Woodford, Vermont | |
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Town | |
Woodford, Vermont |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 42°53.0′N 73°4.6′W / 42.8833°N 73.0767°WCoordinates: 42°53.0′N 73°4.6′W / 42.8833°N 73.0767°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Bennington |
Area | |
• Total | 47.6 sq mi (123.3 km2) |
• Land | 47.4 sq mi (122.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 2,165 ft (660 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 424 |
• Density | 9/sq mi (3.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 05201 |
Area code(s) | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-85675 |
GNIS feature ID | 1462271 |
Website | woodfordvt |
Woodford is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 424 at the 2010 census.
Woodford is located in southern Bennington County directly east of the town of Bennington. Woodford is on the crest of the Green Mountains: the western half of the town drains into the Walloomsac River of Bennington, then west to the Hudson River, while the eastern half of the town drains to the Deerfield River, a tributary of the Connecticut River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.6 square miles (123.3 km2), of which 47.4 square miles (122.8 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.35%, is water. Woodford's town center lies at an elevation of 2,215 feet (675 m) above sea level, the highest of any town in the state of Vermont.
As of the census of 2000, there were 414 people, 172 households, and 115 families residing in the town. The population density was 8.7 people per square mile (3.4/km2). There were 334 housing units at an average density of 7.0 per square mile (2.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.24% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 172 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.85.