Official Name: | Corinth, Vermont |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Vermont |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Orange |
Parts Type: | Communities |
Parts: | Cookville Corinth Center Corinth Corners East Corinth Goose Green South Corinth West Corinth |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 125.8 |
Area Land Km2: | 125.7 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 48.6 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 48.5 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1455 |
Population Density Km2: | 11.6 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 533 |
Elevation Ft: | 1749 |
Coordinates: | 44.0278°N -72.2769°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 05039, 05040 |
Area Code: | 802 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 50-15700[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1462075[2] |
Corinth is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,455 at the 2020 census.[3]
Local services include a general store, post office, doctor's office, library, and ball field.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 48.5 square miles (125.7 km2), of which 48.5 square miles (125.7 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.04%) is water. The Waits River flows through northeastern Corinth.[4]
Corinth contains seven villages: East Corinth, West Corinth, South Corinth, Corinth Center, Corinth Corners, Cookville, and Goose Green.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,461 people [1,367 per 2010, a loss of 96 people. All other statistics are per the 2000 census, including the following], 535 households, and 410 families residing in the town. The population density was 30.1 people per square mile (11.6/km2). There were 728 housing units at an average density of 15.0 per square mile (5.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.77% White, 0.21% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.
There were 535 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,198, and the median income for a family was $33,646. Males had a median income of $29,964 versus $23,646 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,431. About 7.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
The outdoor scenes of Tim Burton's film Beetlejuice (1988) were filmed in East Corinth. Its sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, scheduled for release in 2024, was also filmed there.[5]