Editing Andover, Vermont

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| official_name      = Andover, Vermont
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
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| image_map          = Windsor County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Andover highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]] and the state of [[Vermont]].
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor]]
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| parts              = {{ubl|Andover|Middletown|[[Simonsville, Vermont|Simonsville]]}}

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| area_total_km2     = 74.5
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 568
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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 392
| elevation_ft       = 1286
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| postal_code        = 05143 (Andover)<br/>05149 ([[Ludlow (village), Vermont|Ludlow]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 802|802]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 50-01300<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| blank1_info        = 1462026<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.andovervt.org/}}
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'''Andover''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 568 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5002701300|title=Census - Geography Profile: Andover town, Windsor County, Vermont |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|74.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|74.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|1}}, or 0.20%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Andover town, Windsor County, Vermont |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=July 30, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 27
|1800= 1016
|1810= 957
|1820= 1000
|1830= 975
|1840= 878
|1850= 725
|1860= 670
|1870= 588
|1880= 564
|1890= 418
|1900= 372
|1910= 284
|1920= 294
|1930= 258
|1940= 213
|1950= 185
|1960= 215
|1970= 239
|1980= 350
|1990= 373
|2000= 496
|2010= 467
|2020= 568
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|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 |accessdate=May 16, 2015 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 496 people, 215 households, and 147 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 17.2 people per square mile (6.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 347 housing units at an average density of 12.1 per square mile (4.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 215 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 women, there were 105.8 men.  For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 112.8 men.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,273, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Men had a median income of $26,719 versus $25,658 for women. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,744.  About 4.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Alvin Adams]] (1804–1877), founded among the first carrier companies for express shipments by rail in the United States
* [[Austin Adams (lawyer)|Austin Adams]] (1826–1890), lawyer and justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
* [[Claudio Arrau]] (1903–1991), classical pianist
* [[Albert Gutterson]] (1887–1965), Olympic athlete, born in Andover
* [[Ira S. Haseltine]] (1821–1899), U.S. Congressman from Missouri
* [[George Washington Putnam]] (1826–1899), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

==References==

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== External links ==
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* [https://www.andovervt.org/ Official website]
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[[Category:Andover, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Windsor County, Vermont]]