| Hyde Park, Vermont | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vermont |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lamoille |
| Parts Type: | Communities |
| Parts: | Hyde Park North Hyde Park Centerville |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 100.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 97.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.5 |
| Area Water Percent: | 3.43 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 31.0 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 05655 |
| Area Code: | 802 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 50-35050 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1462122[2] |
Hyde Park is a town in and the shire town[3] (county seat)[4] of Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Captain Jedediah Hyde, an early landowner who was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.[5] [6] The population was 3,020 at the 2020 census.[7] There is also a village of the same name within the town.
Hyde Park is in east-central Lamoille County, northeast of the Lamoille River valley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 100.8sqkm, of which 97.4sqkm are land and 3.5sqkm, or 3.43%, are water. The village of Hyde Park is in the southern part of the town.
Vermont Route 15 crosses the southern part of the town, passing through Hyde Park village; it leads northwest 5miles to Johnson and southeast to Hardwick. Vermont Route 100 runs with Route 15 between Hyde Park village and Morrisville to the south. Route 100 leads north through North Hyde Park to the Newport area, while to the south it leads to Stowe.
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 2,847 people, 1,138 households, and 780 families residing in the town. The population density was 75.2 people per square mile (29.0/km2). There were 1,220 housing units at an average density of 32.2/sq mi (12.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.75% White, 0.53% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.39% Asian, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 1,138 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% 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 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,650, and the median income for a family was $44,185. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $25,304 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,293. About 3.2% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.