Editing Corinth, Vermont

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|official_name            = Corinth, Vermont
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Vermont]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Orange County, Vermont|Orange]]
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|parts                    = Cookville<br>Corinth Center<br>Corinth Corners<br>East Corinth<br>Goose Green<br>South Corinth<br>West Corinth

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|population_total         = 1455
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|postal_code              = 05039 (Corinth)<br/>05040 ([[East Corinth, Vermont|East Corinth]])<br/>05033 ([[Bradford, Vermont|Bradford]])<br/>05086 ([[West Topsham, Vermont|West Topsham]])
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|blank_info               = 50-15700<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Corinth''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|r|ɪ|n|θ}} {{respell|kə|RINTH}}) is a town in [[Orange County, Vermont]], United States.  The population was 1,455 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5001715700|title=Census - Geography Profile: Corinth town, Orange County, Vermont|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

Local services include a general store, post office, doctor's office, library, and ball field.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 48.5&nbsp;square miles (125.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 48.5&nbsp;square miles (125.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.04&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.04%) is water. The [[Waits River]] flows through northeastern Corinth.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1996). ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-016-9}}</ref>

Corinth contains seven villages: East Corinth, West Corinth, South Corinth, Corinth Center, Corinth Corners, Cookville, and Goose Green.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Corinth, Vermont, 1991–2020 normals, 2008-2022 snowfall: 1180ft (360m)
|single line = Yes

|Jan high F = 25.2
|Feb high F = 28.2
|Mar high F = 37.2
|Apr high F = 50.7
|May high F = 63.4
|Jun high F = 72.0
|Jul high F = 76.9
|Aug high F = 74.3
|Sep high F = 66.9
|Oct high F = 55.1
|Nov high F = 42.2
|Dec high F = 31.2
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 14.7
|Feb mean F = 16.8
|Mar mean F = 26.7
|Apr mean F = 39.7
|May mean F = 52.1
|Jun mean F = 61.1
|Jul mean F = 66.3
|Aug mean F = 63.0
|Sep mean F = 55.9
|Oct mean F = 44.7
|Nov mean F = 33.5
|Dec mean F = 22.6
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 4.2
|Feb low F = 5.5
|Mar low F = 16.2
|Apr low F = 28.7
|May low F = 40.9
|Jun low F = 50.2
|Jul low F = 55.6
|Aug low F = 51.7
|Sep low F = 44.8
|Oct low F = 34.3
|Nov low F = 24.8
|Dec low F = 13.9
|year low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.01
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.48
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.93
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.40
|May precipitation inch = 3.77
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.39
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.30
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.93
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.53
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.53
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.24
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.64
|year precipitation inch =


|Jan snow inch = 21.7
|Feb snow inch = 26.2
|Mar snow inch = 15.9
|Apr snow inch = 4.8
|May snow inch = 0.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.9
|Nov snow inch = 7.1
|Dec snow inch = 22.1
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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00431565&format=pdf
|title = Corinth, Vermont 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = October 28, 2023
}}
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|source 2 = XMACIS (snowfall)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = October 28, 2023
}}
</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1790= 578
|1800= 1410
|1810= 1876
|1820= 1907
|1830= 1953
|1840= 1970
|1850= 1906
|1860= 1627
|1870= 1470
|1880= 1627
|1890= 1027
|1900= 978
|1910= 1005
|1920= 936
|1930= 817
|1940= 822
|1950= 786
|1960= 775
|1970= 683
|1980= 904
|1990= 1244
|2000= 1461
|2010= 1367
|2020= 1455
|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 1,461 people [1,367 per 2010, a loss of 96 people. All other statistics are per the 2000 census, including the following], 535 households, and 410 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 30.1 people per square mile (11.6/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 728 housing units at an average density of 15.0 per square mile (5.8/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 535 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,198, and the median income for a family was $33,646. Males had a median income of $29,964 versus $23,646 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,431.  About 7.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
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==Media==
[[File:Cemetery in Corinth, VT.jpg|thumb|Cemetery in Corinth]]

The outdoor scenes of [[Tim Burton]]'s film ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (1988) were filmed in East Corinth. Its sequel ''[[Beetlejuice Beetlejuice]]'', which released in 2024, was also filmed there.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/2013/02/20/famous-fictional-new-england-locales/gnWtJIWaeGbmmtjjIGzAXO/story.html?pg=15 |title=15 famous fictional New England locales |author=Staff writers |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Tania Aebi]], first American woman to sail solo around the world<ref>{{cite news |last=Braley |first=Shawn |date=December 2, 2017 |title=Illustrated Interview: Tania Aebi, of Corinth |url=https://www.vnews.com/Corinth-resident-Tania-Aebi-talks-about-her-solo-circumnavigation-of-the-world-14011026 |work=[[Valley News]] |location=West Lebanon, NH}}</ref>
* [[Hale K. Darling]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Marquis |editor-first=Albert Nelson |editor-link=Albert Nelson Marquis |date=1909 |title=Who's Who in New England |edition=first |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8dDUv19AKv4C&pg=PA282 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=A. N. Marquis & Company |page=282 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[John Lawrence Grattan]], leader of U.S. soldiers killed in the [[Grattan massacre]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/ |title=Vermont, Vital Records 1720-1908, Birth Record for John L. Grattan |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Lehi, UT |access-date=January 19, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Patricia Neway]], operatic soprano and musical theater actress<ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Margalit |date=February 5, 2012 |title=Patricia Neway, 92, Soprano Who Won a Tony Award |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9C06E4D6133BF936A35751C0A9649D8B63.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, NY}}</ref>
* [[Reuben Robie]], US Congressman<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Henry W. |date=1918 |title=Vermonters In Congress |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Z8yAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA141 |magazine=Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society for the Years 1915-1916 |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Vermont Historical Society |page=141 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Twilight]], first African American to serve in a state legislature, and to receive a degree from an American university<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.middlebury.edu/office/twilight-project/bio |title=Biography, Alexander Twilight |website=The Twilight Project |publisher=Middlebury College |location=Middlebury, VT |access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref>

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