The term stereotype derives from the Greek words ÏÏÎµÏÎµÏÏ (stereos), firm, solid and ÏÏÏÎ¿Ï (typos), impression, hence solid impression. The term comes from the printing trade and was first adopted in 1798 by Firmin Didot to describe a printing plate that duplicated any typography.
The population was 941 at the 2010 US Census. Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 10, Orleans County, vol. I, town of Albany, village of Albany, can be viewed online. History of Albany, Vermont, 1806-1991, by Virginia Wharton (1991) - find this book in a library.
In regard to New York's claim, as of 1683 the present Wyoming County was part of Albany County of the Province of New York. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean.