Waltham 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 160 ...
, United States. The population was 446 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Waltham is located in northern Addison County, in the
Champlain Valley
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. It is bordered by the city of
Vergennes to the northwest, the town of
Ferrisburgh to the north,
New Haven
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to the east and south,
Addison
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United States
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* Addison, Kentucky
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*Addison, New York
...
to the southwest, and
Panton to the west.
Otter Creek, one of the longest rivers in Vermont, forms the western border.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Waltham has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.31%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2000, there were 479 people, 178 households, and 134 families residing in the town. The population density was 54.9 people per square mile (21.2/km
2). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 22.6 per square mile (8.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.75%
White
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, 0.42%
African American
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, 0.63%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
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, 0.21% from
other races
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.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.21% of the population and 0.10% Australian.
There were 178 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 28.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,389, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had a median income of $35,375 versus $24,444 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $21,567. About 3.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Waltham does not have its own school. The children of Waltham in grades Kâ6 are sent to Vergennes Elementary School in
Vergennes, and the children in grades 7â12 are sent to
Vergennes Union High School
Vergennes Union High School is a high school/ junior high school of about 700 students in Vergennes, Vermont, United States. The school serves the city of Vergennes, as well as the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, and Waltham. This group ...
.
References
External links
Town of Waltham official website
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Towns in Vermont
Towns in Addison County, Vermont