Waterville is a

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in Lamoille County,

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, United States. The population was 686 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Waterville is in northwestern Lamoille County, in the valley of the North Branch of the

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. The town is bordered to the west by Franklin County. Vermont Route 109 runs through the center of town, up the North Branch valley. It leads northeast (upstream) to Vermont Route 118 at Belvidere Corners and southwest to Jeffersonville in the town of

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. According to the

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, Waterville has an area of , of which , or 0.34%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 697 people, 260 households, and 186 families residing in the town. The

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was 42.5 people per square mile (16.4/km²). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 17.3 per square mile (6.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.27%

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, 0.43% Native American, 0.29% Asian, and 2.01% from two or more races. There were 260 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were

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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.98. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,453, and the median income for a family was $42,857. Males had a median income of $34,250 versus $22,917 for females. The

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for the town was $18,081. About 6.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

The 20th-century American oil painter Emile Gruppe painted Waterville on several canvases from a variety of points of view, almost always including the church, the North Branch of the Lamoille River, and the Church Street covered bridge. Gruppe maintained a seasonal studio and painting school in the nearby village of Jeffersonville.

Notable people

* James M. Hotchkiss (1812–1877), member of the

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and

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* Luke P. Poland (1815–1887), U.S. senator and representative, justice of the

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References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Vermont Towns in Lamoille County, Vermont