Marlboro is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census.

In 2006, Marlboro was one of the first American towns to have its citizens pass a resolution endorsing the impeachment of President George W. Bush

Marlboro is home to the WRSY-FM, 101.5, radio station.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.7 square miles (105.3 km²), of which, 40.3 square miles (104.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.79%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 978 people, 330 households, and 215 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.3 people per square mile (9.4/km²). There were 497 housing units at an average density of 12.3/sq mi (4.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.32% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 330 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 23.3% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $25,673 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,503. About 0.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Culture and Education

Marlboro is home to the small liberal arts school, Marlboro College. During the summer months, the campus of Marlboro College is home to the renowned Marlboro Music School and Festival.

Younger students from kindergarten to eighth grade attend the local Marlboro School.

The town is also home to Southern Vermont Natural History Museum.

Notable residents

• Tasha Tudor, author and illustrator of children's books
• Richard Lewontin, biologist at Harvard

References

External links

• Marlboro Vermont official town Web site
• Marlboro School official Web site
• Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Web site