Guilford, Vermont


Guilford is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford. The population was 2,120 at the 2020 census.
WWW guilfordvt.gov

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,121 people, 902 households, and 574 families residing in the town. The population density was. There were 1,038 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the town was 97.2% White, 0.5% African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 902 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were husbands and wives living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present. 36.4% of all households were non-families, and 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.2% 19 years old or younger, 3.9% from 20 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $57,674, and the median income for a family was $77,431. Full-time working males had a median income of $42,250 versus $31,725 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,612. About 2.9% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under the age of 18 and 2.5% of those 65 and older.

Historical timeline

1732 - Chartered as Gallup's Canada, Massachusetts1754 - Chartered as Guilford, New Hampshire1758 - Chartered as Guilford, New York1760 or 1761 - First settler arrives, either Lucy Terry or Michah Rice 1782 - First house and barn built in Guilford burn down1791 - Chartered as Guilford, Vermont1791-1820 - Guilford is most populous town in Vermont1816 - First Episcopal church in Vermont built in Guilford, Christ Church1817 - Broad Brook House built, now houses the Guilford Country Store1820 - East Guilford Cotton Mill on Bee Barn Road burns down1822 - First Guilford Town Hall built on Guilford Center Road in Guilford Center, now historical museum1837 - Universalist church built in Guilford Center1855 - Algiers schoolhouse burns down1884 - Broad Brook Grange Hall #151 built in Guilford Center1885 - Green River Paper Mill burns down1889 - East Guilford Grist Mill, first mill built in Guilford, burns down1900 - Post offices close after establishment of RFD 31934 - Barn burns down on Yeaw Road, killing two young girls1948 - Guilford Recreation Club organized1949 - Broad Brook Fire Control organized1949 - Broad Brook Fire Control becomes Guilford Volunteer Fire Department1954 - First firehouse built in Algiers on Guilford Center Road1957 - Guilford Central School built, all old schoolhouses closed1970 - House burns down on Johnson Pasture Drive, killing four people1972 - Guilford Town Hall built on School Road2005 - New firehouse built on Guilford Center Road in Algiers2007 - Town constable given police cruiser, a step toward a town Police Department2007 - First full-time firefighter in Guilford

Notable people