Editing Goshen, Vermont

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|official_name            = Goshen, Vermont
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison County]] and the state of [[Vermont]].

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Vermont]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison]]

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|population_total         = 172
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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code              = 05733
|area_code                = [[Area code 802|802]] 
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|blank_info               = 50-28600<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              = 1462104<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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'''Goshen''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|oʊ|ʃ|ən}} is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Addison County, Vermont]], United States. The population was 172 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000128600| title=Census - Geography Profile: Goshen town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
Goshen is located in southern Addison County, within the [[Green Mountains]]. It is bordered by the town of Forest Dale to the west, [[Salisbury, Vermont|Salisbury]] to the northwest, [[Ripton, Vermont|Ripton]] to the north, and [[Hancock, Vermont|Hancock]] to the northeast. To the east is the town of [[Rochester, Vermont|Rochester]] in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], and to the south and southwest, in [[Rutland County, Vermont|Rutland County]], are the towns of [[Chittenden, Vermont|Chittenden]] and [[Brandon, Vermont|Brandon]], respectively.

Settlements in the town include Goshen, near the town's western border, and Goshen Four Corners, in the center of the southern part of town. [[Vermont Route 73]] runs east–west through Goshen, passing through Goshen Four Corners, and crossing the crest of the Green Mountains at Brandon Gap (elevation {{convert|2183|ft|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}) near the town's east border. The [[Long Trail]] crosses Route 73 at Brandon Gap and passes over the summits of [[Mount Horrid]] ({{convert|3216|ft|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}) and Cape Lookoff Mountain ({{convert|3350|ft|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}) within Goshen. Goshen Mountain ({{convert|3292|ft|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}) is in the southeast corner of the town. Most of Goshen lies within the [[Green Mountain National Forest]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Goshen has a total area of {{convert|53.9|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|53.5|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.78%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000128600| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161854/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000128600| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Goshen town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>

{{Geographic location
 | Northwest = [[Salisbury, Vermont|Salisbury]]
 | North     = [[Ripton, Vermont|Ripton]]
 | Northeast = [[Hancock, Vermont|Hancock]]
 | West      = [[Leicester, Vermont|Leicester]]
 | Centre    = Goshen
 | East      = [[Rochester, Vermont|Rochester]]
 | Southwest = [[Brandon, Vermont|Brandon]]
 | South     = [[Chittenden, Vermont|Chittenden]]
 | Southeast = [[Chittenden, Vermont|Chittenden]]
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 4
|1810= 86
|1820= 290
|1830= 555
|1840= 621
|1850= 486
|1860= 394
|1870= 330
|1880= 326
|1890= 311
|1900= 286
|1910= 212
|1920= 131
|1930= 84
|1940= 83
|1950= 94
|1960= 76
|1970= 120
|1980= 163
|1990= 226
|2000= 227
|2010= 164
|2020= 172
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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 227 people, 84 households, and 57 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.7 people per square mile (4.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 5.4 per square mile (2.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 84 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, and 32.1% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 26.4% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 37.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $25,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,031. None of the families and 9.3% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 45.5% of those over 64.

==Notable people==

* [[Francis G. Parks]], Vermont and Wisconsin state legislator was born in Goshen<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1873,' Biographical Sketch of Francis G. Parks, pg. 454-455</ref>
* [[Ruth Stone]], poet and author<ref>{{cite web|url=https://addisonindependent.com/late-poet-laureate-ruth-stones-goshen-home-coming-back-life|title=Late Poet Laureate Ruth Stone's Goshen home is coming back to life|publisher=Addison Independent|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=December 13, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130629201142/http://www.goshenvt.org/ Town of Goshen official website]

{{Addison County, Vermont}}
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