Editing Castleton, Vermont (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 800
| 1800 = 1039
| 1810 = 1420
| 1820 = 1541
| 1830 = 1783
| 1840 = 1769
| 1850 = 3016
| 1860 = 2852
| 1870 = 3243
| 1880 = 2605
| 1890 = 2396
| 1900 = 2089
| 1910 = 1885
| 1920 = 1919
| 1930 = 1794
| 1940 = 1601
| 1950 = 1748
| 1960 = 1902
| 1970 = 2837
| 1980 = 3637
| 1990 = 4278
| 2000 = 4367
| 2010 = 4717
| 2020 = 4458
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 16, 2015 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,367 people, 1,550 households, and 1,007 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 111.9 people per square mile (43.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 2,107 housing units at an average density of 54.0 per square mile (20.8/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 1,550 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were couples living together and joined in either [[marriage]] or [[Civil Union|civil union]], 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was distributed by age with 19.9% under the age of 18, 22.5% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,615, and the median income for a family was $49,091. Males had a median income of $30,958 versus $25,139 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,630.  About 3.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.