Granby, Vermont
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Granby is a
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in Essex 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 town was named for the
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. The population was 81 at the 2020 census. Granby is part of the
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, NH- VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along with the neighboring town of
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, Granby was one of the last two towns in Vermont to be linked to the electric grid, in 1963.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of 39.1 square miles (101.2 km2), of which 39.0 square miles (101.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.13%) is water.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 86 people, 33 households, and 26 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 78 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.84%
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, and 1.16% from two or more races. 32.3% were of
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, 19.4%
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, 16.1%
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, 9.7%
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, 9.7% Irish, 6.5% Finnish and 6.5%
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ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 33 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were
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living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.89. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $18,750 for females. The
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for the town was $30,343. None of the population or families were below the
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.


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{{authority control Towns in Vermont Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area Towns in Essex County, Vermont