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Sutton is a town in
Caledonia County Caledonia County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,233. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of St. Johnsbury. The county was created in 1792 and organ ...
,
Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the ...
, United States. The population was 913 at the 2020 census.


History

Sutton was chartered on February 26, 1782 by the Vermont Legislature. Chartered as Billymead to Dr. Jonathan Arnold of Rhode Island and associates, and named for Arnold's younger son, William. By 1810, townsfolk had had enough of Billy and his name due to his bullying and drunken behavior, and at a town meeting they voted overwhelmingly to change the name to Sutton. Villages and hamlets in Sutton include Sutton, Sutton Depot, and Summit Siding. The population at the 2010 US Census was 1,029.


Geography

Sutton is located in northern Caledonia County. It is bordered by the town of Lyndon to the south,
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to the southwest,
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to the west, Barton to the northwest, Westmore to the north, Newark to the northeast, and Burke to the east. According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.51%, is water. The highest point in Sutton is the summit of
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in the northern corner of town, with an elevation of above sea level. The modest elevation of this town gives it a slightly cooler and wetter climate than nearby towns such as
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. Annual snowfall averages well over 100 inches per year at the weather station in the center of town.


Climate

Sutton has a
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( Koppen: Dfb), typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Exceptionally for such a small town, two NWS-certified weather stations have operated in the town for much of recent history. From January 1948 until spring 2017, the original station, located in a
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at an altitude of about 1000 feet, reported data for the town. In January 2000, a new station was built in a hilly area a few miles away and at about 500 feet higher altitude. This station is still reporting today. The two stations show distinct
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s. At the valley station, a freeze has been recorded for every month of the year as well a temperature of at least . The newer station has a much shorter period of record, but NOAA also lists ''mean monthly maximum'' and ''mean monthly minimum'' temperatures, which are the highest and lowest temperatures one can expect in a typical month each year. From this one can see that the hill station has much less variability of temperature, with much less chance of frost during the warm months. Four miles away on a hill, a recently built weather station has data for the period from 2000 to 2020 only. The daily temperature amplitude is smaller, with warmer lows and cooler highs. Yet, despite the higher elevation of the new station, its temperatures are slightly warmer than at the valley station. There is more rain and snow here, as well.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,001 people, 366 households, and 270 families residing in the town. The
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was 26.2 people per square mile (10.1/km2). There were 439 housing units at an average density of 11.5 per square mile (4.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.60%
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, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 1.20% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population. There were 366 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were
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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% 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 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $40,368. Males had a median income of $27,303 versus $25,000 for females. The
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for the town was $14,564. About 10.5% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the
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, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.


Notable people

* Luis Guzmán, actor *
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, essayist *
Henry Oscar Houghton Henry Oscar Houghton (; April 30, 1823 – August 25, 1895) was an American publisher, co-founder of Houghton Mifflin, and a mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Biography Houghton was born into a poor family in Sutton, Vermont. At age thirteen, ...
, co-founder of
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Garret Keizer Garret Keizer (born 1953) is an American author, poet and essayist. Keizer was born in New Jersey and studied English at Montclair State University. He moved to Vermont in 1979 when he was 26. He lives with his family in Sutton, Vermont. Keizer ...
, author and essayist


References

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