Leicester ( ) is a

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Addison County, Vermont Addison County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 37,363. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of Middlebury (town), Vermont, Middle ...

, United States. The population was 990 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Leicester is located along the southern border of Addison County at the western edge of the

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. It is bordered by the town of Whiting to the west,

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to the north, and Goshen to the east. The town of Brandon in Rutland County is to the south. U.S. Route 7 passes north-south through the center of Leicester, connecting Brandon and

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to the south with Middlebury to the north.

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, Lake Dunmore Road, travels north-south through the eastern part of Leicester, passing through the settlements of Satans Kingdom and Fernville. The southern half of Lake Dunmore, a recreational area, is in Leicester. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.28%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 974 people, 391 households, and 267 families residing in the town. The population density was 45.8 people per square mile (17.7/km²). There were 618 housing units at an average density of 29.0 per square mile (11.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.97%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.21%

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, and 0.51% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population. There were 391 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,781, and the median income for a family was $45,375. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $21,484 for females. The

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for the town was $21,938. About 8.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the

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, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Elsa Barker, author, born in Leicester * Hiram Capron, founder of

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, worked in Leicester *

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, founder of Johnson Controls, born in Leicester * Henry Olin, member of the

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from Vermont, lived in Leicester * Stephen Olin, president of

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and Randolph–Macon College, born in Leicester * Francis G. Parks,

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newspaper editor and politician, educated in Leicester * Aaron F. Perry, member of the United States House of Representatives from

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, born in Leicester

References

External links

Town of Leicester official website
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