Editing Lemington, Vermont

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'''Lemington''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Essex County, Vermont|Essex County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 87 as of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000939700| title=Census - Geography Profile: Lemington town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref> It is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[New Hampshire|NH]] [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|&ndash;VT Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Lemington is in northeastern Essex County along the [[Connecticut River]], the border between Vermont and [[New Hampshire]]. The town is bordered to the southwest by [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]], at its westernmost point by [[Lewis, Vermont|Lewis]], to the northwest by [[Averill, Vermont|Averill]], and to the northeast by [[Canaan, Vermont|Canaan]], all in Vermont. To the southeast, across the Connecticut, are the towns of [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]] and [[Columbia, New Hampshire]]. [[Vermont Route 102]] runs from south to north along the eastern edge of the town, following the Connecticut. [[New Hampshire Route 26|Route 26]] leads east across the Connecticut into Colebrook village. The villages of Lemington and Columbia are connected by the covered [[Columbia Bridge (New Hampshire)|Columbia Bridge]] across the Connecticut.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Lemington has a total area of {{convert|92.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.6|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.41%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000939700| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lemington town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=April 7, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213124212/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000939700| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town's highest point is {{convert|3148|ft|adj=on}} [[Monadnock Mountain (Vermont)|Monadnock Mountain]], in the eastern part of town overlooking the Connecticut.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 31
|1800= 52
|1810= 132
|1820= 139
|1830= 183
|1840= 124
|1850= 187
|1860= 207
|1870= 191
|1880= 222
|1890= 227
|1900= 204
|1910= 138
|1920= 145
|1930= 133
|1940= 131
|1950= 105
|1960= 112
|1970= 120
|1980= 108
|1990= 102
|2000= 107
|2010= 104
|2020= 87
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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|access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 107 people, 49 households, and 34 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|3.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 77 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 94.39% White, and 5.61% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 49 households 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 28.6% of households were one person and 20.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.68.

The age distribution was 22.4% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% 65 or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median household income was $35,417 and the median family income  was $47,500. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $24,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,146. There were no families and 1.3% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 5.9% of those over 64.

==Notable residents==
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* [[Edward Dow (architect)|Edward Dow]] (1820–1894), architect

==References==
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{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Lemington
 | North = [[Canaan, Vermont|Canaan]]
 | Northeast = [[Canaan, Vermont|Canaan]]
 | East = [[Colebrook, NH]]
 | Southeast = [[Columbia, NH]]
 | South = [[Columbia, NH]]
 | Southwest = [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]]
 | West = [[Lewis, Vermont|Lewis]]
 | Northwest = [[Averill, Vermont|Averill]]
}}

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[[Category:Lemington, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Vermont populated places on the Connecticut River]]
[[Category:Towns in Essex County, Vermont]]