Editing Londonderry, Vermont

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|postal_code              = 05148 (Londonderry)<br/>05155 ([[South Londonderry, Vermont|South Londonderry]])
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'''Londonderry''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham County]], [[Vermont]], United States. It is bounded on the north by Landgrove and Weston, on the east by Windham, on the south by Jamaica and on the west by Winhall and Landgrove. The population was 1,919 in the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5002540225|title=Census - Geography Profile: Londonderry town, Windham County, Vermont|access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref> The town contains the villages of [[Londonderry (CDP), Vermont|Londonderry]] and [[South Londonderry, Vermont|South Londonderry]].

==History==
Londonderry was first chartered in 1770 to a Col. James Rogers and was known as Kent, which included what is now Windham. The town was again chartered by act of the new [[Vermont Legislature]] on April 20, 1780. In this charter, the township was named Londonderry after [[Londonderry, New Hampshire|Londonderry]] in New Hampshire,<ref>[http://www.londonderryvt.org/LHS/Lhistory.html "Town Of Londonderry, Vermont"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028024134/http://www.londonderryvt.org/LHS/Lhistory.html |date=October 28, 2011 }}  Retrieved March 25, 2010</ref> which in turn was named after [[Derry|Londonderry]] in Ireland.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 35.9&nbsp;square miles (92.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 35.7&nbsp;square miles (92.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.59%) is water. The [[West River (Vermont)|West River]] flows through the town.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1996). ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.  {{ISBN|0-89933-016-9}}</ref>

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Londonderry has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=716734&cityname=South+Londonderry%2C+Vermont%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Londonderry, Vermont]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 362
|1800= 330
|1810= 637
|1820= 958
|1830= 1302
|1840= 1216
|1850= 1274
|1860= 1367
|1870= 1252
|1880= 1154
|1890= 1010
|1900= 961
|1910= 962
|1920= 911
|1930= 799
|1940= 859
|1950= 953
|1960= 898
|1970= 1037
|1980= 1510
|1990= 1506
|2000= 1709
|2010= 1769
|2020= 1919
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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 1,709 people, 730 households, and 470 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 47.9 people per square mile (18.5/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 1,317 housing units at an average density of 36.9 per square mile (14.3/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% Black or African American, 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|American Indian or Alaska Native]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 730 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. Households made up of individuals comprised 25.9% of the population, with 10.7% having someone 65 years of age or older living alone.  The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population's age was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,069, and the median income for a family was $48,000. Males had a median income of $29,871 versus $22,574 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $24,220.  About 2.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Attractions==
* [[Magic Mountain Ski Area]]

== Notable people ==
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* [[Norman F. Bates]] (1839–1915), Union Army soldier and holder of the [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[Jake Burton Carpenter]] (1954–2019), owner of [[Burton (Snowsports)|Burton Snowboards]]
* [[Samuel Hasley]] (1822–1912), member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]
* [[Janette Hill Knox]] (1845–1920), temperance reformer, suffragist, teacher, author
* [[Ross Powers]] (born 1979), snowboarder; Olympic Gold Medalist
* [[Ronald I. Spiders]] (1925–2021), American ambassador and diplomat

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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.londonderryvt.org/ Town of Londonderry]
* [http://www.floodbrook.k12.vt.us/ Flood Brook Union School]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070705000750/http://www.londonderryvt.org/londndry.pdf Official Road Map of Londonderry]

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[[Category:Londonderry, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Windham County, Vermont]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1770]]
[[Category:1770 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies]]