Winhall is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

in Bennington County,

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, United States. The population was 1,182 at the 2020 census. In the southeastern corner of the town is the unincorporated village of Bondville. Half of the community of Stratton Mountain, part of

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, is in the southern part of the town.

Geography

Winhall is located in northeastern Bennington County and is bordered by Windham County to the east and south. The town is located in the

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with the crest of the range running from north to south through the western part of the town. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.08%, is water. The majority of the town drains eastward via the

Winhall River The Winhall River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed December 9, 2011 tributary of the West River in Windham and Bennington counties, Vermont, in the United States. ...

to the West River, a tributary of the

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. The western portion of the town drains to the

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, a tributary of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 702 people, 310 households, and 204 families residing in the town. The

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was 16.1 people per square mile (6.2/km²). There were 1,717 housing units at an average density of 39.3 per square mile (15.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.29%

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, 0.43%

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, 0.14% Asian, and 1.14% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population. There were 310 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were

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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.66. In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $57,750, and the median income for a family was $65,000. Males had a median income of $35,096 versus $22,969 for females. The

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for the town was $30,378. About 1.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the

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, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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, clergyman during the

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* Rachel Brooks Gleason, the fourth woman to earn a medical degree and practice medicine in the United States, was born and raised in Winhall *

Helen Nearing Helen Knothe Nearing (February 23, 1904 – September 17, 1995) was an American author, advocate of simple living and a lifelong vegetarian. Biography Helen Knothe was born on February 23, 1904, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, the daughter of Fran ...

, writer lived in Winhall in the 1930s and 1940s *

Scott Nearing Scott Nearing (August 6, 1883 – August 24, 1983) was an American radical economist, educator, writer, political activist, pacifist, vegetarian and advocate of simple living. Biography Early years Nearing was born in Morris Run, Tioga County ...

, writer lived in Winhall in the 1930s and 1940s

References

External links

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