Woodbury is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Washington County,
Vermont
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, United States. The population was 928 at the
2020 census.
History
Woodbury was chartered and settled in the late 18th century. After the U.S. Civil War, granite quarrying became a viable business, and the
Hardwick and Woodbury Railroad
The Hardwick and Woodbury Railroad (H&WRR, or H&W) was a Shortline railroad, short-line railroad serving the towns of Hardwick, Vermont, Hardwick and Woodbury, Vermont. Built to serve the local granite industry by bringing rough stone from the q ...
was built to transport stone from the quarries to finishing shops in nearby
Hardwick, which had a rail connection to the outside world. Woodbury's granite finishing business faded away, although granite is still quarried in the town and "Woodbury Gray" granite is still sold.
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 4.06%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 809 people, 329 households, and 209 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 21.4 people per square mile (8.3/km
2). There were 659 housing units at an average density of 17.4 per square mile (6.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 91.59%
White
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, 0.37%
African American
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, 0.62%
Native American, 0.49%
Asian
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, 0.37%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.62% from
other races
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, and 5.93% 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 329 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were couples living together and joined in either
marriage
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or
civil union
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, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,357, and the median income for a family was $42,727. Males had a median income of $27,434 versus $25,417 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $19,772. About 5.1% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
*
Seymour Ainsworth
Seymour Ainsworth (May 17, 1821 – December 22, 1890) was an American businessman born in Woodbury, Vermont, United States.
Biography
Seymour Ainsworth, who died at his home in Saratoga Springs, December 22, 1890, in the seventieth year of his a ...
, businessman prominent in
Saratoga Springs, New York
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and member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
, born in Woodbury
*
Charles H. Heath,
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*
Charles Webster Leonard, businessman in
Vermont
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,
and
New York City
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who was an executive with the
Woodbury Granite Company
The Woodbury Granite Company (WGC) was a producer of rough and finished granite products. Incorporated in 1887, purchased and significantly reorganized in 1896, and expanded by merger in 1902 and thereafter, the company operated quarries principa ...
*
Bob Smith,
Major League Baseball
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pitcher, born in Woodbury
References
External links
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Woodbury Volunteer Fire DepartmentWoodbury Elementary SchoolTown of Woodbury
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Towns in Vermont
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