North Troy, Vermont

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 km2), 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. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.45% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $55,486, and the median income for a family was $83,438. The per capita income for the village was $25,829. About 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable people==

, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. · Alphabetical by last name please. · All others will be deleted. --> • Samuel Douglass, member of the Vermont Senate. • Amasa Tracy, recipient of the Medal of Honor. • Tom Velk, modern libertarian economist. ==References==