Editing Maidstone, Vermont

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'''Maidstone''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Essex County, Vermont|Essex County]], [[Vermont]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the town had a population of 211.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000942475| title=Census - Geography Profile: Maidstone town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>  It is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[New Hampshire|NH]] [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|&ndash;VT Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. There is no town center or gas station, but there is a town office building in the southern part of the town.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B09T24eYiZD-VWFaZUxXMWVSaHM/edit |title=Maidstone Town Plan '07.pdf - Google Drive |website=docs.google.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408104251/https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B09T24eYiZD-VWFaZUxXMWVSaHM/edit |archive-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The town was named after [[Maidstone]], in [[England]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n195 196]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Maidstone is in eastern Essex County along the [[Connecticut River]], the state boundary between Vermont and [[New Hampshire]]. The town is bordered by [[Guildhall, Vermont|Guildhall]] to the south, [[Granby, Vermont|Granby]] to the southwest, [[Ferdinand, Vermont|Ferdinand]] to the northwest, and [[Brunswick, Vermont|Brunswick]] to the north, all in Vermont. Across the Connecticut River are the New Hampshire towns of [[Stratford, New Hampshire|Stratford]] to the northeast and [[Northumberland, New Hampshire|Northumberland]] to the east. The only crossing of the Connecticut River from Maidstone is the [[Janice Peaslee Bridge]] in the northern part of town, leading to Stratford village. [[Vermont Route 102]] travels the length of the east side of town, staying in the Connecticut River valley.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|83.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|79.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{Convert|4.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 5.39%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000942475| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Maidstone town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=April 7, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213120301/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000942475| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Maidstone Lake is a large water body in the western part of town. [[Maidstone State Park]] is on the east and south sides of the lake, offering camping, fishing, swimming, and hiking.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/maidstone.htm| title=Maidstone State Park| work=Vermont State Parks| publisher=Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation| access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> The highest point in the town is {{convert|2143|ft|adj=on}} Stoneham Mountain, east of Maidstone Lake.

==Politics==
Like the rest of northeastern Vermont, Maidstone has historically voted for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. The town did vote for [[Barack Obama]] in [[United States Presidential Election, 2008|2008]], but was one of only two towns in the state to vote for [[Mitt Romney]] over [[Barack Obama]] in [[United States Presidential Election, 2012|2012]]. In Vermont's 2014 elections, the town voted solidly for Republicans [[Phil Scott]] for governor and [[Scott Milne]] for lieutenant governor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 125
|1800= 152
|1810= 177
|1820= 166
|1830= 236
|1840= 271
|1850= 237
|1860= 259
|1870= 254
|1880= 286
|1890= 198
|1900= 206
|1910= 175
|1920= 171
|1930= 123
|1940= 96
|1950= 81
|1960= 78
|1970= 94
|1980= 100
|1990= 131
|2000= 105
|2010= 208
|2020= 211
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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 105 people in 45 households, including 30 families, in the town. The population density was {{convert|3.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 276 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.14% White, 0.95% African American, 0.95% Native American and 0.95% Asian.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 45 households 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 24.4% of households were one person and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 14.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 41.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 133.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median household income was $19,167 and the median family income was $27,500. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,668. There were 6.7% of families and 8.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

{{Geographic location
 | Northwest = [[Ferdinand, Vermont|Ferdinand]]
 | North = [[Brunswick, Vermont|Brunswick]]
 | Northeast = [[Brunswick, Vermont|Brunswick]]
 | West = [[Ferdinand, Vermont|Ferdinand]]
 | Centre = Maidstone, Vermont
 | East = [[Stratford, New Hampshire|Stratford, NH]]
 | Southwest = [[Granby, Vermont|Granby]]
 | South = [[Guildhall, Vermont|Guildhall]]
 | Southeast = [[Northumberland, New Hampshire|Northumberland, NH]]
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.maidstone-vt.org Town of Maidstone official website]

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[[Category:Maidstone, 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]]