Shrewsbury, Vermont Shrewsbury, Vermont Shrewsbury, Vermont Shrewsbury, Vermont State Vermont Shrewsbury is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States.
The town was titled for the Earl of Shrewsbury. The populace was 1,056 at the 2010 census. Shrewsbury was the home of the late U.S.
In 1986/87, the town received around the world attention from the media, when a moose spent 76 days unsuccessfully courting a small-town farmer's cow. A book, A Moose for Jessica was written about the story.
However, the vast majority of people work outside of the town, many in close-by Rutland.
The town has a small elementary school (Shrewsbury Mountain School), and the high school pupils attend Mill River Union High School in Clarendon.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 50.2 square miles (130 km2), of which 50.1 square miles (130 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,108 citizens , 426 homeholds, and 322 families living in the town.
The populace density was 22.1 citizens per square mile (8.5/km2).
There were 506 housing units at an average density of 10.1 per square mile (3.9/km2).
There were 426 homeholds out of which 32.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 64.3% were married couples residing together, 7.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $48,472, and the median income for a family was $51,681.
The per capita income for the town was $22,042.
About 2.2% of families and 6.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
"Profile for Shrewsbury, Vermont".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Shrewsbury town, Vermont".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
Municipalities and communities of Rutland County, Vermont, United States Shire town: Rutland Benson Brandon Castleton Chittenden Clarendon Danby Fair Haven Hubbardton Ira Killington Mendon Middletown Springs Mount Holly Mount Tabor Pawlet Pittsfield Pittsford Poultney Proctor Rutland Shrewsbury Sudbury Tinmouth Wallingford Wells West Haven West Rutland
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