Washington County, Vermont

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Washington County, Vermont
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Location in the state of Vermont
Statistics
Formed
Seat	Montpelier
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,801 km² (695 mi²)  sq mi ( km²) 16 km² (6 mi²), 0.90%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	58,039 33/km²

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 58,039. Its shire town is Montpelier⁶. The center of population of Vermont is located in Washington County, in the city of Warren [1].

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Cities, towns, and villages 4 See also 5 External link

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,801 km² (695 mi²). 1,785 km² (689 mi²) of it is land and 16 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.90%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Lamoille County, Vermont - north
• Caledonia County, Vermont - northeast
• Orange County, Vermont - southeast
• Addison County, Vermont - southwest
• Chittenden County, Vermont - northwest

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 58,039 people, 23,659 households, and 15,047 families residing in the county. The population density was 33/km² (84/mi²). There were 27,644 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (40/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.05% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 23,659 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,972, and the median income for a family was $51,075. Males had a median income of $33,181 versus $26,369 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,113. About 5.50% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities, towns, and villages

• Barre (City)
• Barre (Town)
  • East Barre (an unincorporated community of Barre)
  • Graniteville (an unincorporated community of Barre)
  • South Barre (an unincorporated community of Barre)
• Berlin
• Cabot
  • Cabot (a village of Cabot)
• Calais
• Duxbury
• East Montpelier
• Fayston
• Marshfield
  • Marshfield Village
• Middlesex
• Montpelier
• Moretown
• Northfield
  • Northfield Village
• Plainfield
• Roxbury
• Waitsfield
• Warren
• Waterbury
• Woodbury
  • Waterbury Village
• Worcester

[edit] See also

• List of counties in Vermont
• List of towns in Vermont

[edit] External link

• National Register of Historic Places listing for Washington Co., Vermont

	State of Vermont
Topics	Constitution | Culture | Geography | Government | History | Images | Towns | Villages in Vermont
Capital	Montpelier
Regions	Champlain Valley | Green Mountains | Mount Mansfield | Northeast Kingdom
Counties	Addison | Bennington | Caledonia | Chittenden | Essex | Franklin | Grand Isle | Lamoille | Orange | Orleans | Rutland | Washington | Windham | Windsor
Cities	Barre City | Burlington | Montpelier | Newport City | Rutland City | South Burlington | St. Albans City | Vergennes | Winooski