Whitingham

Whitingham is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,298 at the 2000 census. Whitingham is the birthplace of Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet and founder of Salt Lake City, Utah. Whitingham is also the headquarters of the North Atlantic Conference. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.8 km), of which, 37.1 square miles (96.0 km) of it is land and 2.2 squ... more

Whitingham is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,298 at the 2000 census. Whitingham is the birthplace of Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet and founder of Salt Lake City, Utah. Whitingham is also the headquarters of the North Atlantic Conference. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.8 km), of which, 37.1 square miles (96.0 km) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km) of it (5.70%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,298 people, 515 households, and 371 families residing in the town. The population density was 35.0 people per square mile (13.5/km). There were 802 housing units at an average density of 21.6/sq mi (8.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 99.23% White, 0.08% African American, 0.31% Native American, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 515 households out of which 33.2% had children under the... less