Corinth ( ) is a town in

Orange County, Vermont Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,277. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of Chelsea. Orange County was organized on February 2, 1781, as an original county wit ...

, United States. The population was 1,455 at the 2020 census. Local services include a general store, post office, doctor's office, library, and ball field.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 48.5 square miles (125.7 km²), of which 48.5 square miles (125.7 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.04%) is water. The Waits River flows through northeastern Corinth. Corinth contains seven villages: East Corinth, West Corinth, South Corinth, Corinth Center, Corinth Corners, Cookville, and Goose Green.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,461 people ,367 per 2010, a loss of 96 people. All other statistics are per the 2000 census, including the following 535 households, and 410 families residing in the town. The

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was 30.1 people per square mile (11.6/km²). There were 728 housing units at an average density of 15.0 per square mile (5.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.77%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.14% from

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, and 0.68% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 535 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,198, and the median income for a family was $33,646. Males had a median income of $29,964 versus $23,646 for females. The

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for the town was $14,431. About 7.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Media

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's film ''

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'' (1988) was filmed in East Corinth.

Notable people

Tania Aebi Tania Aebi (born October 7, 1966) is an American sailor. She completed a solo circumnavigation of the globe in a 26-foot sailboat between the ages of 18 and 21, finishing it in 1987, making her the first American woman and the youngest person ( ...

, first American woman to sail solo around the world * Hale K. Darling,

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John Lawrence Grattan John Lawrence Grattan (June 1, 1830 – August 19, 1854) was a mid-19th century US Cavalry officer, whose poor judgement and inexperience led to the Grattan massacre, which was a major instigator for the First Sioux War. Early life and militar ...

, leader of U.S. soldiers killed in the Grattan massacre *

Patricia Neway Patricia Neway (September 30, 1919 – January 24, 2012) was an American operatic soprano and musical theatre actress who had an active international career during the mid-1940s through the 1970s. One of the few performers of her day to enjoy equal ...

, operatic soprano and musical theater actress *

Reuben Robie Reuben Robie (July 15, 1799 – January 21, 1872) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1851 to 1853. Biography Born in Corinth, Vermont, Robie attended the common sch ...

, US Congressman *

Alexander Twilight Alexander Lucius Twilight (September 23, 1795 – June 19, 1857) was an American educator, minister and politician. He is the first African-American man known to have earned a bachelor's degree from an American college or university, graduati ...

, first African American to serve in a state legislature, and to receive a degree from an American university

References

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