Editing Wilder, Vermont

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|postal_code              = 05088 (Wilder)<br/>05001&nbsp;([[White River Junction, Vermont|White&nbsp;River&nbsp;Junction]])
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|blank_info               = 50-84025<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| location     = Portions of Norwich, Passumpsic, and Horseshoe Aves., Chestnut, Gillette, Depot, Fern, Hawthorn, Locust and Division Sts., [[Hartford, Vermont]]
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| locmapin     = Vermont#USA
| area         = {{convert|40|acre|ha}}
| built        = {{start date|1880}}
| architect    = Louis Sheldon Newton; [[Emily Elizabeth Holman]]
| architecture = Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al.
| added        = November 22, 1999
| refnum       = 99001396<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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'''Wilder''' is an unincorporated village and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) within the [[New England town|town]] of [[Hartford, Vermont|Hartford]] in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], [[Vermont]], United States. It is the location of the [[Wilder Dam]] on the [[Connecticut River]]. The population of the CDP was 1,690 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Wilder CDP, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=August 3, 2012}}</ref> The village center is an early example of a planned mill community, and was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the '''Wilder Village Historic District''' in 1999.<ref name="nris"/>

==History==
The village, originally known as Olcott Falls, is unique as an early [[planned community]] developed in part by Charles Wilder, owner of a local [[paper mill]] in the 1880s.<ref name=townofhartford>{{cite web|url=http://www.hartford-vt.org/content/wilder/|title=Town of Hartford website|website=hartford-vt.org}}</ref><ref name=Gateway>[http://www.hartfordhistory.org/gateway.pdf The Gateway of Vermont: Hartford and its Villages], c. 1904, reproduced by the Hartford Historical Society, 2004</ref>  One feature of Wilder's plan was an orderly street plan in which streets were laid out at right angles,<ref name=Gateway/> with several of the streets named after trees. The village was renamed in honor of Charles Wilder in 1897.<ref name=HartfordHistory1999>{{cite web|url=http://www.hartfordhistory.org/12103.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*|title=Hartford (Vermont) Historical Society|website=www.hartfordhistory.org}}</ref>

As of the earliest years of the 20th century, the local paper mill was operated by [[International Paper]] and Wilder boasted a railroad station, a [[post office]], several retail stores, and electric [[street light]]ing. An iron bridge contributed by Charles Wilder spanned the Connecticut River at Wilder.<ref name=Gateway/> The bridge, the paper mill, and the dam that supplied power to the mill were all demolished in 1950 for the construction of Wilder Dam.<ref name=HartfordHistory1999/>

The Wilder Village Historic District was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999.<ref name=townofhartford/> The district covers {{convert|40|acre|km2}}<ref name="nris"/> and contains 203 [[contributing property|contributing resources]]. It includes examples of [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]] and [[Colonial Revival style]] architecture with houses dating from the late 19th century to the 1950s.<ref name="nris"/>  It encompasses the main surviving portions of Wilder's planned community, and is roughly bounded on the north by Chestnut Street, the east by Passumpsic Avenue, the south by Horseshoe Avenue, and the west by Hartford Avenue ([[United States Route 5]]). This area is largely residential, with only a few commercial buildings and the local public library among the exceptions.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|99001396}}|title=NRHP nomination for Wilder Village Historic District|publisher=[[National Park Service]] |author=Lisa Mausolf |date=1999|access-date=2016-09-11}} with {{NRHP url|id=99001396|photos=y|title=photos from 1999}}</ref>

==Geography==
Wilder is adjacent to the [[Connecticut River]] and immediately north of the village of [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]]. The CDP is bounded on the west by [[Interstate 91]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|2.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} is land and 1.22% is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,636 people, 690 households, and 445 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,003.4|/mi2|/km2|abbr=on}}. There were 710 housing units at an average density of {{convert|869.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.92% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 690 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,238, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $28,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,802. About 4.5% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.hartford-vt.org Hartford town website]
* [http://www.hartfordvtchamber.com Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.hartfordhistory.org Hartford Historical Society]
* [https://www.census.gov/popfinder/?fl=50:5084025]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Vermont]]
[[Category:Planned communities in the United States]]
[[Category:Hartford, Vermont]]
[[Category:Vermont populated places on the Connecticut River]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Windsor County, Vermont]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont]]