North Troy, Vermont

North Troy, Vermont
Village
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Coordinates: 44°59′41″N 72°24′2″W / 44.99472°N 72.40056°W / 44.99472; -72.40056
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Orleans
Area [1]
• Total	1.92 sq mi (4.97 km2)
• Land	1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	631
• Density	337/sq mi (130.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	05859
Area code	802
FIPS code	50-52075[2]
GNIS feature ID	1458765[3]

North Troy is a village in the town of Troy, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 631 at the 2020 census.^[4] It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of the Canada-US border.

Village Trustees are:

• Mary Santaw
• Jim Starr

There were Winter Carnivals from 1940 to 1942. In 1942, 4,000 people attended. There were dog sled races and ski jumping contests.^[5]

Until 2007, the village was unique for depending neither on the town constable nor the county sheriff for law enforcement but had a police force of its own. While it was not village policy to have fines as a money maker, the department did break even.^[6] It earned $39,070.12 in fines and other revenue in 2006.^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all land.

As of the census^[2] of 2020, there were 631 people, 221 households, and 125 families residing in the village. The population density was 337.4 people per square mile (130.1/km²). There were 310 housing units at an average density of 165.8/sq mi (63.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.76% White, 2.22% Native American, 0.63% Black/African American, 0.48% Asian, and 4.75% from two or more races.^[9]

There were 221 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 31.2% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 10.0% had a male householder with no spouse present. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.39.^[9]

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.45% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males.^[9]

The median income for a household in the village was $55,486, and the median income for a family was $83,438. The per capita income for the village was $25,829. About 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.^[9]

• Amasa Tracy, recipient of the Medal of Honor.
• Tom Velk, modern libertarian economist.

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