Editing Morristown, Vermont

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|official_name            = Morristown, Vermont
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lamoille County, Vermont|Lamoille]]
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|parts                    = Cadys Falls<br />Morristown<br />[[Morrisville, Vermont|Morrisville]]

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'''Morristown''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Lamoille County, Vermont|Lamoille County]], [[Vermont]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 5,434.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0600000US5001546675&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Morristown town, Lamoille County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=February 10, 2021}}</ref>  Morristown is the largest town by population in Lamoille County, and its central village of [[Morrisville, Vermont|Morrisville]] serves as the county's main commercial center.

==Geography==
[[File:Red Bridge, Morristown, Vermont.jpg|thumb|left|The Red Bridge]]
Morristown is in southern Lamoille County, to the east of the main range of the [[Green Mountains]]. The [[Lamoille River]] flows through the northern part of the town, with Ryder Brook and others joining the river from a broad valley to the south. The village of Morrisville is in the northern part of town along the Lamoille River, east of Lake Lamoille, a small reservoir. Several Vermont state highways converge in Morrisville. [[Vermont Route 100]] leads northwest {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Hyde Park (village), Vermont|Hyde Park]], the Lamoille County [[shire town]], and south {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Stowe (CDP), Vermont|Stowe]], while [[Vermont Route 12]] leads southeast {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], the state capital. [[Vermont Route 15]] passes through Morristown north of Morrisville village, leading northwest past Hyde Park {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Jeffersonville, Vermont|Jeffersonville]] and southeast {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Hardwick (CDP), Vermont|Hardwick]]. [[Vermont Route 15A]] leads east out of Morrisville, running {{convert|2|mi|0}} to Route 15.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|133.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|132.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.02%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019"/>
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===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, Morristown has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594051&cityname=Morristown,+Vermont,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Morristown, Vermont Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 10
|1800= 144
|1810= 550
|1820= 726
|1830= 1315
|1840= 1502
|1850= 1441
|1860= 1751
|1870= 1897
|1880= 2099
|1890= 2411
|1900= 2533
|1910= 2652
|1920= 2813
|1930= 2939
|1940= 3130
|1950= 3225
|1960= 3347
|1970= 4052
|1980= 4448
|1990= 4733
|2000= 5139
|2010= 5227
|2020= 5434
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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 5,139 people, 2,101 households, and 1,317 families living in the town.  The population density was 100.1 people per square mile (38.6/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 2,271 housing units at an average density of 44.2 per square mile (17.1/km<sup>2</sup>).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.51% White, 0.35% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 2,101 households 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 27.8% of households were one person and 10.2% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% 65 or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median household income was $33,359 and the median family income  was $40,456. Males had a median income of $28,050 versus $21,014 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,195.  About 6.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

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* [[H. Henry Powers]], lawyer and US congressman (1891–1901)
* [[Leslie M. Shaw]], businessman and lawyer; [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]] (1902–1907); 17th [[List of Governors of Iowa|governor of Iowa]]; 1908 [[1908 Republican National Convention|candidate for the nomination]] of the Republican party
* [[Shap Smith]], lawyer; Speaker of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] (2009–2017)

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|www.morristownvt.org}}

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