Editing Readsboro, Vermont

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'''Readsboro''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The town was named after John Reade, a landholder.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25213| title=Profile for Readsboro, Vermont| publisher=[[ePodunk]]| access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref> The population was 702 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000358600| title=Census - Geography Profile: Readsboro town, Bennington County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> The hamlet of Heartwellville is in the northern part of Readsboro, approximately {{convert|5|mi|0}} north on [[Vermont Route 100|Route 100]] from the hamlet of [[Readsboro (CDP), Vermont|Readsboro]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Coolidge |first=Austin Jacobs |author2=Mansfield, John Brainard  |title=A History and Description of New England, General and Local |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryanddesc00mansgoog|year=1859 |publisher=A.J. Coolidge |location=Boston |oclc=12762947 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/ahistoryanddesc00mansgoog/page/n963 883] }}</ref>

The Readsboro [[census-designated place]] consists of the town center and had a population of 297 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5058525| title=Census - Geography Profile: Readsboro CDP, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Readsboro is in the southeast corner of Bennington County, bordered by the town of [[Monroe, Massachusetts|Monroe]] in [[Franklin County, Massachusetts]], to the south, and by the towns of [[Whitingham, Vermont|Whitingham]] and [[Wilmington, Vermont|Wilmington]] in [[Windham County, Vermont]], to the east. The Bennington County towns of [[Searsburg, Vermont|Searsburg]] (north), [[Woodford, Vermont|Woodford]] (northwest), and [[Stamford, Vermont|Stamford]] (west) also border Readsboro. The main settlement in town, also named Readsboro, is located in the southeast part of the town, along the [[Deerfield River]], a tributary of the [[Connecticut River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|94.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|94.1|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.41%, is water.

==Transportation==
[[Vermont Route 100]] passes through Readsboro, including the town center, and leads east to [[Jacksonville, Vermont|Jacksonville]]. [[Vermont Route 8]] intersects VT 100 in Heartwellville in the northwestern part of the town and leads north to [[Vermont Route 9]] in [[Searsburg, Vermont|Searsburg]]. VT 8 and VT 100 together lead southwest through [[Stamford, Vermont|Stamford]] to the [[Massachusetts]] state line near [[North Adams, Massachusetts|North Adams]].

Public transportation is provided by [[Deerfield Valley Transit Association|Southeast Vermont Transit's]] [[Free public transport|fare-free]] MOOver bus route 9 with buses running twice daily.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1790= 64
|1800= 234
|1810= 410
|1820= 530
|1830= 662
|1840= 767
|1850= 857
|1860= 930
|1870= 828
|1880= 743
|1890= 910
|1900= 1139
|1910= 1252
|1920= 1173
|1930= 1043
|1940= 913
|1950= 847
|1960= 783
|1970= 638
|1980= 638
|1990= 762
|2000= 809
|2010= 763
|2020= 702
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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 809 people, 321 households, and 225 families residing in the town.  The population density was 22.2 people per square mile (8.6/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 466 housing units at an average density of 12.8 per square mile (4.9/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 321 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or [[Civil Union|civil union]], 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. Of all households 25.9% were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $48,214. Males had a median income of $33,056 versus $21,964 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,911.  None of the families and 7.0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 9.2% of those over 64.
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* [[Arthur P. Carpenter]], US Marshal for Vermont<ref>{{cite news |date=October 23, 1937 |title=Brattleboro Judge Dead at Age of 70 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51706644/brattleboro-judge/ |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |location=Boston, MA |page=6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Brattleboro Judge Dead at Age of 70"}}}}</ref>
* [[Throope Chapman]], one of the Readsboro founders
* [[Welcome Chapman]], early Mormon leader, grandson of Throope Chapman
* [[Josephine C. Lawney]] (1881–1962), physician, medical missionary, dean of a medical college in Shanghai
* [[Wayne Winterrowd]] (1941–2010), horticulturist and author known for his lush gardens in southern Vermont<ref>Raver, Ann. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/us/24winterrowd.html "Wayne Winterrowd, Gardening Expert, Dies at 68"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 24, 2010. Accessed September 29, 2010</ref>
* [[The Books|Nick Zammuto]], musician and founding member of [[The Books]]<ref>Ganz, Jacob. [https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2010/09/10/129781204/working-way-out-there-the-books-and-the-advantages-of-isolation "Working 'Way Out' There: The Books And The Advantages Of Isolation"], ''[[National Public Radio]]'', September 10, 2010. Accessed November 1, 2024</ref>

==Books==
* Gianpaolo Zeni, ''En Merica! L'emigrazione della gente di [[Magasa, Lombardy|Magasa]] e [[Valvestino]] in America'', Il Chiese, Storo 2005. {{oclc|955060610}}.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://readsborovt.org/ Town of Readsboro official website]
* [http://www.readsboro.k12.vt.us/ Readsboro Central School]

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