Corinth ( ) is a

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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

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flows through northeastern Corinth. Corinth contains seven villages: East Corinth, West Corinth, South Corinth, Corinth Center, Corinth Corners, Cookville, and Goose Green.

Climate

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 other races, and 0.68% from two or more races.

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or Latino 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

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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 ''Beetlejuice'' (1988) were filmed in East Corinth. Its sequel ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'', which released in 2024, was also filmed there.

Notable people

* Tania Aebi, first American woman to sail solo around the world * Hale K. Darling, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont * John Lawrence Grattan, leader of U.S. soldiers killed in the Grattan massacre * Patricia Neway, operatic soprano and musical theater actress * Reuben Robie, US Congressman * Alexander Twilight, first African American to serve in a state legislature, and to receive a degree from an American university

References

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