Weybridge, Vermont
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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 ...
,
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. The population was 814 at the 2020 census.


Geography

Weybridge is located in central Addison County in the
Champlain Valley The Champlain Valley is a region of the United States around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York extending north slightly into Quebec, Canada. It is part of the St. Lawrence River drainage basin, drained northward by the Richelieu River into ...
. It is bordered by the town of Middlebury to the southeast,
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to the south,
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to the southwest,
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to the west, and
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to the north. Otter Creek forms much of the northern and eastern border of the town. According to the
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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/km2). There were 334 housing units at an average density of 19.6 per square mile (7.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.42%
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, 0.61%
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, 0.49%
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, and 0.49% from two or more races.
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or
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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
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for the town was $24,735. About 2.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the
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, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.


Notable people

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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
{{authority control Towns in Vermont Towns in Addison County, Vermont