Editing Winhall, Vermont

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'''Winhall''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 1,182 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000385075| title=Census - Geography Profile: Winhall town, Bennington County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> In the southeastern corner of the town is the unincorporated village of [[Bondville, Vermont|Bondville]]. Half of the community of [[Stratton Mountain, Vermont|Stratton Mountain]], part of [[Stratton Mountain Resort]], is in the southern part of the town.

==Geography==
Winhall is located in northeastern Bennington County and is bordered by [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham County]] to the east and south. The town is located in the [[Green Mountains]] with the crest of the range running from north to south through the western part of the town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|114.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|112.8|sqkm|disp=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.08%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000385075| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163920/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000385075| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Winhall town, Bennington County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 30, 2014}}</ref> The majority of the town drains eastward via the [[Winhall River]] to the [[West River (Vermont)|West River]], a tributary of the [[Connecticut River]]. The western portion of the town drains to the [[Batten Kill]], a tributary of the [[Hudson River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 155
|1800= 202
|1810= 429
|1820= 428
|1830= 571
|1840= 576
|1850= 762
|1860= 741
|1870= 842
|1880= 722
|1890= 523
|1900= 449
|1910= 366
|1920= 336
|1930= 229
|1940= 212
|1950= 255
|1960= 245
|1970= 281
|1980= 327
|1990= 482
|2000= 702
|2010= 769
|2020= 1182
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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 702 people, 310 households, and 204 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 16.1 people per square mile (6.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,717 housing units at an average density of 39.3 per square mile (15.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.71% of the population.

There were 310 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.66.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $57,750, and the median income for a family was $65,000. Males had a median income of $35,096 versus $22,969 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $30,378. About 1.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
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* [[Blackleach Burritt]], clergyman during the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]
* [[Rachel Brooks Gleason]], the fourth woman to earn a medical degree and practice medicine in the United States, was born and raised in Winhall
* [[Helen Nearing]], writer lived in Winhall in the 1930s and 1940s
* [[Scott Nearing]], writer lived in Winhall in the 1930s and 1940s

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==External links==
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*{{Official website|www.winhall.org}}

{{Bennington County, Vermont}}
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[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Bennington County, Vermont]]