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Cornwall, Vermont
Cornwall Town Hall
Cornwall Town Hall
Location in Addison County and the state of Vermont.
Location in Addison County and the state of Vermont.
Country United States
State Vermont
County Addison
Communities Cornwall
West Cornwall
Area
 • Total 28.6 sq mi (74.1 km2)
 • Land 28.5 sq mi (73.7 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
371 ft (113 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,207
 • Density 42/sq mi (16.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
05753
Area code 802
FIPS code 50-16000
GNIS feature ID 1462076

Cornwall is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded November 3, 1761. The population was 1,207 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Cornwall is located in south-central Addison County, in the Champlain Valley. It is bordered by the town of Middlebury (the county seat) to the northeast, Salisbury to the southeast, Whiting to the south, Shoreham to the southwest, Bridport to the west, and Weybridge to the north. Otter Creek forms the town border with Salisbury. Vermont Route 30 passes north–south through Cornwall, while Vermont Route 125 passes east–west through the northern part of the town. Vermont Route 74 leads southwest from the center of town, towards the Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry across Lake Champlain.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Cornwall has a total area of 28.6 square miles (74.1 km2), of which 28.5 square miles (73.7 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.57%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1790 826
1800 1,163 40.8%
1810 1,279 10.0%
1820 1,120 −12.4%
1830 1,264 12.9%
1840 1,163 −8.0%
1850 1,155 −0.7%
1860 977 −15.4%
1870 969 −0.8%
1880 1,070 10.4%
1890 927 −13.4%
1900 850 −8.3%
1910 789 −7.2%
1920 782 −0.9%
1930 640 −18.2%
1940 670 4.7%
1950 728 8.7%
1960 756 3.8%
1970 900 19.0%
1980 993 10.3%
1990 1,101 10.9%
2000 1,136 3.2%
2010 1,185 4.3%
2020 1,207 1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
Cornwall Vermont 20040704
Cornwall Congregational Church

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,136 people, 427 households, and 322 families residing in the town. The population density was 39.7 people per square mile (15.3/km2). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 16.2 per square mile (6.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% White, 0.09% African American, 0.62% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 427 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,692, and the median income for a family was $59,792. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $23,913 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,902. About 3.4% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Cornwall public school is the kindergarten-sixth grade Bingham Memorial School.

Middle school students attend Middlebury Union Middle School (MUMS) and high school students who live in Cornwall attend Middlebury Union High School (MUHS) in Middlebury, Vermont.

Notable people

  • Chauncey Abbott (1815–1872), Wisconsin politician
  • Luther Loren Baxter (1832–1915), Minnesota politician, lawyer, and judge
  • Marvin Dana (1867–1926), author and magazine editor
  • Solomon Foot (1802–1866), lawyer, US congressman and senator
  • Abram W. Foote (1862–1941), 51st lieutenant governor of Vermont
  • Charles G. Lewis, Wisconsin assemblyman
  • Charles Linsley, Vermont attorney and politician
  • Joel H. Linsley (1790–1868), Congregational minister and first president of Marietta College
  • Luke Reynolds (born 1979), artist, musician, member since 2010 of rock band Guster
  • Enoch Cobb Wines (1806–1879), Congregational minister and penologist

See also

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