Ripton, Vermont

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Town in the United States

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::summary Town in the United States ::

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FieldValue
official_nameRipton, Vermont
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineRipton Community House.jpg
imagesize225px
image_captionThe Ripton Community House
image_mapAddison County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Ripton highlighted.svg
mapsize260px
map_captionLocation in Addison County and the state of Vermont.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Vermont
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Addison
parts_typeCommunities
partsRipton
Bread Loaf
established_titleChartered
established_date1781
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km2129.1
area_land_km2128.7
area_water_km20.4
population_as_of2020
population_total739
population_density_km25.7
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft1680
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code05766
area_code802
area_code_typeArea code
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info50-59650
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID= 1462187
website
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Geography

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Ripton is located in east-central Addison County, in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The highest point in the town is the 3835 ft summit of Bread Loaf Mountain. The mountain lends its name to the community of Bread Loaf and to the writers' conference that is held there every summer. Although the approach to Middlebury Gap begins in Ripton, the Gap's height-of-land is in neighboring Hancock.

Ripton is bordered by the town of Middlebury to the west, Bristol and Lincoln to the north, Granville to the east, Hancock to the southeast, Goshen to the south, and Salisbury to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ripton has a total area of 129.1 sqkm, of which 128.7 sqkm is land and 0.4 sqkm, or 0.34%, is water. Ripton is mountainous and largely populated by northern hardwood forest.

Events

The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference is held annually in Ripton. Jessica Ravitz of CNN said that the town "is the kind of place where cell service fails more often than it works and the country store is really just that....Tibetan prayer flags wave outside a weather-worn home, and the fog lifts to reveal a white horse grazing in a field".

Demographics

|1800= |1810= 15 |1820= 42 |1830= 278 |1840= 357 |1850= 567 |1860= 570 |1870= 617 |1880= 672 |1890= 568 |1900= 525 |1910= 421 |1920= 237 |1930= 194 |1940= 231 |1950= 207 |1960= 131 |1970= 187 |1980= 327 |1990= 444 |2000= 556 |2010= 588 |2020= 739 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census At the 2000 census, there were 556 people, 210 households and 152 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.2 per square mile (4.3/km2). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 5.7 per square mile (2.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.66% White, 0.18% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 210 households, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. Of all households 22.4% were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.89.

Age distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median household income was $39,583, and the median family income was $47,813. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $30,893 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,597. About 10.3% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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References

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  2. {{GNIS. 1462187
  3. "Census - Geography Profile: Ripton town, Addison County, Vermont". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ripton town, Addison County, Vermont". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
  5. Ravitz, Jessica. "[http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/28/tik.root.syria/index.html Imprisoned and interrogated, a college student's accidental education]." ''[[CNN]]''. April 28, 2011. Retrieved on April 28, 2011.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau.
  7. Flowers, John. (March 26, 2015). "Police shed light on Durst-Schulze link; Family releases statement". Addison County Independent.

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