Editing Moretown, Vermont

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|official_name            = Moretown, Vermont
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Vermont]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Washington County, Vermont|Washington]]
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|parts                    = {{ubl|Moretown|Moretown Common}}

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|postal_code              = 05660 (Moretown)<br/>05602 ([[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]])<br/>05676 ([[Waterbury, Vermont|Waterbury]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 802|802]]
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|blank_info               = 50-46225<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1462153<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.moretownvt.org}}
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'''Moretown''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Washington County, Vermont|Washington County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 1,753 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Moretown town, Washington County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=December 9, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Moretown Village was devastated in 2011 by [[Hurricane Irene]]. More than 60 homes and buildings flooded, including the post office, the town offices, the church, the school and the fire station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://valleyreporter.com/stories/122-photos-ts-irene-hits-moretown-vermont|title=PHOTOS: TS Irene hits Moretown Vermont|website=Valleyreporter.com|access-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref>

In 1913, 125 acres were purchased in North Moretown and a talc processing facility was built. To this day, the old structure remains a town landmark in disrepair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moretownvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Talc-Mine-Newsletter-Jan-2014.pdf|format=PDF|title=MORETOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER|date=January 2014|volume=1|website=Moretownvt.org|accessdate=September 7, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|104.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|103.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.81%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moretown town, Washington County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 191
|1810= 405
|1820= 593
|1830= 816
|1840= 1128
|1850= 1335
|1860= 1410
|1870= 1263
|1880= 1180
|1890= 956
|1900= 902
|1910= 686
|1920= 930
|1930= 889
|1940= 675
|1950= 883
|1960= 788
|1970= 904
|1980= 1221
|1990= 1415
|2000= 1653
|2010= 1658
|2020= 1753
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523034651/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|archivedate=May 23, 2015}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="VTHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.vermonthistory.org/explorer|title=Vermont History Explorer|website=Vermonthistory.org|accessdate=August 7, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,653 people, 650 households, and 436 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 41.2 people per square mile (15.9/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 727 housing units at an average density of 18.1 per square mile (7.0/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.79% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 650 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,750, and the median income for a family was $52,202. Males had a median income of $35,270 versus $26,719 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,283.  About 5.4% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
[[File:MoretownCreek.jpg|none|thumb|343x343px|A creek near Moretown Common.]]
[[File:CamelsHump.jpg|none|thumb|327x327px|[[Camel's Hump]] viewed from Moretown in autumn.]]

== Economy ==
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Moretown has one retail store, The Moretown General Store, which serves as a gas station, convenience store and delicatessen. The Moretown general store is the center of the town, which often serves as a meeting place and is in many ways a community center.

Moretown is also home to many successful entrepreneurs in fields such as real estate, carpentry, baking, plumbing, and other trades; however, most residents commute to work in other towns with larger economies such as [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]] and [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]].

Moretown also has several small farms, a [[clapboard]] mill, three churches, one elementary school, a small library, and a town hall.

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* [[Matthew H. Carpenter]], US senator from [[List of United States Senators from Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]
* [[Harvey Clapp]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], was born in Moretown<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1874,' Biographical Sketch of Harvey Clapp, pg. 467</ref>
* [[William B. Mayo (politician)|William B. Mayo]], Medical doctor and politician in [[Northfield, Vermont]]<ref name="Ellis">{{cite book |last=Ellis |first=William Arba |date=1911 |title=Norwich University 1819–1911: Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor |volume=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJApAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA29 |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Capital City Press |pages=29–30 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

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==External links==
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* [http://www.moretownvt.org Town of Moretown official website]

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