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Whitingham
is a town located in Windham County, Vermont. As of the 2000 census,
the town had a total population of 1,298. Whitingham is the birthplace
of Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet and founder of Salt Lake City,
Utah.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,298 people, 515 households,
and 371 families residing in the town. The population density was
13.5/km² (35.0/mi²). There were 802 housing units at an average density
of 8.4/km² (21.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.23% White,
0.08% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more
races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 515 households out of which 33.2% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together,
7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were
non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals
and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was
2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age
of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64,
and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39
years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,434, and the
median income for a family was $45,500. Males had a median income
of $30,590 versus $25,188 for females. The per capita income for the
town was $21,904. 7.9% of the population and 5.9% of families were
below the poverty line. 11.5% of those under the age of 18 and 7.4%
of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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