Corinth, Vermont

Corinth, Vermont
Town
Blake Memorial Library, East Corinth village
Corinth, Vermont
Coordinates: 44°1′40″N 72°16′37″W
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Orange
Communities	Cookville Corinth Center Corinth Corners East Corinth Goose Green South Corinth West Corinth
Area
• Total	48.6 sq mi (125.8 km^2)
• Land	48.5 sq mi (125.7 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	1,749 ft (533 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,455
• Density	30/sq mi (11.6/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	05039 (Corinth) 05040 (East Corinth) 05033 (Bradford) 05086 (West Topsham)
Area code	802
FIPS code	50-15700[1]
GNIS feature ID	1462075[2]

Corinth (/kəˈrɪnθ/ kə-RINTH) 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.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

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.

Climate

Climate data for Corinth, Vermont, 1991–2020 normals, 2008-2022 snowfall: 1180ft (360m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	25.2 (−3.8)	28.2 (−2.1)	37.2 (2.9)	50.7 (10.4)	63.4 (17.4)	72.0 (22.2)	76.9 (24.9)	74.3 (23.5)	66.9 (19.4)	55.1 (12.8)	42.2 (5.7)	31.2 (−0.4)	51.9 (11.1)
Daily mean °F (°C)	14.7 (−9.6)	16.8 (−8.4)	26.7 (−2.9)	39.7 (4.3)	52.1 (11.2)	61.1 (16.2)	66.3 (19.1)	63.0 (17.2)	55.9 (13.3)	44.7 (7.1)	33.5 (0.8)	22.6 (−5.2)	41.4 (5.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	4.2 (−15.4)	5.5 (−14.7)	16.2 (−8.8)	28.7 (−1.8)	40.9 (4.9)	50.2 (10.1)	55.6 (13.1)	51.7 (10.9)	44.8 (7.1)	34.3 (1.3)	24.8 (−4.0)	13.9 (−10.1)	30.9 (−0.6)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	3.01 (76)	2.48 (63)	2.93 (74)	3.40 (86)	3.77 (96)	4.39 (112)	4.30 (109)	3.93 (100)	3.53 (90)	4.53 (115)	3.24 (82)	3.64 (92)	43.15 (1,095)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	21.7 (55)	26.2 (67)	15.9 (40)	4.8 (12)	0.4 (1.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.9 (2.3)	7.1 (18)	22.1 (56)	99.1 (251.3)
Source 1: NOAA[5]
Source 2: XMACIS (snowfall)[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1790	578		—
1800	1,410		143.9%
1810	1,876		33.0%
1820	1,907		1.7%
1830	1,953		2.4%
1840	1,970		0.9%
1850	1,906		−3.2%
1860	1,627		−14.6%
1870	1,470		−9.6%
1880	1,627		10.7%
1890	1,027		−36.9%
1900	978		−4.8%
1910	1,005		2.8%
1920	936		−6.9%
1930	817		−12.7%
1940	822		0.6%
1950	786		−4.4%
1960	775		−1.4%
1970	683		−11.9%
1980	904		32.4%
1990	1,244		37.6%
2000	1,461		17.4%
2010	1,367		−6.4%
2020	1,455		6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census^[1] 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.

Media

Cemetery in Corinth

The outdoor scenes of Tim Burton's film Beetlejuice (1988) were filmed in East Corinth. Its sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which released in 2024, was also filmed there.^[8]

Notable people

• Tania Aebi, first American woman to sail solo around the world^[9]
• Hale K. Darling, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont^[10]
• John Lawrence Grattan, leader of U.S. soldiers killed in the Grattan massacre^[11]
• Patricia Neway, operatic soprano and musical theater actress^[12]
• Reuben Robie, US Congressman^[13]
• Alexander Twilight, first African American to serve in a state legislature, and to receive a degree from an American university^[14]

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Census - Geography Profile: Corinth town, Orange County, Vermont". Retrieved December 29, 2021.
4. DeLorme (1996). Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-016-9
5. "Corinth, Vermont 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 28, 2023.
6. "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
7. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
8. Staff writers (February 20, 2013). "15 famous fictional New England locales". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
9. Braley, Shawn (December 2, 2017). "Illustrated Interview: Tania Aebi, of Corinth". Valley News. West Lebanon, NH.
10. Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed. (1909). Who's Who in New England (first ed.). Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Company. p. 282 – via Google Books.
11. "Vermont, Vital Records 1720-1908, Birth Record for John L. Grattan". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
12. Fox, Margalit (February 5, 2012). "Patricia Neway, 92, Soprano Who Won a Tony Award". The New York Times. New York, NY.
13. Taylor, Henry W. (1918). "Vermonters In Congress". Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society for the Years 1915-1916. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. p. 141 – via Google Books.
14. "Biography, Alexander Twilight". The Twilight Project. Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College. Retrieved January 19, 2022.