Ripton, Vermont Explained

Official Name:Ripton, Vermont
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Addison
Parts Type:Communities
Parts:Ripton
Bread Loaf
Established Title:Chartered
Established Date:1781
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:129.1
Area Land Km2:128.7
Area Water Km2:0.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:739
Population Density Km2:5.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1680
Coordinates:43.975°N -73.0358°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:05766
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-59650[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID= 1462187

Ripton is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 739 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

Ripton is located in east-central Addison County, in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The highest point in the town is the 3835feet summit of Bread Loaf Mountain. The mountain lends its name to the community of Bread Loaf and to the writers' conference that is held there every summer. Although the approach to Middlebury Gap begins in Ripton, the Gap's height-of-land is in neighboring Hancock.

Ripton is bordered by the town of Middlebury to the west, Bristol and Lincoln to the north, Granville to the east, Hancock to the southeast, Goshen to the south, and Salisbury to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ripton has a total area of 129.1sqkm, of which 128.7sqkm is land and 0.4sqkm, or 0.34%, is water.[3] Ripton is mountainous and largely populated by northern hardwood forest.

Events

The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference is held annually in Ripton. Jessica Ravitz of CNN said that the town "is the kind of place where cell service fails more often than it works and the country store is really just that....Tibetan prayer flags wave outside a weather-worn home, and the fog lifts to reveal a white horse grazing in a field".[4]

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 556 people, 210 households and 152 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.2 per square mile (4.3/km2). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 5.7 per square mile (2.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.66% White, 0.18% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 210 households, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. Of all households 22.4% were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.89.

Age distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median household income was $39,583, and the median family income was $47,813. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $30,893 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,597. About 10.3% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  2. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: Ripton town, Addison County, Vermont. United States Census Bureau. January 4, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ripton town, Addison County, Vermont. https://archive.today/20200212164434/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000159650. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. August 30, 2013.
  4. Ravitz, Jessica. "Imprisoned and interrogated, a college student's accidental education." CNN. April 28, 2011. Retrieved on April 28, 2011.
  5. Web site: Police shed light on Durst-Schulze link; Family releases statement. Flowers. John. March 26, 2015. Addison County Independent. March 26, 2015.