North Troy is a village in the town of Troy, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 631 at the 2020 census. It is located south of the Canada-US border.
History
There were Winter Carnivals from 1940 to 1942. In 1942, 4,000 people attended. There were dog sled races and ski jumping contests.
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. It earned $39,070.12 in fines and other revenue in 2006.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Demographics
As of the census
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.
- Amasa Tracy, recipient of the Medal of Honor.
- Tom Velk, modern libertarian economist.
References
External links
- Official website