- Topsham, Vermont
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Topsham "Infobox Settlement
official_name = Topsham, Vermont
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Topsham, Vermont
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Vermont
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Orangegovernment_footnotes =
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area_total_km2 = 126.9
area_land_km2 = 126.7
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 49.0
area_land_sq_mi = 48.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1142
population_density_km2 = 9.0
population_density_sq_mi = 23.3timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 366
elevation_ft = 1201
latd = 44 |latm = 7 |lats = 43 |latNS = N
longd = 72 |longm = 15 |longs = 24 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 05076
area_code = 802
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 50-73075GR|2
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blank1_info = 1462228GR|3
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footnotes =Topsham is a town in Orange County,
Vermont ,United States . The population was 1,142 at the 2000 census. It contains four villages: East Topsham, Topsham Four Corners, Waits River and West Topsham.Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 49.0square mile s (126.9km² ), of which, 48.9 square miles (126.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.10%) is water. TheWaits River flows through the western part of Topsham. [DeLorme (1996). "Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-016-9]Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,142 people, 421 households, and 324 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 23.3 people per square mile (9.0/km²). There were 582 housing units at an average density of 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.69% White, 0.35% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.61% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.There were 421 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were couples living together and joined in either
marriage or civil union, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.00.In the town the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% 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 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,202, and the median income for a family was $37,440. Males had a median income of $27,708 versus $21,008 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $15,405. About 9.3% of families and 12.8% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.External links
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