Kirby, Vermont
| Kirby, Vermont | |
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South Kirby School House
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 Kirby, Vermont |
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 Kirby, Vermont
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| Coordinates: 44°31′N 71°56′W / 44.517°N 71.933°WCoordinates: 44°31′N 71°56′W / 44.517°N 71.933°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Caledonia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2) |
| • Land | 24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,558 ft (475 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 493 |
| • Density | 20/sq mi (7.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-37900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462130 |
Kirby is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 493 at the 2010 census.
The town was chartered to Roswell Hopkins in 1790; Hopkins served as Clerk of the House of Representatives and Secretary of State of Vermont, and he accepted the land grant in lieu of cash as payment for his government service. The grant Hopkins received was originally called Hopkinsville; it was later combined with a parcel from the town of Burke, and renamed Kirby. By the time the town was organized in 1807, Hopkins had sold his interest and moved to Hopkinton, New York.
Kirby is located on the eastern border of Caledonia County in northeastern Vermont. It is bordered by the town of St. Johnsbury to the southwest, Lyndon to the west, Burke to the north, Victory to the northeast, Concord to the southeast, and Waterford to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.4 square miles (63.2 km2), of which 24.4 square miles (63.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.20%, is water.
U.S. Route 2 passes through the southern corner of the town, connecting St. Johnsbury to the west with Lancaster, New Hampshire, to the east.
The highest point in Kirby is the 2,750-foot (840 m) summit of Kirby Mountain, located along the town boundary with Victory.
As of the census of 2000, there were 456 people, 168 households, and 122 families residing in the town. The population density was 18.7 people per square mile (7.2/km2). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 8.5 per square mile (3.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.05% White, 0.44% African American, 0.44% from other races, and 3.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
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