Guildhall, Vermont | |
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Town | |
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 Location inEssex County and the state ofVermont. | |
 Location of Vermont in the United States | |
| Coordinates:44°32′47″N71°36′38″W / 44.54639°N 71.61056°W /44.54639; -71.61056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Essex |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.1 sq mi (85.7 km2) |
| • Land | 32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,877 ft (572 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 262 |
| • Density | 8/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05905 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-30775[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462111[2] |
| Website | www |
Guildhall (/ˈɡɪlhɔːl/GIL-hawl) is atown in and the shire town[3] (county seat)[4] ofEssex County,Vermont, United States. As of the2020 census, the population was 262.[5] According to a large sign in the town center, it is the only town in the world so named. The name derives from a meeting house on the square called the Guildhall.
Guildhall is part of theBerlin,New Hampshire– Vermont Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Guildhall is in northeastern Vermont, along theConnecticut River, the border between Vermont andNew Hampshire. The town is bordered to the southwest byLunenburg, to the northwest byGranby, and to the north byMaidstone, Vermont. To the southeast, across the Connecticut, are the towns ofNorthumberland andLancaster, New Hampshire.
U.S. Route 2 passes through the southern corner of the town, leading west into Lunenburg and east across the Connecticut into Lancaster.Vermont Route 102 runs north from Route 2 and follows the Connecticut into Maidstone.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town of Guildhall has a total area of 33.1 square miles (85.7 km2), of which 32.8 square miles (84.9 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2), or 0.94%, is water.[6]
The highest point is Stone Mountain, in the western part of town, with an elevation of 2,736 feet (834 m).
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1790 | 158 | — | |
| 1800 | 296 | 87.3% | |
| 1810 | 544 | 83.8% | |
| 1820 | 529 | −2.8% | |
| 1830 | 481 | −9.1% | |
| 1840 | 470 | −2.3% | |
| 1850 | 501 | 6.6% | |
| 1860 | 552 | 10.2% | |
| 1870 | 483 | −12.5% | |
| 1880 | 558 | 15.5% | |
| 1890 | 511 | −8.4% | |
| 1900 | 455 | −11.0% | |
| 1910 | 445 | −2.2% | |
| 1920 | 376 | −15.5% | |
| 1930 | 351 | −6.6% | |
| 1940 | 313 | −10.8% | |
| 1950 | 270 | −13.7% | |
| 1960 | 248 | −8.1% | |
| 1970 | 169 | −31.9% | |
| 1980 | 202 | 19.5% | |
| 1990 | 270 | 33.7% | |
| 2000 | 268 | −0.7% | |
| 2010 | 261 | −2.6% | |
| 2020 | 262 | 0.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
As of thecensus[1] of 2000, there were 268 people, 106 households, and 76 families living in the town. The population density was 8.2 inhabitants per square mile (3.2/km2). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 4.6 per square mile (1.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.15%White, 0.37%Asian, 0.37% fromother races, and 4.10% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 106 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were couples living together and joined in eithermarriage orcivil union, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,750, and the median income for a family was $38,958. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $23,438 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $17,326. About 10.4% of families and 10.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 6.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.0% of those 65 or over.
Thisclimatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Guildhall has ahumid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[8]
Guildhall was chartered by New Hampshire's colonial governor,Benning Wentworth, in 1761.[9] Its grantees and original settlers were fromLancaster andLunenburg, Massachusetts, and they named towns on opposite sides of the Connecticut River in New Hampshire and Vermont for their Massachusetts hometowns.[9] The southern part of the original town ofLunenburg, Vermont was chartered as Lunenburg in 1763, while the northern portion was renamed Guildhall.[9]
After Guildhall was chartered, a small group of settlers built temporary cabins and camps and began to clear the land.[9] As the population began to grow, the first recorded town meeting took place in 1783.[9] Guildhall is heavily wooded, as are several other towns in Essex County, and lumbering was once a major portion of the local economy.[9] TheGuildhall Village Historic District was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1980.[10] The district includes Guildhall's village center and encompasses the central common and several nearby buildings.[10]
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