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Moving to Strafford, Vermont

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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)

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