, and 402 families residing in the town. The

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was 33.4 people per square mile (12.9/km). There were 651 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 98.42%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.22% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.14%

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, and 0.72% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. There were 494 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were

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living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,063, and the median income for a family was $48,696. Males had a median income of $31,328 versus $25,602 for females. The

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for the town was $18,000. About 2.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Locations

*Addison Four Corners – Junction of VT Route 22A and

near the east side of the town. The town hall, school, fire department, general store, and Addison Baptist Church are located here. * Chimney Point – Junction of Route 17 and Route 125 on the shore of

by the Champlain Bridge *Dead Creek – runs north through the center of the town. Most of the creek is within the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area with a viewing area on Route 17. *

– forms Addison's western border with

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* Otter Creek – a creek that forms Addison's eastern border with Waltham. * Snake Mountain – a

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on Addison's eastern border with

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. *West Addison – Junction of Church Street and Jersey Street South near

on the west side of town.

Notable people

* John N, Evans, Wisconsin physician and politician * Silas G. Pratt, composer * John Strong, militia officer and Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives * Samuel Strong, militia officer and mayor of Vergennes

Education

The town of Addison is part of the Addison North West Supervisory Union. The town has its own elementary school, known as Addison Central School, serving students from kindergarten to sixth grade at the town center. Students from seventh to twelfth grade are taught at

Vergennes Union High School Vergennes Union High School is a high school/junior high school of about 700 students in Vergennes, Vermont, United States. The school serves the city of Vergennes, as well as the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, and Waltham. This gro ...

in Vergennes.Vergennes Union High School
Retrieved 03 October 2011.

References

{{authority control Towns in Vermont Towns in Addison County, Vermont Populated places established in 1761