Editing Reading, Vermont

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Reading, Vermont
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
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|image_skyline            = Bennett House Reading.jpg
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|image_caption            = Bennett's 1815 House, located at the junction of Vermont Routes [[Vermont Route 44|44]] and [[Vermont Route 106|106]], southeast of the town center
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|image_map                = Windsor County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Reading highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]] and the state of [[Vermont]].
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|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
|parts_type               = Communities
|parts                    = {{ubl|Reading Center|Bailey Mills|[[Felchville, Vermont|Felchville]]|Hammondsville|South Reading}}

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Vermont]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor]]

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|unit_pref  =  Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 107.9
|area_land_km2            = 107.5
|area_water_km2           = 0.4
|area_total_sq_mi         = 41.7
|area_land_sq_mi          = 41.5
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 687
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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_m              = 570
|elevation_ft             = 1870
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|29|39|N|72|35|47|W|region:US-VT|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 05062 (Reading)<br/>05153 (South Reading)
|area_code                = [[Area code 802|802]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 50-58375<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              = 1462183<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|readingvt.govoffice.com}}
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'''Reading''' is a town in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 687 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5002758375| title=Census - Geography Profile: Reading town, Windsor County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
On August 30, 1754, after being captured by [[Abenaki people|Abenakis]] at [[Fort at Number 4]], [[Charlestown, New Hampshire]], and being force-marched to [[Montreal]], [[Susannah Willard Johnson]] gave birth to a daughter about {{convert|.5|mi}} up Knapp Brook. A [[Indian Stones|marker]] beside [[Vermont Route 106]] commemorates this event.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.historicvermont.org/markers/markers3.html |title=VERMONT'S HISTORIC ROADSIDE MARKERS |date=August 26, 2010 |work=Vermont State Historic Sites  |publisher=historicvermont.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203163555/http://www.historicvermont.org/markers/markers3.html|archivedate=February 3, 2006|url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 41.7&nbsp;square miles (107.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 41.5&nbsp;square miles (107.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.41%) is water.

==Landmarks==
Reading is the home of [[Jenne Farm]], a tourist attraction that draws in many photographers and other visitors, especially in the autumn.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 747
|1800= 1120
|1810= 1565
|1820= 1603
|1830= 1409
|1840= 1363
|1850= 1171
|1860= 1159
|1870= 1012
|1880= 953
|1890= 749
|1900= 649
|1910= 530
|1920= 463
|1930= 474
|1940= 437
|1950= 470
|1960= 472
|1970= 564
|1980= 647
|1990= 614
|2000= 707
|2010= 666
|2020= 687
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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|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 666 people, 290 households, and 192 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|16.0|PD/sqmi}}. There were 448 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 290 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.8% age 19 or under, 3.8% from 20 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 36.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,667, and the median income for a family was $67,250. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $29,219 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $28,950. About 1.05% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education and municipal services==

[[File:ReadingElementary School.jpg|thumb|Reading Elementary School]]
Reading is served by Reading Elementary School for Grades Pre-K–4.  In 2017–2018, there were a total of 60 students.<ref>AOE - http://education.vermont.gov/data-and-reporting/school-reports/</ref>  Students attend grades 5 and 6 at The Prosper Valley School, located in Pomfret, VT.  Student attend grades 7–12 at [[Woodstock Union High School|Woodstock Union High and Middle School]]. This school was part of the Windsor Central Unified Union School District as of July 1, 2018, as part of Vermont Act 46 changes.  The District has since been renamed the Mountain Views School District.

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File:Reading_VT_Elementary_School.jpg|Reading Elementary School
File:Reading_VT_Town_Hall_and_PO.jpg|Reading Town Hall and Post Office
File:Reading_VT_Library.jpg|Gilbert A. Davis Library
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==Notable people==
* [[Titus Brown]], US congressman<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000945|title=BROWN, Titus, (1786 - 1849)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= December 10, 2013}}</ref>
*[[Christian William Miller]], artist, model, and inventor of a pocket-sized water desalination device
*[[Daphne Zuniga]], actress

==References==

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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Reading, Vermont}}
* [http://www.readingvt.govoffice.com/ Town of Reading official website]

{{Windsor County, Vermont}}

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[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Windsor County, Vermont]]