Editing Norton, Vermont

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'''Norton''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Essex County, Vermont|Essex County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 153 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000952750| title=Census - Geography Profile: Norton 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]]. It is located on the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]], immediately south of [[Stanhope, Quebec|Stanhope]], [[Quebec]].

==History==
From 1970 until 1994, Norton was the location of the [[Earth Peoples Park]], a "liberated" {{convert|592|acre|adj=on}} piece of land that was open to anyone who wanted to live there, free of charge. In 1994 it was taken over by the state of Vermont and is now Black Turn Brook State Forest.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.vermontguardian.com/local/082005/EPP.shtml| author=Rod Clarke| title=Free land for free people: Looking back at Earth People's Park| publisher=Vermont Guardian| date=August 5, 2005}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{see also|Norton–Stanhope Border Crossing}}
Norton is in the northeast corner of Vermont, bordered to the west by [[Orleans County, Vermont]], and to the north by the [[Canadian province]] of [[Quebec]]. [[Vermont Route 114]] crosses the center of the town from Norton Pond in the south to the village of Norton in the north next to the Canada–US border, at which point the highway turns east toward [[Averill, Vermont|Averill]] and [[Canaan, Vermont]]. The south–north portion of the highway follows the valley of the [[Coaticook River]], which flows from Norton Pond north into Quebec, where its water travels via the [[Massawippi River|Massawippi]] and [[Saint-François River|Saint-François]] rivers to the [[Saint Lawrence River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Norton has a total area of {{convert|102.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|101.5|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.04%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000952750| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Norton town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=April 8, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213130250/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000952750| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The highest point in town is {{convert|2723|ft|adj=on}} Brousseau Mountain near the eastern border.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 32
|1870= 303
|1880= 239
|1890= 960
|1900= 692
|1910= 479
|1920= 336
|1930= 339
|1940= 314
|1950= 279
|1960= 241
|1970= 207
|1980= 184
|1990= 169
|2000= 214
|2010= 169
|2020= 153
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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 214 people, 91 households, and 51 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|5.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 252 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.93% from two or more races.  According to the 2000 Census, 26.9% of the households in Norton speak French at home, reflecting the town's location at the Québec border.

There were 91 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,000, and the median income for a family was $25,000. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $20,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,506.  None of the families and 14.6% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no one under 18, and 21.1% of those over 64.

==See also==
*[[Stanhope, Quebec]]
*[[Norton–Stanhope Border Crossing]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
https://nortonhistoricalsociety.info/

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Norton, Vermont|'''Norton, Vermont'''}}

{{Geographic location
 | Northwest =
 | North = [[Stanhope, Quebec|Stanhope]], [[Quebec]]
 | Northeast =
 | West = [[Holland, Vermont|Holland]]
 | Centre = Norton, Vermont
 | East =  [[Averill, Vermont|Averill]]
 | Southwest =  [[Warner's Grant, Vermont|Warner's Grant]]
 | South = [[Warren's Gore, Vermont|Warren's Gore]]
 | Southeast = [[Averys Gore, Vermont|Averys Gore]]
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{{Essex County, Vermont}}

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[[Category:Norton, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Canada–United States border]]
[[Category:Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Essex County, Vermont]]