Wallingford, Vermont

Wallingford is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,079 at the 2010 census. Wallingford also contains the villages of East Wallingford and South Wallingford.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.5 sqmi, of which 43.2 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi, or 0.48%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,274 people, 905 households, and 651 families residing in the town. The population density was 52.6 people per square mile (20.3/km2). There were 1,040 housing units at an average density of 24.1 per square mile (9.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.86% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.22% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 905 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,417, and the median income for a family was $47,007. Males had a median income of $33,162 versus $24,141 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,570. About 3.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Samuel T. Douglass, Michigan Supreme Court justice
 * Paul P. Harris, lawyer and founder of Rotary International
 * Matthew Lyon, lawyer, soldier, and United States Representative-Kentucky and Vermont