Milton is an unincorporated village within the town of Milton in Chittenden County,

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, United States. The village disincorporated in 2003 and became a

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(CDP) in 2008. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,804, out of a population of 10,723 people for the entire town.

Geography

Milton is located in the east part of the town of Milton along the

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at the outlet of Arrowhead Mountain Lake. The river drops more than in elevation over ledges in the western part of the CDP.

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passes through the center of town, leading north to

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and south to Burlington. According to the

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, the Milton CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.90%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,537 people, 570 households, and 421 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,044.2 people per square mile (403.7/km²). There were 576 housing units at an average density of 391.3/sq mi (151.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.53%

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, 0.33%

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, 0.39% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population. There were 570 households. Of these, 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were

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living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $46,458, and the median income for a family was $48,882. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $26,548 for females. The

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for the village was $18,037. About 6.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Vermont Milton Census-designated places in Chittenden County, Vermont Populated places disestablished in 2003 Former municipalities in Vermont