Readsboro is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Bennington County
Bennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,347. The shire towns (county seats) are jointly Bennington ("The Southshire") and Manchester ("The Northshire"), and the largest municipal ...
,
Vermont
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, United States. The town was named after John Reade, a landholder. The population was 702 at the
2020 census.
The hamlet of Heartwellville is in the northern part of Readsboro, approximately north on
Route 100 from the hamlet of
Readsboro.
The Readsboro
census-designated place
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consists of the town center and had a population of 297 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Readsboro is in the southeast corner of Bennington County, bordered by the town of
Monroe in
Franklin County, Massachusetts, to the south, and by the towns of
Whitingham and
Wilmington in
Windham County, Vermont
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History
Fort Bridgman, Vernon ...
, to the east. The Bennington County towns of
Searsburg (north),
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(northwest), and
Stamford (west) also border Readsboro. The main settlement in town, also named Readsboro, is located in the southeast part of the town, along the
Deerfield River
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, a tributary of the
Connecticut River
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.41%, is water.
Transportation
Vermont Route 100 passes through Readsboro, including the town center, and leads east to
Jacksonville.
Vermont Route 8 intersects VT 100 in Heartwellville in the northwestern part of the town and leads north to
Vermont Route 9
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in
Searsburg. VT 8 and VT 100 together lead southwest through
Stamford to the
state line near
North Adams.
Public transportation is provided by
Southeast Vermont Transit's fare-free MOOver bus route 9 with buses running twice daily.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2000, there were 809 people, 321 households, and 225 families residing in the town. The population density was 22.2 people per square mile (8.6/km
2). There were 466 housing units at an average density of 12.8 per square mile (4.9/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.76%
White
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, 0.49%
Native American, 0.25%
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, and 0.49% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 321 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or
civil union, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. Of all households 25.9% were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $48,214. Males had a median income of $33,056 versus $21,964 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $17,911. None of the families and 7.0% of the population were living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and 9.2% of those over 64.
Notable people
*
Arthur P. Carpenter
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, US Marshal for Vermont
*
Throope Chapman
Throope Chapman (1738–1794) was one of the founders of Readsboro, Vermont, USA. He served with Thomas Knowlton
Thomas W. Knowlton (November 22, 1740 – September 16, 1776) was an American patriot who served in the French and Indian War an ...
, one of the Readsboro founders
*
Welcome Chapman
Welcome Chapman (July 24, 1805 – December 9, 1893) was an early leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints born in Readsboro, Vermont. Chapman was the leader of the Latter-day Saint settlers in Manti, Utah, from 1854 to 1862, a ...
, early Mormon leader, grandson of Throope Chapman
*
Josephine C. Lawney (1881–1962), physician, medical missionary, dean of a medical college in Shanghai
*
Wayne Winterrowd (1941–2010), horticulturist and author known for his lush gardens in southern Vermont
[Raver, Ann]
"Wayne Winterrowd, Gardening Expert, Dies at 68"
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Nick Zammuto, musician and founding member of
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Books
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e
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Historical and cultural profile
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in America'', Il Chiese, Storo 2005. .
References
External links
Town of Readsboro official websiteReadsboro Central School
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Towns in Bennington County, Vermont
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