Editing Leicester, Vermont

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Leicester, Vermont
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
|nickname                 =
|motto                    = A Great Place to Live

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|image_skyline            = Meeting House, Leicester, Vermont.jpg
|imagesize                = 225 px
|image_caption            = Leicester Meeting House
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|image_seal               =

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|image_map                = Addison County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Leicester highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 260px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison County]] and the state of [[Vermont]].

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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = State
|subdivision_name1        = [[Vermont]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison]]
|parts_type               = Communities
|parts                    = Leicester<br>Fernville<br>Leicester&nbsp;Junction<br>[[Satans Kingdom, Vermont|Satans&nbsp;Kingdom]]

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|leader_title             =
|leader_name              =
|leader_title1            =
|leader_name1             =
|established_title        = Chartered
|established_date         = 1761
|established_title2        = Settled
|established_date2         = 1773
|established_title3        = Organized
|established_date3         = 1786

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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           =
|area_magnitude           =
|area_total_km2           = 56.4
|area_land_km2            = 54.0
|area_water_km2           = 2.4
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     =
|population_total         = 990
|population_density_km2   = 18.3
|population_density_sq_mi =

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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      =
|elevation_m              = 147
|elevation_ft             = 482
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|52|11|N|73|5|56|W|region:US-VT|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 05733 (Leicester)<br/>05769 ([[Salisbury, Vermont|Salisbury]])<br/>05778 ([[Whiting, Vermont|Whiting]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 802|802]] 
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 50-39325<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1462132<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.leicestervt.org}}
|footnotes                =
}}
'''Leicester''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Leicester.oga|ˈ|l|ɛ|s|t|ər}} {{respell|LEST|ər}}) is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Addison County, Vermont]], United States. The population was 990 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000139325| title=Census - Geography Profile: Leicester town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
Leicester is located along the southern border of Addison County at the western edge of the [[Green Mountains]]. It is bordered by the town of [[Whiting, Vermont|Whiting]] to the west, [[Salisbury, Vermont|Salisbury]] to the north, and [[Goshen, Vermont|Goshen]] to the east. The town of [[Brandon, Vermont|Brandon]] in [[Rutland County, Vermont|Rutland County]] is to the south. [[U.S. Route 7]] passes north-south through the center of Leicester, connecting Brandon and [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]] to the south with [[Middlebury, Vermont|Middlebury]] to the north. [[Vermont Route 53]], Lake Dunmore Road, travels north-south through the eastern part of Leicester, passing through the settlements of Satans Kingdom and Fernville. The southern half of [[Lake Dunmore]], a recreational area, is in Leicester.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|56.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|54.0|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 4.28%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000139325| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161722/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000139325| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Leicester town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 27, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 343
|1800= 522
|1810= 609
|1820= 548
|1830= 638
|1840= 602
|1850= 596
|1860= 737
|1870= 630
|1880= 634
|1890= 562
|1900= 509
|1910= 479
|1920= 436
|1930= 468
|1940= 518
|1950= 511
|1960= 551
|1970= 583
|1980= 803
|1990= 871
|2000= 974
|2010= 1100
|2020= 990
|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|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 974 people, 391 households, and 267 families residing in the town.  The population density was 45.8 people per square mile (17.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 618 housing units at an average density of 29.0 per square mile (11.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 391 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,781, and the median income for a family was $45,375. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $21,484 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,938.  About 8.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Elsa Barker]], author, born in Leicester
* [[Hiram Capron]], founder of [[Paris, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
* [[John Deere (inventor)|John Deere]], worked in Leicester
* [[Warren S. Johnson]], founder of [[Johnson Controls]], born in Leicester
* [[Henry Olin]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Vermont, lived in Leicester
* [[Stephen Olin]], president of [[Wesleyan University]] and [[Randolph–Macon College]], born in Leicester
* [[Francis G. Parks]], [[Wisconsin]] newspaper editor and politician, educated in Leicester
* [[Aaron F. Perry]], member of the United States House of Representatives from [[Ohio]], born in Leicester

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.leicestervt.org Town of Leicester official website]

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[[Category:Leicester, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Addison County, Vermont]]