Editing Royalton, Vermont

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'''Royalton''' is a town in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 2,750 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5002760850| title=Census - Geography Profile: Royalton town, Windsor County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> It includes the villages of Royalton, [[South Royalton, Vermont|South Royalton]], and North Royalton. [[Vermont Law School]], the state's only accredited [[law school]], is located in South Royalton.

==History==

[[File:Getting Out Logs Near South Royalton, VT.jpg|thumb|left|Logging scene {{circa|1907}}]]
The town was chartered on November 23, 1769, by [[Cadwallader Colden]], Royal Lieutenant Governor of [[Province of New York|New York]]. The first permanent settlers were Robert Havens and his family, who arrived in 1771. Royalton was re-chartered by the [[Vermont Republic|Independent Republic of Vermont]] on December 20, 1781. The 1780 [[Royalton Raid]] was the last major British raid of the [[American War of Independence]] in [[New England]]. In 1848, the [[Vermont Central Railroad]] opened to South Royalton, which developed as a [[freight]] [[railroad station|depot]].

During the Revolutionary War Royalton was visited by [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]]

Although [[Joseph Smith]], founder of [[Mormonism]], was born in the adjacent town of [[Sharon, Vermont|Sharon]] near the Royalton boundary, the [[Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial]] lies in the town.<ref>[http://www.mormonhistoricsitesregistry.org/USA/vermont/southRoyalton/jsMonument/history.htm Joseph Smith, Jr. Monument] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20061109043814/http://www.mormonhistoricsitesregistry.org/USA/vermont/southRoyalton/jsMonument/history.htm |date=November 9, 2006 }}, Mormon Historic Sites Registry, c. 2006.  Accessed April 9, 2008.</ref>

In June 1974, the now-defunct Royalton College hosted the [[Institute for Humane Studies]]' Conference on Austrian Economics. The conference is considered the "single most important catalyst in this revival of [[Austrian School|Austrian economics]]", an economic theory also known as "The Austrian School", the "Vienna School" or the "Psychological School". Edwin G. Dolan hosted the conference. Notable presenters included [[Israel M. Kirzner]], [[Ludwig M. Lachmann]], and [[Murray N. Rothbard]]. The edited version of the conference proceedings appears in Professor Dolan's ''The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0254/is_3_59/ai_65348062/pg_4 |title=Remembrance and Appreciation Roundtable Professor Ludwig M. Lachinann - 1906-1990 - Obituary &#124; American Journal of Economics and Sociology, The &#124; Find Articles at BNET.com |publisher= |date= |accessdate=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612193401/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0254/is_3_59/ai_65348062/pg_4 |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=104&Itemid=27 |title=Online Library of Liberty |publisher=Oll.libertyfund.org |date= |accessdate=July 18, 2022}}</ref>

A landscape photo of Royalton stands in as the fictional town of [[Stars Hollow]] in the opening credits of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''.
In the mid-20th-century, Royalton had an economy largely built around lumbering, dairy production, poultry raising, the raising of fresh produce vegetables and maple sugar production.<ref>''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetter'', 1952 edition, p. 1608</ref>

==Geography==
The town is located on the east side of the [[Green Mountains]], and the [[White River (Vermont)|White River]] cuts through its center. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 40.9&nbsp;square miles (106.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 40.4&nbsp;square miles (104.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.5&nbsp;square mile (1.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (1.25%) is water.

The town is crossed by [[Interstate 89]] and [[Vermont Route 14|Vermont routes 14]], [[Vermont Route 107|107]] and [[Vermont Route 110|110]]. It is bordered by the town of [[Bethel, Vermont|Bethel]] to the northwest, [[Randolph, Vermont|Randolph]] to the north, [[Tunbridge, Vermont|Tunbridge]] to the northeast, [[Strafford, Vermont|Strafford]] to the east, [[Sharon, Vermont|Sharon]] to the southeast, [[Pomfret, Vermont|Pomfret]] to the south, and [[Barnard, Vermont|Barnard]] to the southwest.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 748
|1800= 1501
|1810= 1753
|1820= 1816
|1830= 1893
|1840= 1917
|1850= 1850
|1860= 1739
|1870= 1679
|1880= 1558
|1890= 1433
|1900= 1427
|1910= 1452
|1920= 1469
|1930= 1491
|1940= 1291
|1950= 1331
|1960= 1388
|1970= 1399
|1980= 2100
|1990= 2389
|2000= 2603
|2010= 2773
|2020= 2750
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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 2,602 people, 1,155 households, and 622 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 64.4 people per square mile (24.9/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 1,281 housing units at an average density of 31.7 per square mile (12.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.77% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 1,155 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were couples living together and joined in either [[marriage]] or [[Civil Union|civil union]], 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.1% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,943, and the median income for a family was $42,898. Males had a median income of $29,708 versus $26,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,755.  About 7.6% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 census Royalton had a population of 2,773. The median age was 36.

The population was 94.4% non-Hispanic white, 0.9% black, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% reporting some other race, 1.7% reporting two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.<ref>[https://www.census.gov 2010 census report on Royalton]</ref>

==Sites of interest==
* [[Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial]]
* Royalton Historical Society & Museum

== Notable people ==
[[File:South royalton vermont 20040808.jpg|thumb|left|Village of South Royalton]]
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* [[Franklin Noble Billings]], [[Woodstock (village), Vermont|Woodstock]] businessman<ref name="DeathNotice">{{cite news |date=December 20, 1894 |title=Death Notice, Franklin Noble Billings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74806804/franklin-billings/ |work=[[Vermont Standard]] |location=Woodstock, VT |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Frederick H. Billings]], lawyer, financier and railroad president
* [[Albert Carrington]], religious leader
* [[Henry A. Chase]], state assemblyman from [[Wisconsin]]
* [[Salmon P. Chase]], US senator and 23rd [[List of Governors of Ohio|governor of Ohio]], treasury secretary and chief justice
* [[Jacob Collamer]], US congressman, senator, and postmaster general
* [[Dudley Chase Denison]], US congressman
* [[Charles Durkee]], US senator
* [[Lemuel W. Joiner]], state congressman and state senator from [[Wisconsin]]
* [[Truman Henry Safford]], calculating prodigy
* [[Horatio N. Smith]], state assemblyman and state senator from Wisconsin
* [[Patrick Henry Smith]], merchant and state senator from Wisconsin
* [[William Smith (Latter Day Saints)|William Smith]], religious leader
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==References==
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&dq=coolidge+mansfield+history+description+new+england+1859&pg=PA9 A. J. Coolidge & J. B. Mansfield, ''A History and Description of New England''; Boston, Massachusetts 1859]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=E9MQ3gQJYr4C&q=Royalton,+Vermont+History+of Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy, ''History of Royalton, Vermont''; Burlington, Vermont 1911]

==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.royaltonvt.com}}

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