Middletown Springs, Vermont | |
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Middletown Springs
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Middletown Springs, Vermont |
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Coordinates: 43°28′31″N 73°7′31″W / 43.47528°N 73.12528°WCoordinates: 43°28′31″N 73°7′31″W / 43.47528°N 73.12528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Rutland |
Area | |
• Total | 22.8 sq mi (59.2 km2) |
• Land | 22.8 sq mi (59.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 745 |
• Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 05757 |
Area code(s) | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-44800 |
GNIS feature ID | 1462148 |
Middletown Springs is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 745 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.9 square miles (59.2 km2), all land.
Middletown Springs "was officially founded in 1784 when citizens of the towns of Ira, Poultney, Wells, and Tinmouth petitioned the Vermont legislature to create a new town bounded by the ridges that prevented them from attending meetings and worship services in their original towns."
As of the census of 2000, there were 823 people, 331 households, and 237 families residing in the town. The population density was 36.0 people per square mile (13.9/km2). There were 397 housing units at an average density of 17.4 per square mile (6.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.81% White, 0.49% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 331 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.