Royalton, Vermont
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| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Windsor |
| Chartered | 1769 |
| Settled | 1771 |
| Organized | 1774 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 40.9 sq mi (106.0 km²) |
| - Land | 40.4 sq mi (104.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 2,603 |
| - Density | 64.4/sq mi (24.9/km²) |
| - Households | 1,155 |
| - Families | 622 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05068 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-60850[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462191[2] |
| Website: www.royaltonvt.com | |
Royalton is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States, and includes the villages of Royalton, South Royalton, and North Royalton. The population was 2,603 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
The town was originally chartered on 23 November 1769, by King George III through the Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York. It was re-chartered by the Independent Republic of Vermont on 20 December 1781. The 1780 Royalton Raid was the last major British raid of the Revolutionary war in New England.[citation needed] Vermont Law School, the state's only accredited law school, is located in South Royalton.
Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of Mormonism, was born in the adjacent town of Sharon, near the Royalton boundary; the modern Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial lies in the town.[3]
In June 1974, the now-defunct Royalton College hosted the Institute for Humane Studies' Conference on Austrian Economics. The conference is considered the "single most important catalyst in this revival of Austrian economics" (an economic theory also known as "The Austrian School," the “Vienna School” or the “Psychological School”). Edwin G. Dolan hosted the conference. Notable presenters included Israel M. Kirzner, Ludwig M. Lachmann, and Murray N. Rothbard. The edited version of the conference proceedings appears in Professor Dolan's The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics.[1][2]
[edit] Geography
The town is located in the heart of the Green Mountains, and the White River cuts through its center. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.9 square miles (106.0 km²), of which, 40.4 square miles (104.7 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.25%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,603 people, 1,155 households, and 622 families residing in the town. The population density was 64.4 people per square mile (24.9/km²). There were 1,281 housing units at an average density of 31.7/sq mi (12.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.20% White, 0.77% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.77% Asian, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 1,155 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.1% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,943, and the median income for a family was $42,898. Males had a median income of $29,708 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,755. About 7.6% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable residents
- Charles Durkee, U.S. Senator for Wisconsin.
- Truman Henry Safford, calculating prodigy.
- Jacob Collamer, lawyer, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, 1833-1842, U. S. Congressman, 1843-1849, U. S. Postmaster General, 1849-1850, Vermont Circuit Court Judge, 1850-1854, U. S. Senator, 1855-1865.
- Salmon P. Chase, jurist, politician and anti-slavery advocate, U. S. Senator from Ohio, 1849-1855, 1860-1861, Governor of Ohio, 1855-1859, U.S. Treasury Secretary, 1861-1864, Chief Justice of U. S. Supreme Court, 1864-1873, eponym of Chase Manhattan Bank.
- Dudley Chase Denison, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, 1865-1869; U.S. Congressman, 1875 - 1879. [3]
- Frederick Billings, American lawyer, financier, president of the Northern Pacific Railway, 1879-1881, philanthropist and eponym of Billings, Montana, Billings County, North Dakota and the World War II Liberty ship, S.S. Frederick Billings. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Joseph Smith, Jr. Monument, Mormon Historic Sites Registry, c. 2006. Accessed 2008-04-09.
[edit] External links
- Royalton Vermont Official Town Webite
- Vermont Law School Website
- Royalton, Vermont is at coordinates Coordinates:
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