Reading is a town in Windsor County,

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, United States. The population was 687 at the 2020 census.

History

On August 30, 1754, after being captured by Abenakis at

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, and being force-marched to

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, Susannah Willard Johnson gave birth to a daughter about up Knapp Brook. A marker beside

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commemorates this event.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 41.7 square miles (107.9 km²), of which 41.5 square miles (107.5 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km²) (0.41%) is water.

Landmarks

Reading is the home of

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, a tourist attraction that draws in many photographers and other visitors, especially in the autumn.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 666 people, 290 households, and 192 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 448 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.1%

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, 0.0%

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, 0.3%

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, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 290 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were

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living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.70. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.8% age 19 or under, 3.8% from 20 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 36.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $58,667, and the median income for a family was $67,250. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $29,219 for females. The

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for the town was $28,950. About 1.05% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the

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, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education and Municipal services

Reading is served by Reading Elementary School for Grades Pre-K–6. In 2017–2018, there were a total of 60 students. Student attend grades 7–12 at Woodstock Union High and Middle School. This school is part of the Windsor Central Unified District as of July 1, 2018, as part of Vermont Act 46 changes. File:Reading_VT_Elementary_School.jpg, Reading Elementary School File:Reading_VT_Town_Hall_and_PO.jpg, Reading Town Hall and Post Office File:Reading_VT_Library.jpg, Gilbert A. Davis Library

Notable people

* Titus Brown, US congressman *

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, artist, model, and inventor of a pocket-sized water desalination device *

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, actress

References

External links

Town of Reading official website
{{authority control Towns in Vermont Towns in Windsor County, Vermont