Weybridge is a town in
Addison County, Vermont
Addison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,363. Its shire town ( county seat) is the town of Middlebury.
History
Iroquois settled in the county before Europeans arrived in ...
,
United States
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. The population was 814 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Weybridge is located in central Addison County in the
Champlain Valley
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. It is bordered by the town of
Middlebury to the southeast,
Cornwall
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to the south,
Bridport
Bridport is a market town in Dorset, England, inland from the English Channel near the confluence of the River Brit and its tributary the Asker. Its origins are Saxon and it has a long history as a rope-making centre. On the coast and wit ...
to the southwest,
Addison
Addison may refer to:
Places Canada
* Addison, Ontario
United States
*Addison, Alabama
*Addison, Illinois
*Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois which runs by Wrigley Field
* Addison, Kentucky
*Addison, Maine
*Addison, Michigan
*Addison, New York
...
to the west, and
New Haven
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to the north.
Otter Creek forms much of the northern and eastern border of the town.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.65%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2000, there were 824 people, 322 households, and 230 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.5 people per square mile (18.7/km
2). There were 334 housing units at an average density of 19.6 per square mile (7.6/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.42%
White
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, 0.61%
African American
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, 0.49%
Asian
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** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, and 0.49% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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of any race were 1.58% of the population.
There were 322 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,833, and the median income for a family was $56,591. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $30,089 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $24,735. About 2.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
*
Claire D. Ayer
Claire D. Ayer (born September 21, 1948) is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic former member of the Vermont Senate, Vermont State Senate, representing the two-member at-large Addison Vermont Senate District, 2002–2012, Addison Senat ...
, state senator
*
Chris Bohjalian
Chris A. Bohjalian ( hy, Քրիս Պոհճալեան) is an Armenian-American novelist and the author of 20 novels, including ''Midwives'' (1997), '' The Sandcastle Girls'' (2012), '' The Guest Room'' (2016), and ''The Flight Attendant'' (2018). ...
, novelist
*
Charity Bryant, writer, business owner
*
Darius Clark, physician and politician
*
Sylvia Drake
Sylvia Drake (October 31, 1784 - February 13, 1868) was an American tailor and the long-term partner of Charity Bryant. The relationship between the two women was extensively documented through business papers, letters, and diary entries, and it h ...
, tailor, long-term partner of Charity Bryant
*
Sidney Lawrence
Sidney Lawrence (December 31, 1801 – May 9, 1892) was an American lawyer who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1847 to 1849.
Biography
Born in Weybridge, Vermont, Lawrence moved with his parents to Moira, New York, ...
, US congressman
*
George T. Tobin, American illustrator, native of Weybridge
*
Silas Wright
Silas Wright Jr. (May 24, 1795 – August 27, 1847) was an American attorney and Democratic politician. A member of the Albany Regency, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York State Comptroller, United Stat ...
, US senator
References
External links
Town of Weybridge official website
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Towns in Vermont
Towns in Addison County, Vermont