Starksboro 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 1,756 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Starksboro is located in the northeast corner of Addison County, along the western edge of the

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Vermont Route 116 Vermont Route 116 (VT 116) is a state highway in Vermont. It travels north from U.S. Route 7 (US 7) in Middlebury, where it almost immediately intersects VT 125, then runs concurrently with VT 17 through much of the town ...

runs through the town center, leading north to Hinesburg and

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and south to

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and East Middlebury.

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crosses the southern part of the town, leading east across the Green Mountains to

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ski area and the town of

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, and west to Bristol and the

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. According to the

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, Starksboro has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.42%, is water.

History

The Town was named after

John Stark Major-General John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822) was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. He became known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Ba ...

, a prominent Officer from the New Hampshire Militia during the Revolutionary War. The Robinson Elementary School is named in honor of Albert J. Robinson, who helped build the school. On November 9, of 1780, Starksboro was chartered by state legislation.

Demographics

2004 library Starksboro Vermont 113902415

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,898 people, 668 households, and 488 families residing in the town. The population density was 41.7 people per square mile (16.1/km²). There were 765 housing units at an average density of 16.8 per square mile (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.63%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.26% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.05%

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, 0.05% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population. There were 668 households, out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.26. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $44,559, and the median income for a family was $46,771. Males had a median income of $31,424 versus $23,828 for females. The

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for the town was $17,688. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the

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, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Phineas D. Ballou, mayor of Burlington, Vermont, 1868–1870 *

Barbara Cochran Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, 1951) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer and Winter Olympics, Olympic gold medalist from the United States. Born in Claremont, New Hampshire, Cochran was the secon ...

, Olympic slalom gold medalist (1972) *

Ryan Cochran-Siegle Ryan Cochran-Siegle (born March 27, 1992, nicknamed "RCS") is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and a member of the Skiing Cochrans family. Cochran-Siegle competes mainly in the speed disciplines, despite initially being a giant slalom sp ...

, Olympic Alpine Skiing competitor *

Clement Hurd Clement Gazzam Hurd (January 12, 1908 – February 5, 1988) was an American artist. He is known for illustrations of children's picture books, especially collaborations with writer Margaret Wise Brown, including ''Goodnight Moon'' (1947) and '' Th ...

, children's author *

Edith Thacher Hurd Edith Thacher Hurd (September 14, 1910 – January 25, 1997) was an American writer of children's books. She published 70 books in her lifetime,Saxon, Wolfgang"William Rufus Scott, 86, Pioneer In Children's Book Publishing,"''The New York Times'' ...

, children's author *

Thacher Hurd John Thacher Hurd (born March 6, 1949) is an American artist and the creator of children's picture books including ''Mama Don't Allow'' and ''Art Dog''. Biography Thacher Hurd was born in Burlington, Vermont, the son of children's book creators ...

, children's author * David Mason, stonemason

References

External links

Town of Starksboro official website

Starksboro Historical Society

Starksboro Village Meetinghouse

Robinson Elementary School
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