Albany, Vermont

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Albany, Vermont |nickname = |settlement_type = [[New England town|Town]] |motto = |image_skyline = Albany - 9-13-25.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Albany, VT, from the southeast |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = albany_vt_highlight.png |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Located in Orleans County, Vermont  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = Vermont |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |parts_type = Communities |parts = {{ubl|Albany|Albany Center|East Albany|Merrill Corner|South Albany}}  |established_title = Chartered |established_date = June 26, 1782 |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name =  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 100.2 |area_land_km2 = 99.7 |area_water_km2 = 0.5 |area_total_sq_mi = 38.7 |area_land_sq_mi = 38.5 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.2 |area_water_percent =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_total = 976 |population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = 9.8 |population_density_sq_mi =  |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|44|44|26|N|72|20|17|W|region:US-VT|display=it}} |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 1322  |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s |postal_code = 05820 ([[Albany (village), Vermont|Albany]])<br/>05845 ([[Irasburg, Vermont|Irasburg]])<br/>05875 ([[West Glover, Vermont|West Glover]])<br/>05827 ([[Craftsbury Common, Vermont|Craftsbury Common]]) |area_code = [[Area code 802|802]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 50-00475<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1462024<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1462024}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }}

'''Albany''' is a [[Vermont municipality|town]] in [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 976 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5001900475|title=Census - Geography Profile: Albany town, Orleans County, Vermont|access-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref> Albany contains four villages: the incorporated village of [[Albany (village), Vermont|Albany]], and the unincorporated villages of Albany Center, East Albany and South Albany.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtgenweb/vttowns/VTtowns.htm Vermont Villages, Towns, Counties] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012024925/http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtgenweb/vttowns/VTtowns.htm |date=October 12, 2008 }}</ref>

==History== The original land grant was given to Col. Antipas Gilman and associates on June 26, 1782, and was named "Lutterloh." In 1815, the name of the town was changed to "Albany."<ref>{{ cite web |title=State Papers of Vermont |year = 1918|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hDIQAAAAYAAJ |page=96}}</ref>

Albany resident Rev. George Putnam was an [[Underground Railroad]] agent before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite book |first = Michelle Arnosky |last = Sherburne |title = Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Vermont |publisher = The History Press|date = 2013 |location = Charleston, SC |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=5NV2CQAAQBAJ&q=%22george+putnam%22+underground+railway+vermont&pg=PT94 |isbn =978-1-62584-494-1}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 38.7 square miles (100.2 km{{sup|2}}), of which 38.5 square miles (99.7 km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km{{sup|2}}) (0.52%) is water.

The town is hilly and uneven. The highest point in town is in the northwestern part of the township, which is cut off from the main chain of the Green Mountains by a brook. Lord's Creek flows north through the eastern part of the township, having several tributaries. There are other minor streams in town. There are also several ponds, the principal of which are Great Hosmer, Hartwell, Page, Heart, and Duck ponds.<ref name="Orleans Counties 1884">Gazetteer of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT.; 1883-1884, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887</ref>

The [[Black River (Lake Memphremagog)|Black River]] flows north through Albany Village, crosses under the Water Street Bridge before emptying into [[Lake Memphremagog]] near [[Newport (town), Vermont|Newport, Vermont]], which is part of the [[St. Lawrence River]] Basin.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/rivers/rivers_of_vermont.htm |title=The Rivers of Vermont |access-date=April 27, 2007 |archive-date=May 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519012649/http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/rivers/rivers_of_vermont.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The rocks entering into the geological formation of the town are disposed in parallel ranges extending north and south. The westernmost of these contains a bed of talcose schist. Next is a narrow range of Upper Helderberg limestone, followed by a vein of clay slate, the residue of the territory being calciferous mica [[schist]]. In the central and eastern parts of the town there are several rich beds of muck and shell [[marl]]. There are also some ledges of granite rocks.<ref name="Orleans Counties 1884" />

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align = left |1800= 12 |1810= 101 |1820= 253 |1830= 683 |1840= 920 |1850= 1052 |1860= 1224 |1870= 1151 |1880= 1138 |1890= 995 |1900= 1028 |1910= 920 |1920= 840 |1930= 810 |1940= 748 |1950= 704 |1960= 560 |1970= 528 |1980= 705 |1990= 782 |2000= 840 |2010= 941 |2020= 976 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 19, 2015 }}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 840 people, 337 households, and 237 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 21.8 people per square mile (8.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 453 housing units at an average density of 11.8 per square mile (4.5/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 97.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 337 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% 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 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

==Economy==

===Personal income=== The median income for a household in the town was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $26,094 versus $20,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,287. About 14.3% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.{{cn|date=May 2026}}

===Major route=== * [[Image:Vermont 14.svg|20px]] [[VT Route 14]]

==Cultural events==

The Northeast Kingdom Music Festival held annual performances in Albany in the early 2000s. Attendance was limited to 2000.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060109204555/http://www.nekmf.com/ Article title]}} retrieved on July 19, 2007</ref>

==Notable person== * [[Willard W. Miles]], Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court<ref>{{cite book |last=Baldwin |first=Frederick W. |date=1886 |title=Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont |url=https://archive.org/details/biographyofbarof01bald |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press |author-link=Frederick W. Baldwin (Vermont politician) |page=[https://archive.org/details/biographyofbarof01bald/page/263 263] |ref={{sfnRef|''Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont''}}}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Essex-Orleans Vermont Senate District, 2002-2012|Essex-Orleans Vermont Senate District, 2002–2012]] * [[Orleans-Caledonia-1 Vermont Representative District, 2002–2012]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading==

* ''History of Albany, Vermont, 1806–1991'', editor Virginia Wharton

[[Category:Albany, Vermont| ]] [[Category:Towns in Vermont]] [[Category:Towns in Orleans County, Vermont]]