Stannard is a

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Caledonia County, Vermont Caledonia County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,233. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of St. Johnsbury. The county was created in 1792 and orga ...

. The population was 208 at the 2020 census. The town has no paved roads.

History

Previously known as Goshen

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No. 1, the town was incorporated as Stannard in honor of General George J. Stannard, a Union Army hero of the

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. Stannard and his

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broke

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and beat back troops from

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and

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. He was commended by the Vermont legislature in 1865 for his "skill and bravery". At the center of town are the old

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and the

Stannard Schoolhouse Stannard Town Hall is the center of municipal government of the small rural community of Stannard, Vermont. It is on Stannard Mountain Road, in what was formerly the Stannard Schoolhouse, one of the only municipal buildings in the town. Of uncer ...

, a former school that now serves as the town government building.

Notable people

* Andrew M. Blair, member of the

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, born and raised in Stannard *

Charles Clark Jamieson Charles Clark Jamieson was a (November 3, 1866 – August 21, 1935) was an American engineer and officer in the United States Army. A veteran of World War I, he attained the rank of brigadier general during the war. Early life and education Ch ...

, U.S. Army brigadier general, raised in Stannard *

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, U.S. Senator, lived in Stannard from the late 1960s to the early 1970s

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.69%, is water. The highest point in town is the summit of Stannard Mountain, which rises above above sea level.U.S. Geological Survey ''Stannard, VT'' 7.5-minute quadrangle, 1986. Most of the town slopes to the west, draining to the

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, a tributary of

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. The eastern end of town drains to the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 185 people, 73 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The

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was 14.8 people per square mile (5.7/km²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 8.5 per square mile (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.92%

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, 0.54%

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, 0.54% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 73 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were

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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.82. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,750 for females. The

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for the town was $15,196. About 13.2% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the

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, including 13.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 41.2% of those 65 or over.

References

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