Johnson, Vermont | |
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 Located in Lamoille County, Vermont | |
 Location of Vermont within the U.S.A. | |
  Johnson, Vermont Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:44°38′38″N72°40′52″W / 44.64389°N 72.68111°W /44.64389; -72.68111[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Vermont |
| County | Lamoille |
| Chartered | 1792 (Vermont)[2] |
| Communities | Johnson East Johnson North Hyde Park |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.1 sq mi (116.8 km2) |
| • Land | 44.7 sq mi (115.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2) 0.84% |
| Population (2020)[4] | |
• Total | 3,491 |
| • Density | 78/sq mi (30.1/km2) |
| • Households | 1,349 |
| • Families | 750 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05656 |
| Area code | 802 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462129 |
| Website | www |
Johnson is atown inLamoille County,Vermont, United States. The population was 3,491 at the2020 census.[5] The town is home toNorthern Vermont University-Johnson, a part theVermont State Colleges system. TheVermont Studio Center is located in thevillage of Johnson. Since 1842, the town has been the home toJohnson Woolen Mills.
Johnson is in the center of Lamoille County, in the valley of theLamoille River, with theGreen Mountains rising to the north and the south of the river. The village of Johnson is in the center of the town, where the Gihon River joins the Lamoille from the northeast.Vermont Route 15 crosses the center of the town, following the Lamoille River; the highway leads southeast 5 miles (8 km) toHyde Park, the Lamoille Countyshire town, and west 9 miles (14 km) toJeffersonville in the town ofCambridge.Vermont Route 100C leads northeast from Johnson village 4.5 miles (7.2 km) toVermont Route 100 inNorth Hyde Park.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town of Johnson has a total area of 45.1 square miles (116.8 km2), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), or 0.84%, are water.[3]
| Climate data for Johnson 2 N, Vermont, 1991–2020 normals, 2013-2020 snowfall: 980ft (299m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 24.1 (−4.4) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 36.1 (2.3) | 50.3 (10.2) | 63.4 (17.4) | 71.2 (21.8) | 75.9 (24.4) | 74.3 (23.5) | 67.7 (19.8) | 54.4 (12.4) | 41.6 (5.3) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 51.4 (10.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.4 (−9.8) | 17.1 (−8.3) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 40.0 (4.4) | 52.7 (11.5) | 61.2 (16.2) | 65.8 (18.8) | 64.1 (17.8) | 56.9 (13.8) | 45.0 (7.2) | 33.7 (0.9) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 41.6 (5.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.6 (−15.2) | 6.6 (−14.1) | 16.4 (−8.7) | 29.7 (−1.3) | 41.9 (5.5) | 51.2 (10.7) | 55.6 (13.1) | 53.8 (12.1) | 46.0 (7.8) | 35.6 (2.0) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 31.7 (−0.1) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.81 (71) | 2.38 (60) | 2.77 (70) | 3.79 (96) | 5.04 (128) | 4.65 (118) | 4.49 (114) | 4.37 (111) | 4.04 (103) | 5.16 (131) | 3.74 (95) | 3.59 (91) | 46.83 (1,188) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 24.0 (61) | 30.6 (78) | 22.7 (58) | 6.0 (15) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (1.5) | 14.5 (37) | 20.0 (51) | 119.2 (303.5) |
| Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (snowfall)[7] | |||||||||||||
The town is named for the American jurist, statesman and educatorWilliam Samuel Johnson.[8] The town and a part of neighboring Cambridge were together known as theKing's College Tract, having been created by a royal charter of British KingGeorge III in 1774. The King's College Tract was reserved for the eventual expansion of Kings College in New York, today'sColumbia University. After the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Vermont's Council of Censors granted the town to Johnson in 1785.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1790 | 93 | — | |
| 1800 | 341 | 266.7% | |
| 1810 | 494 | 44.9% | |
| 1820 | 778 | 57.5% | |
| 1830 | 1,079 | 38.7% | |
| 1840 | 1,410 | 30.7% | |
| 1850 | 1,381 | −2.1% | |
| 1860 | 1,526 | 10.5% | |
| 1870 | 1,558 | 2.1% | |
| 1880 | 1,495 | −4.0% | |
| 1890 | 1,462 | −2.2% | |
| 1900 | 1,391 | −4.9% | |
| 1910 | 1,526 | 9.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,478 | −3.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,378 | −6.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,420 | 3.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,527 | 7.5% | |
| 1960 | 1,478 | −3.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,927 | 30.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,581 | 33.9% | |
| 1990 | 3,156 | 22.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,274 | 3.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,446 | 5.3% | |
| 2020 | 3,491 | 1.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
As of thecensus[10] of 2000, there were 3,274 people, 1,170 households, and 669 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 72.6 people per square mile (28.0/km2). There were 1,263 housing units at an average density of 28.0 per square mile (10.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.58%White, 0.61%Black orAfrican American, 0.43%Native American, 0.67%Asian, 0.31% fromother races, and 1.41% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 1,170 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were couples living together and joined in eithermarriage orcivil union, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 26.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,343, and the median income for a family was $38,224. Males had a median income of $28,257 versus $20,610 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $15,014. About 13.8% of families and 18.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
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