Editing Stamford, Vermont

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'''Stamford''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 861 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000369775| title=Census - Geography Profile: Stamford town, Bennington County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Stamford is located near the southwestern corner of Vermont, on the [[Massachusetts]] state line. To the south of Stamford lie the towns of [[Clarksburg, Massachusetts|Clarksburg]] and [[Florida, Massachusetts]]. Stamford is also bordered by the Vermont towns of [[Pownal, Vermont|Pownal]] to the west, [[Readsboro, Vermont|Readsboro]] to the east, and [[Woodford, Vermont|Woodford]] to the north. The [[Stamford (CDP), Vermont|village of Stamford]] is in the southern part of town, in the valley of the North Branch of the [[Hoosic River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|102.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|102.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.29%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000369775| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161540/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000369775| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stamford town, Bennington County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 30, 2014}}</ref>

Two state-maintained routes share a concurrency through Stamford: [[Vermont Route 8]] and [[Vermont Route 100]]. They are the only state highways through town, and the concurrency has its southern terminus at the Massachusetts state line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 272
|1800= 383
|1810= 378
|1820= 490
|1830= 563
|1840= 662
|1850= 833
|1860= 759
|1870= 633
|1880= 726
|1890= 645
|1900= 677
|1910= 510
|1920= 374
|1930= 370
|1940= 418
|1950= 514
|1960= 600
|1970= 752
|1980= 773
|1990= 773
|2000= 813
|2010= 824
|2020= 861
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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 2000, there were 813 people, 313 households, and 235 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 20.6 people per square mile (7.9/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 387 housing units at an average density of 9.8 per square mile (3.8/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 313 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,988, and the median income for a family was $49,345. Males had a median income of $39,196 versus $24,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,575.  About 2.4% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Leroy Lawrence]] (1908–1997), [[List of speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives|Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite news |date=November 18, 1997 |title=Obituary, Leroy Lawrence |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bennington-banner-lawrence/130618375/ |work=[[Bennington Banner]] |location=Bennington, VT |page=16 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Stephen C. Millard]] (1841–1914), U.S. congressman from [[New York (state)|New York]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Mott |first=Edward Harold |date=1899 |title=Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of Erie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exElAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA67 |location=New York, NY |publisher=John S. Collins |page=67 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Ezra Miller]] (1992–), actor<ref>{{cite news |last=Gereau |first=Harrison |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Ezra Miller pleads guilty in Bennington County case |url=https://www.news10.com/news/bennington-county/ezra-miller-pleads-guilty-in-bennington-county-court/ |work=WTEN-TV |location=Albany, NY}}</ref>
* [[Susan Sarandon]] (1946–), actress<ref>{{cite news |date=August 24, 2023 |title=Susan Sarandon sues construction company over problems at Vt. retirement home |url=https://www.wcax.com/2023/08/24/susan-sarandon-sues-construction-company-over-problems-vt-retirement-home/ |work=WCAX-TV |location=South Burlington, VT}}</ref>

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