Barnet, Vermont
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Barnet is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,690 at the 2000 census. Barnet contains the locations Barnet Center, East Barnet, McIndoe Falls, Mosquitoville, Passumpsic and West Barnet.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 112.8 km² (43.6 mi²). 109.8 km² (42.4 mi²) of it is land and 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (2.71%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,690 people, 638 households, and 440 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.4/km² (39.9/mi²). There were 831 housing units at an average density of 7.6/km² (19.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.75% White, 0.71% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 638 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,089, and the median income for a family was $43,403. Males had a median income of $32,768 versus $23,173 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,690. About 7.0% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable residents
- Ralph Flanders, mechanical engineer, industrialist and politician.
- Benjamin Franklin Stevens, bibliographer.
- Henry Stevens, bibliographer.
[edit] External links
- Barnet Vermont Official Town Site
- Barnet Geneology page (lots of historical info here)
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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