Editing Lunenburg, Vermont

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'''Lunenburg''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Essex County, Vermont|Essex County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 1,246 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000941425| title=Census - Geography Profile: Lunenburg town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref> the most populous in Essex County. Lunenburg contains the villages of Lunenburg and [[Gilman, Vermont|Gilman]] and hamlets of West Lunenburg, South Lunenburg, and Mill Village (Northern Lunenburg), and is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[New Hampshire|NH]] [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|&ndash;VT Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Lunenburg was  granted by [[Benning Wentworth]], the royal governor of [[New Hampshire]], on July 5, 1763, to David Page and 68 other people. It is widely believed that David Page named the town, which stems from one of the titles for Prince [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=278122|title=Profile for Lunenburg, Vermont|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|access-date=May 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNQbAQAAMAAJ&q=Uriah+Cross+in+the+year+1768&pg=PA1016|title=The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: A Magazine, Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military|last=Hemenway|first=Abby Maria|date=1867|publisher=Miss A. M. Hemenway|language=en}}</ref> Lunenburg was the home of [[Vermont State Representative]] [[Adino Nye Bell]]. Lunenburg is also believed to have inspired the [[Robert Frost]] poem "The Mountain", which takes place in a town called Lunenburg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/118/4.html|title=4. The Mountain. Frost, Robert. 1915. North of Boston|website=www.bartleby.com|access-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==

[[File:IMG 4279 Mount Orne Covered Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mount Orne Covered Bridge]] between Lunenburg and [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|South Lancaster, NH]]]]
Lunenburg is in southern Essex County along the [[Connecticut River]], the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. It is bordered to the west by the town of [[Concord, Vermont|Concord]], to the northwest by [[Victory, Vermont|Victory]], at its northernmost point by [[Granby, Vermont|Granby]], and to the northeast by [[Guildhall, Vermont|Guildhall]], all in Vermont. Across the Connecticut, to the east is the town of [[Lancaster, New Hampshire]], and to the south is the town of [[Dalton, New Hampshire]]. [[U.S. Route 2]] crosses through the center of Lunenburg, leading west to [[St. Johnsbury, Vermont|St. Johnsbury]] and east to Lancaster and [[Gorham, New Hampshire]]. The [[Mount Orne Covered Bridge]] is in the eastern part of town, crossing the Connecticut to South Lancaster, New Hampshire.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lunenburg has a total area of {{convert|118.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|116.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.55%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000941425| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lunenburg town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=April 7, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213120213/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000941425| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Neal Pond]], north of the town center, is the largest body of water. There are also four brooks—Neal Brook, Mink Brook, Catbow Brook, and Hudson Brook—all of which feed into the Connecticut River. There are also smaller creeks throughout the town. The highest point is {{convert|2279|ft|adj=on}} Temple Mountain in the northern part of town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 119
|1800= 393
|1810= 714
|1820= 856
|1830= 1054
|1840= 1130
|1850= 1123
|1860= 1034
|1870= 999
|1880= 1038
|1890= 1019
|1900= 968
|1910= 880
|1920= 1048
|1930= 1400
|1940= 1374
|1950= 1299
|1960= 1237
|1970= 1061
|1980= 1138
|1990= 1176
|2000= 1328
|2010= 1302
|2020= 1246
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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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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,328 people, 516 households, and 366 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|29.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 747 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.68% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 516 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,802, and the median income for a family was $33,000. Males had a median income of $26,793 versus $18,594 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,804. About 8.7% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Presidential Election Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year 
!Democrat
!Republican 
!Other
!Total 
!National Winner
|-
|1980
|156
|230
|31
|417
|[[Ronald Reagan]]  ([[GOP|R]])
|-
|1984
|120
|299
|0
|419
|Ronald Reagan (R)
|-
|1988
|182
|278
|1
|461
|[[George H. W. Bush]] (R)
|-
|1992
|227
|188
|159
|574
|[[Bill Clinton]]   ([[Democratic Party (USA)|D]])
|-
|1996
|207
|164
|76
|447
|Bill Clinton (D)
|-
|2000
|210
|320
|29
|559
|[[George W. Bush]] (R)
|-
|2004
|252
|314
|7
|573
|George W. Bush (R)
|-
|2008
|330
|269
|19
|618
|[[Barack Obama]] (D)
|-
|2012
|296
|243
|28
|567
|Barack Obama (D)
|-
|2016
|171
|311
|80
|562
|[[Donald Trump]] (R)
|-
|2020
|243
|366
|32
|641
|[[Joe Biden]] (D)
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|title=VT Elections Database » Search Elections|url=https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/search/year_from:1848/year_to:2016/office_id:1/stage:General|access-date=October 30, 2020|website=VT Elections Database|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==

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{{Geographic location
 | Northwest = [[Victory, Vermont|Victory]]
 | North =  [[Granby, Vermont|Granby]]
 | Northeast =  [[Guildhall, Vermont|Guildhall]]
 | West = [[Concord, Vermont|Concord]]
 | Centre = Lunenburg, Vermont
 | East = [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster, NH]]
 | Southwest =  [[Concord, Vermont|Concord]]
 | South = [[Dalton, New Hampshire|Dalton, NH]]
 | Southeast =
}}

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[[Category:Lunenburg, 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]]