Brookline is a

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in Windham County,

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

, United States. The population was 540 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.4 km²), all land. The West River flows along the southwestern boundary of the town.

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(1996). ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 467 people and 124 families residing in the town. The

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was 36.2 people per square mile (14.0/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 21.2 per square mile (8.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.36% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.43% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population. There were 186 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00. 27.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.5% were 18 to 24, 29.8% were 25 to 44, 27.8% were 45 to 64, and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,125, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $31,094 versus $20,893 for females. The

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for the town was $18,082. About 5.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the

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, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

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