Thetford, Vermont

Town in Vermont, United States

Thetford, Vermont
Pueblo
Iglesia Unida de Thetford
Ubicado en el condado de Orange, Vermont
Ubicación de Vermont con EE. UU.
Coordenadas: 43 ° 49′36 ″ N 72 ° 14′44 ″ W / 43.82667°N 72.24556°W / 43.82667; -72.24556 Coordenadas : 43 ° 49′36 ″ N 72 ° 14′44 ″ W  / 43.82667°N 72.24556°W / 43.82667; -72.24556
País	Estados Unidos
Expresar	Vermont
condado	naranja
Alquilado	1761
Comunidades	East Thetford North Thetford Post Mills Centro Thetford Thetford Hill Union Village
Área
• Total	44,2 millas cuadradas (114,4 km 2 )
• Tierra	43,6 millas cuadradas (112,8 km 2 )
• Agua	0,6 millas cuadradas (1,6 km 2 )
Elevación	600 pies (184 m)
Población (2000)
• Total	2.617
• Densidad	60,1 / mi2 (23,2 / km 2 )
• Hogares	1.032
• Familias	730
Zona horaria	UTC-5 ( EST )
• Verano ( DST )	UTC-4 ( EDT )
código postal	05074
Código (s) de área	802
Código FIPS	50-72400 [1]
ID de función GNIS	1462226 [2]
Sitio web	Sitio web oficial de Thetford

Thetford es una ciudad en el condado de Orange , Vermont , Estados Unidos en el valle del río Connecticut . La población era 2.617 en el censo de 2000 . Los pueblos dentro de la ciudad incluyen East Thetford, North Thetford, Thetford Hill, Thetford Center, Rices Mills, Union Village y Post Mills. La oficina de la ciudad está en Thetford Center.

Thetford es el hogar de Thetford Academy , la escuela secundaria más antigua de Vermont. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains , anteriormente Swift Water Girl Scout Council, también tiene un campamento residencial de verano aquí llamado Camp Farnsworth. Camp Farnsworth comenzó originalmente bajo propiedad privada de Chelebe y Madama Farnsworth en 1909 cuando se llamó Camp Hanoum. ^{[ cita requerida ] [3]}

Historia

Thetford en 1912

La ciudad fue creada el 12 de agosto de 1761 mediante una carta real que el rey Jorge III de Gran Bretaña emitió al gobernador Benning Wentworth de New Hampshire . Wentworth lo nombró en honor a Augustus Henry Fitzroy, tercer duque de Grafton , cuarto conde de Arlington y cuarto vizconde de Thetford , quien en 1768 se convirtió en primer ministro . Fue colonizado por primera vez en 1764 por John Chamberlin, que vivía en East Thetford junto al río Connecticut . Fue agente de uno de los 62 propietarios (51 de Hebron, Connecticut ). ^{[ cita requerida ]}

En 1910, las Camp Fire Girls se fundaron localmente. Esta se convirtió en una organización nacional en dos años. ^{[4] [5]}

Gove Hill Retreat, un centro de retiro cristiano sin fines de lucro, fue fundado en 1966 en Thetford Center. El centro brindó hospitalidad a organizaciones religiosas, educativas y otras organizaciones sin fines de lucro. El retiro estaba ubicado en una propiedad originalmente propiedad de John Gove, el primer granjero y nombre de Gove Hill. ^{[ cita requerida ]} Se cerró el 31 de diciembre de 2013 después de que las Iglesias Bautistas Estadounidenses de Vermont y New Hampshire (ABCVNH) decidieran que el mantenimiento anual no valía la pena. ^{[ cita requerida ]} El centro de retiro había tenido un déficit durante varios años. ^{[ cita requerida ]} Se creía que el mayor salario del pastor eran factores en el cierre de las puertas. ^{[cita requerida ]}

Geografía

Según la Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos , la ciudad tiene un área total de 44,2 millas cuadradas (114,4 km ² ), de las cuales 43,6 millas cuadradas (112,8 km ² ) son tierra y 0,6 millas cuadradas (1,6 km ² ) (1,36%) es agua. Limita al este con el río Connecticut y el río Ompompanoosuc atraviesa la ciudad. La autopista interestatal 91 lo atraviesa. ^[6]

La ciudad tiene seis aldeas activas no incorporadas: Thetford Hill, Thetford Center, East Thetford, North Thetford, Rice Mills y Post Mills. ^{[7] [8]}

Demografía

Población histórica
Censo	Música pop.		% ±
1790	862		—
1800	1,478		71.5%
1810	1,785		20.8%
1820	1,915		7.3%
1830	2,113		10.3%
1840	2,065		−2.3%
1850	2,016		−2.4%
1860	1,876		−6.9%
1870	1,613		−14.0%
1880	1,529		−5.2%
1890	1,287		−15.8%
1900	1,249		−3.0%
1910	1,182		−5.4%
1920	1,089		−7.9%
1930	1,052		−3.4%
1940	1,043		−0.9%
1950	1,046		0.3%
1960	1,049		0.3%
1970	1,422		35.6%
1980	2,188		53.9%
1990	2,438		11.4%
2000	2,617		7.3%
2010	2,588		−1.1%
2014 (est.)	2,591	[9]	0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,617 people, 1,032 households and 730 families residing in the town. The population density was 60.1 people per square mile (23.2/km²). There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of 27.4 per square mile (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.44% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 1,032 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,333, and the median income for a family was $55,323. Males had a median income of $35,121 versus $29,839 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,870. About 4.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Educational and cultural institutions

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Thetford Elementary School on Thetford Hill serves town resident students from Kindergarten through 6th grade. The town then sends its middle and high school students primarily to Thetford Academy, an independent secondary school, in lieu of a public high school.

Open Fields School on Thetford Hill is a private and alternative elementary school that serves children from kindergarten through 6th grade.

The Post Mills Church and the Vermontasaurus are cultural attractions in Post Mills.

Notable people

• Augustus A. Bird, Wisconsin state legislator
• Malcolm Browne, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
• Mills O. Burnham, born in Thetford. Member, Florida House of Representatives^[11]
• William Closson, artist
• Ruth Dwyer, 1998 and 2000 Republican nominee for Governor
• John Eaton, brigadier general
• Louise Woodworth Foss, elocutionist
• Alonzo Jackman, Norwich University professor and brigadier general
• Eugene Frederick Ladd, brigadier general
• Anne Lindbergh, author and daughter of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
• Gustavus Loomis, brigadier general
• Harvey Newcomb, clergyman and writer
• Grace Paley, National Book Award-winning fiction writer and poet
• Noel Perrin, essayist
• Annie Proulx, author
• James S. Shapiro, professor
• Henry Wells, businessman and co-founder of Wells Fargo, American Express, and Wells College.
• Dean Conant Worcester, zoologist, public official, and authority on the Philippines

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ISBN 1-16-503931-1 Summer in the girls camp, Anna Worthington Coale, Pg. 179-180
4. The Story of Camp Fire Girls, 1910–1960; Helen Buckler, Mary F. Fiedler, Martha F. Allen; Holt, Rinehart and Winston; 1961
5. Marshall, Edward (March 17, 1912). "Girls Take Up the Boy Scout Idea and Band Together" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
6. DeLorme (1996). Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-016-9
7. [1] Town web site mentions six villages
8. [2] official map names villages
9. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
10. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
11. [3] "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch: accessed 2014-02-17, entry for Mills Olcott Burnham]

Further reading

• History of Thetford, Vermont
• Virtual Vermont

External links

• Town of Thetford official website
• Thetford Library Federation
• Thetford Historical Society