Warren is a

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in Washington County,

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, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census. The

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of Vermont is located in Warren. It is set between the two ranges of the

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, with approximately 25% of the town under

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ownership. Sugarbush Resort located here is a

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, and the town is traversed by the

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, a

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running from the border with

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to the Canada–US border.

History

Granted on November 9, 1780, Warren was chartered on October 20, 1789, to John Throop and 67 others. It was named for Dr.

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, Revolutionary War

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. The first settlers, Samuel Lard and Seth Leavitt, arrived in 1797. Mills were built on the Mad River to grind grain or manufacture lumber and

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s. On the fertile intervales, farmers grew hay. By 1839, when the town's population was 766, cattle and about 4000 sheep grazed the hills. Milk and

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were important goods. A

was developed here in the 20th century. It began in the late 1930s with the first ski tow established in the Mad River Valley, erected by the Warren Outing Club. In 1958, Damon Gadd and Jack Murphy founded Sugarbush Ski Area on the northeast side of Lincoln Peak. A three-seat

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was installed, at that time the nation's longest lift, which had been manufactured in

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. Eventually this evolved into what is today Sugarbush Resort.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.12%, is water. Warren is drained by the Mad River, a tributary of the

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which flows to

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. The town is crossed by

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and served by Warren-Sugarbush Airport.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,681 people, 742 households, and 437 families residing in the town. The

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was 42.0 people per square mile (16.2/km²). There were 2,078 housing units at an average density of 51.9 per square mile (20.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.98%

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, 0.18%

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, 0.36% Native American, 0.24%

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, 0.06% from

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, and 1.19% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.01% of the population. There were 742 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were

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living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.89. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,438, and the median income for a family was $57,206. Males had a median income of $32,054 versus $25,588 for females. The

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for the town was $30,405. About 5.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the

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, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Site of interest

* Warren Covered Bridge

References

External links

Town of Warren official website

Warren Public Library

Sugarbush Ski Resort

Snow Report
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