Woodstock is a town in and the shire town[3] (county seat)[4] of Windsor County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,232.
Woodstock has the twentieth highest per-capita incomes of Vermont towns as reported by the United States Census, and a high percentage of homes owned by non-residents. The central square of the town is referred to as the Green and is bordered by restored late Georgian, Federal Style, and Greek Revival houses. The cost of real estate in the district adjoining the Green is among the highest in the state. The public Woodstock Union High School & Middle School, serves students from Woodstock and surrounding towns.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.6 square miles (115.6 km²), of which, 44.5 square miles (115.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.22%) is water. The Ottauquechee River flows through the town.[5]
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,232 people, 1,388 households, and 877 families residing in the town. The population density was 72.6 people per square mile (28.0/km²). There were 1,775 housing units at an average density of 39.9/sq mi (15.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 1,388 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% 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 2.79.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,143, and the median income for a family was $57,330. Males had a median income of $33,229 versus $26,769 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,326. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Recreation
Woodstock has the following attractions:
Trivia
A well-known Christmas commercial for Budweiser beer featuring the Clydesdale horses was shot mostly in the area of the village of South Woodstock. Particularly notable is a shot of the Budweiser brewers dray passing the Kedron Valley Inn in South Woodstock.
Notable residents
- Ivan Albright, artist
- Frederick H. Billings, founder of the Northern Pacific Railroad
- Jacob Collamer, politician
- George Perkins Marsh, one of America's earliest environmentalists
- Joseph A. Mower, Union general during the American Civil War
- Hiram Powers, neoclassical sculptor
- Laurance Rockefeller, financier and owner of the Woodstock Inn
- Gwen Verdon, Broadway dancer and actress
- Hezekiah Williams, was a United States Representative from Maine
- Daphne Zuniga, film and television actress
- Robert Hager, international television journalist
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.
- ^ Title 24, Part I, Chapter 1, §15, Vermont Statutes. Accessed 2007-11-01.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ DeLorme (1996). Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-016-9
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