Editing Bridgewater, Vermont

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|official_name            = Bridgewater, Vermont
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]] and the state of [[Vermont]].
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Vermont]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor]]
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|parts                    = {{ubl|Bridgewater|Bridgewater Center|[[Bridgewater Corners, Vermont|Bridgewater Corners]]|[[West Bridgewater, Vermont|West Bridgewater]]}}

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|established_title        = Chartered
|established_date         = 1761
|established_title2        = Settled
|established_date2         = 1779
|established_title3        = Organized
|established_date3         = 1785

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 903
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|elevation_ft             = 1040
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 05034 (Bridgewater)<br/>05035&nbsp;([[Bridgewater Corners, Vermont|Bridgewater&nbsp;Corners]])<br/>05091 ([[Woodstock (village), Vermont|Woodstock]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 802|802]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 50-08275<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              = 1462050<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>
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'''Bridgewater''' is a town in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 903 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5002708275|title=Census - Geography Profile: Bridgewater town, Windsor County, Vermont |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> Bridgewater contains the hamlets of Bridgewater Village, Bridgewater Corners, West Bridgewater, and Bridgewater Center (formerly called Briggs).

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|128.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|128.0|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.27%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bridgewater town, Windsor County, Vermont |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=July 30, 2012 }}</ref> The [[Ottauquechee River]] flows west to east through the town.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1996). ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.  {{ISBN|0-89933-016-9}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 4 in Vermont|U.S. Route 4]] follows the river, connecting [[Woodstock, Vermont|Woodstock]] and [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]] to the east with [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]] to the west. The [[Appalachian Trail]] passes through the town, running along the northern border.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 293
|1800= 781
|1810= 1125
|1820= 1125
|1830= 1311
|1840= 1363
|1850= 1311
|1860= 1292
|1870= 1141
|1880= 1084
|1890= 1124
|1900= 972
|1910= 874
|1920= 808
|1930= 741
|1940= 895
|1950= 903
|1960= 776
|1970= 783
|1980= 867
|1990= 895
|2000= 980
|2010= 936
|2020= 903
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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 980 people, 395 households, and 250 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 19.8 people per square mile (7.6/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 582 housing units at an average density of 11.7 per square mile (4.5/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.10% of the population.

There were 395 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,107, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $27,727 versus $22,857 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,811.  About 4.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==

* [[Long Trail Brewing Company]]

==References==
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{{Windsor County, Vermont}}

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[[Category:Bridgewater, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Windsor County, Vermont]]
[[Category:1779 establishments in Vermont]]