Richford is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Franklin County,
Vermont
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, United States, located along the
Canada–United States border
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. The population was 2,346 at the
2020 census.
Richford is the birthplace of
R. G. LeTourneau
Robert Gilmour LeTourneau (November 30, 1888 – June 1, 1969), born in Richford, Vermont, he was a prolific inventor of earthmoving machinery and the founder of LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. His factories supplied LeTourneau machines which rep ...
, an industrialist who founded
LeTourneau University
LeTourneau University (LETU) is a private, interdenominational evangelical Christian university in Longview, Texas. Founded as LeTourneau Technical Institute in February 1946 by R. G. LeTourneau with his wife, Evelyn, the school initially educate ...
in
Longview, Texas
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.
Richford is the eastern terminus of the Missisquoi Valley Rail-Trail.
Geography
Richford is located in the northeast corner of Franklin County, bordered to the north by the
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the
Montérégie
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The ...
region of
Quebec
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in Canada.
Orleans County, Vermont
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, is to the east.
Richford, the primary community, is in the northwest part of the town along the
Missisquoi River
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It drains a rural area of the northern Green Mount ...
.
Vermont Route 105
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passes through the center of town, leading east across the
Green Mountains
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to
North Troy and southwest to
Enosburg Falls.
Vermont Route 139
Vermont Route 139 (VT 139) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Vermont. The highway, which lies within Richford in northern Franklin County, has a length of from VT 105 north to the Canada–United States border. VT 139 provides ...
leads north from the center of Richford to the international border.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.61%, is water.
The Missisquoi River enters from Canada and exits to the south; there are no significant lakes or ponds.
Surrounding areas
* North:
Quebec
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,
Canada
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: East Pinnacle,
Abercorn
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, Glen Sutton, Alva, Domaine Mont Louis,
Sutton
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Places
United Kingdom
England
In alphabetical order by county:
* Sutton, Bedfordshire
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* S ...
* East:
Jay
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* Southeast:
Westfield
* South:
Montgomery
* Southwest:
Enosburgh
* West:
Berkshire
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History
On 8 October 1908 a grain elevator owned by the
Canadian Pacific Railroad
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exploded, killing thirteen.
Government
The
Essex-Orleans Senate district includes the town of Richford, as well as parts or all of
Essex County,
Orleans County,
Franklin County and
Lamoille County
Lamoille County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,945, and it is the third-least populous county in Vermont. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of Hyde Park, while Morristow ...
. It is represented in the
Vermont Senate
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by
Vincent Illuzzi (
R) and
Robert A. Starr
Robert A. Starr (born December 17, 1942) is an American politician from Vermont who currently serves as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Vermont Senate, Vermont State Senate. He has represented the Essex-Orleans Verm ...
(
D).
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,321 people, 899 households, and 613 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 53.7 people per square mile (20.7/km
2). There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 23.5 per square mile (9.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.72%
White
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, 0.34%
African American
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, 0.95%
Native American, 0.04%
Asian
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, 0.17% from
other races
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, and 0.78% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.69% of the population.
There were 899 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were
married couples
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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 90.2 men.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $32,016. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $20,731 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $14,368. About 16.9% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.
National Register of Historic Places
Several buildings and structures are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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, including
St. Ann's Episcopal Church, the
Sheldon Boright House, the
F.W. Wheeler House
The F.W. Wheeler House is a historic two-family residence at 31 Intervale Street in Richford, Vermont. Built in 1904 for a photographer, it is an unusual instance in the community of a duplex with Queen Anne styling. It was listed on the Nation ...
, the
Richford Primary School, the
Missisquoi River Bridge, and the
Downtown Richford Historic District
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.
Notable people
*
John Blaisdell Corliss
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,
U.S. congressman
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from Michigan
*
E. Henry Powell, state auditor
*
Max L. Powell
Max L. Powell (April 26, 1869 – March 2, 1941) was a Vermont politician who served as President of the Vermont Senate.
Biography
Max Leon Powell, the son of E. Henry Powell was born in Richford, Vermont on April 26, 1869. He graduated fr ...
,
President
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of the
Vermont State Senate
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*
Percival L. Shangraw
Percival L. Shangraw (August 6, 1897 – December 18, 1988) was a Vermont attorney and judge. He is notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1958 to 1972, and chief justice from 1972 until 1974.
Early life ...
, Chief Justice of the
Vermont Supreme Court
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The Court ...
See also
*
Franklin County
*
North Branch Missisquoi River, designated ''Rivière Sutton'' in Quebec
*
Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi River is a transboundary river of the east shore of Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), approximately long, in northern Vermont in the United States and southern Quebec in Canada.
It drains a rural area of the northern Green Mount ...
References
External links
Town of Richford official website
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Towns in Vermont
Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area
Towns in Franklin County, Vermont