Editing Richford, Vermont

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'''Richford''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]], [[Vermont]], United States, located along the [[Canada–United States border]]. The population was 2,346 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5001159125| title=Census - Geography Profile: Richford town, Franklin County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref>

Richford is the birthplace of [[R. G. LeTourneau]], an industrialist who founded [[LeTourneau University]] in [[Longview, Texas]].

Richford is the eastern terminus of the [[Missisquoi Valley Rail-Trail]].

==Geography==
Richford is located in the northeast corner of Franklin County, bordered to the north by the [[Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality]] in the [[Montérégie]] region of [[Quebec]] in Canada. [[Orleans County, Vermont]], is to the east. [[Richford (CDP), Vermont|Richford]], the primary community, is in the northwest part of the town along the [[Missisquoi River]]. [[Vermont Route 105]] passes through the center of town, leading east across the [[Green Mountains]] to [[North Troy, Vermont|North Troy]] and southwest to [[Enosburg Falls, Vermont|Enosburg Falls]]. [[Vermont Route 139]] leads north from the center of Richford {{convert|1.5|mi}} to the international border.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|112.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|111.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.61%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5001159125| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Richford town, Franklin County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=September 14, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The Missisquoi River enters from Canada and exits to the south; there are no significant lakes or ponds.

===Surrounding areas===
* North: [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]: East Pinnacle, [[Abercorn, Quebec|Abercorn]], Glen Sutton, Alva, Domaine Mont Louis, [[Sutton, Quebec|Sutton]]
* East: [[Jay, Vermont|Jay]]
* Southeast: [[Westfield, Vermont|Westfield]]
* South: [[Montgomery, Vermont|Montgomery]]
* Southwest: [[Enosburgh, Vermont|Enosburgh]]
* West: [[Berkshire, Vermont|Berkshire]]<ref>Vermont Atlas and Gazetteer (1988) Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company, maps 54-55</ref>

==History==

On October 8, 1908, a grain elevator owned by the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] exploded, killing thirteen people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Richford, VT Grain Elevator Explosion, Oct 1908 |url=http://www.gendisasters.com/vermont/9589/richford-vt-grain-elevator-explosion-oct-1908 |access-date=October 24, 2020 |publisher=Orange County Times-Press (Middletown New York) |date=October 9, 1908}}</ref>

==Government==
The [[Essex-Orleans Vermont Senate District, 2002-2012|Essex-Orleans Senate district]] includes the town of Richford, as well as parts or all of [[Essex County, Vermont|Essex County]], [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans County]], [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]] and [[Lamoille County, Vermont|Lamoille County]]. It is represented in the [[Vermont Senate]] by [[Vincent Illuzzi]] ([[Republican party (United States)|R]]) and Samuel Douglass (R).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 113
|1810= 440
|1820= 440
|1830= 704
|1840= 914
|1850= 1074
|1860= 1338
|1870= 1481
|1880= 1818
|1890= 2196
|1900= 2421
|1910= 2907
|1920= 2842
|1930= 2544
|1940= 2646
|1950= 2643
|1960= 2316
|1970= 2116
|1980= 2206
|1990= 2178
|2000= 2321
|2010= 2308
|2020= 2346
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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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[[Image:St.AnnsEpicopal.JPG|thumb|left|[[St. Ann's Episcopal Church (Richford, Vermont)|St. Ann's Episcopal Church]]]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,321 people, 899 households, and 613 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 53.7 people per square mile (20.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 23.5 per square mile (9.1/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.95% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 899 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males.  For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 90.2 men.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $32,016. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $20,731 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,368.  About 16.9% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

==National Register of Historic Places==
[[Image:Sheldon Boright House.JPG|thumb|left|Sheldon Boright House, now Grey Gables Mansion B&B]]
Several buildings and structures are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including [[St. Ann's Episcopal Church (Richford, Vermont)|St. Ann's Episcopal Church]], the [[Sheldon Boright House]], the [[F.W. Wheeler House]], the [[Richford Primary School]], the [[Missisquoi River Bridge]], and the [[Downtown Richford Historic District]].<ref>{{NRISref|2008b}}</ref>
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==Notable people==
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*[[John Blaisdell Corliss]], [[U.S. congressman]] from Michigan
*[[E. Henry Powell]], state auditor
*[[Max L. Powell]], [[President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate|President]] of the [[Vermont State Senate]]
*[[Percival L. Shangraw]], Chief Justice of the [[Vermont Supreme Court]]<ref>{{cite news |date=December 19, 1988 |title=Obituary, Percival Lee Shangraw |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/201728072/ |work=[[Burlington Free Press]] |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |page=2B |ref={{sfnRef|"Obituary, Percival Lee Shangraw"}}}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]]
*[[North Branch Missisquoi River]], designated ''Rivière Sutton'' in Quebec
*[[Missisquoi River]]

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==External links==
* [http://www.richfordvt.org Town of Richford official website]
* [http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/richford.html Virtual Vermont Richford page]

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