Weybridge 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 814 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Weybridge is located in central Addison County in the

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. It is bordered by the town of Middlebury to the southeast,

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to the south,

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to the southwest,

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to the west, and

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to the north. Otter Creek forms much of the northern and eastern border of the town. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.65%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 824 people, 322 households, and 230 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 334 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.42%

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, 0.61%

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, 0.49% Asian, and 0.49% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population. There were 322 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $51,833, and the median income for a family was $56,591. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $30,089 for females. The

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for the town was $24,735. About 2.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the

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, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Claire D. Ayer, state senator *

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, novelist *

Charity Bryant Charity Bryant (May 22, 1777 – October 6, 1851) was an American business owner and writer. She was a diarist and wrote acrostic poetry. Because there is extensive documentation for the shared lives of Bryant and her partner Sylvia Drake, the ...

, writer, business owner * Darius Clark, physician and politician * Sylvia Drake, tailor, long-term partner of Charity Bryant *

Sidney Lawrence Sidney Lawrence (December 31, 1801 – May 9, 1892) was an American lawyer who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1847 to 1849. Biography Born in Weybridge, Vermont, Lawrence moved with his parents to Moira, New York, i ...

, US congressman * George T. Tobin, American illustrator, native of Weybridge *

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, US senator *

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, writer

References

External links

Town of Weybridge official website
{{authority control Towns in Vermont Towns in Addison County, Vermont