Editing Fletcher, Vermont

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Fletcher, Vermont
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
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|image_map                = Franklin County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Fletcher highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]] and the state of [[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        = [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin]]
|parts_type               = Communities
|parts                    = {{Plain list|
* Fletcher
* Binghamville
* East Fletcher
* West Fletcher
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|population_total         = 1346
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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 05444 ([[Cambridge, Vermont|Cambridge]])<br/>05448 ([[East Fairfield, Vermont|East Fairfield]])<br/>05464 ([[Jeffersonville, Vermont|Jeffersonville]])<br/>05454 ([[Fairfax, Vermont|Fairfax]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 802|802]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 50-26500<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>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1462099<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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Fletcher is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 1,346 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5001126500| title=Census - Geography Profile: Fletcher town, Franklin County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
Fletcher is located in southern Franklin County, bordered to the southeast by [[Lamoille County, Vermont|Lamoille County]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|98.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|97.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.71%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5001126500| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fletcher town, Franklin County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 12, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[Lamoille River]] forms the short southern boundary of the town. Metcalf Pond is located in the north-central part of town. Fletcher Mountain, with a summit elevation of {{convert|2150|ft}}, is located at the eastern end of town.

The town contains the settlements of Fletcher, West Fletcher, East Fletcher, and Binghamville. The Binghamville United Methodist Church and Fletcher General Store are located in Binghamville. [[Vermont Route 108]] passes through East Fletcher, leading north to [[Enosburg Falls, Vermont|Enosburg Falls]] and south to [[Jeffersonville, Vermont|Jeffersonville]].  The [[Fletcher Union Church]], also known as the Fletcher Community House, is a historic former church building on Town Highway 1 (Cambridge Road).  Built in 1871, it is one of only a few public buildings in the community, and has for over a century been a secular community meeting space.  It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1790= 47
|1800= 200
|1810= 382
|1820= 497
|1830= 793
|1840= 1014
|1850= 1084
|1860= 916
|1870= 865
|1880= 868
|1890= 793
|1900= 750
|1910= 737
|1920= 656
|1930= 667
|1940= 549
|1950= 485
|1960= 399
|1970= 456
|1980= 626
|1990= 941
|2000= 1179
|2010= 1277
|2020= 1346
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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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,179 people, 428 households, and 324 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 31.2 people per square mile (12.0/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 510 housing units at an average density of 13.5 per square mile (5.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 96.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.76% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 428 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.5% Of all households, 18.5% were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,146, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $20,391 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,498.  About 4.0% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Anson Call]], [[Mormons|Mormon]] pioneer
* [[Elmina M. Roys Gavitt]] (1828–1898), physician; medical journal founder, editor-in-chief 
* [[Donly C. Hawley]], [[list of mayors of Burlington, Vermont|mayor of Burlington, Vermont]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Carleton |first=Hiram |date=1903 |title=Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont |volume=II |url=https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami02carl/page/50/mode/2up/ |location=New York |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |via=[[Internet Archive]] |pages=51–52 |ref={{sfnRef|Carleton}}}}</ref>
* [[Elias B. Holmes]], [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] from [[New York (state)|New York]]
* [[Milo White]], [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] from [[Minnesota]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fletchervt.net/ Town of Fletcher unofficial website]

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