Mount Holly is a town in
Rutland County,
Vermont
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, United States. It includes the hamlets of
Belmont, Healdville,
Hortonville, and Tarbellville. The population was 1,385 at the
2020 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.77%, is water.
Demographics
At the
2000 census there were 1,241 people, 494 households, and 341 families in the town. The population density was 25.2 people per square mile (9.7/km
2). There were 917 housing units at an average density of 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km
2). The
racial makeup
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of the town was 97.99% White, 0.16% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16%.
Of the 494 households 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 22.7% of households were one person and 9.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.94.
The age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median household income was $41,364 and the median family income was $44,821. Males had a median income of $31,761 versus $26,985 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,337. About 5.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
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Julian Cook, US Army officer during World War II
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Horatio Earle
Horatio Sawyer Earle (1855–1935) is known as the "Father of Good Roads" or simply Horatio "Good Roads" Earle.
Early life
Earle was born February 14, 1855 on a farm in Mount Holly, Vermont. He married Agnes Lincoln in 1874 and they had a s ...
, creator of the world's first mile of concrete road
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Joseph Kinney, Jr., Wisconsin legislator, was born in Mount Holly
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John McClure, record producer
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Hannah Teter
Hannah Teter (born January 27, 1987) is an American snowboarder. She is an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. , Olympic snowboarder
References
External links
Town of Mount Holly official website
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Towns in Vermont
Towns in Rutland County, Vermont