Moving to Strafford, Vermont
Population: 1,045. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,103 (+5.6% change)
Males: 524 (50.1%), Females: 521 (49.9%)
Orange County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $46,711
Median house value: $130,400
Population by Race
Races in Strafford:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (41.3%), German (17.0%), Irish (16.4%), Scottish (12.1%), French (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (6.3%).
Elevation: 925 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Strafford
- High school or higher: 90.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 46.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Strafford town
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 65.9%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 2.6%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +137 (+15.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Strafford:
- ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LEBANON, NH)
- GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; RANDOLPH, VT)
- CENTRAL VERMONT HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BARRE, VT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Strafford:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 46 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 68 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
- MANCHESTER (about 92 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Strafford:
- POST MILLS (about 9 miles; POST MILLS, VT; Abbreviation: 2B9)
- EDWARD F KNAPP STATE (about 26 miles; BARRE/MONTPELIER, VT; Abbreviation: MPV)
- DEAN MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; HAVERHILL, NH; Abbreviation: 5B9)
Amtrak station near Strafford:
- 16 miles: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (RAILROAD ROW). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Strafford:
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 63 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; KEENE, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 70 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
Libraries
Library in Strafford:
- MORRILL MEM. & HARRIS (Operating income: $40,359; Location: 220 JUSTIN MORRILL HWY, PO BOX 110; 8,500 books; 250 audio materials; 200 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)