Manchester (town), Vermont

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Manchester, Vermont

Manchester is a town in, and one of two shire towns of, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,180 at the 2000 census. Manchester has become a tourist destination, especially for those from New York and Connecticut, offering brand name stores as Brooks Brothers and Yves Delorme.

"View of Manchester, Vermont" by DeWitt Clinton Boutelle, 1870

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable residents
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 109.5 km² (42.3 mi²). 109.4 km² (42.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.12%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 4,180 people, 1,819 households, and 1,156 families residing in the town. The population density was 38.2/km² (99.0/mi²). There were 2,456 housing units at an average density of 22.5/km² (58.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.87% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.

There were 1,819 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples who were living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.81.

Bennington County court house. Manchester, Vermont

In the town the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,196, and the median income for a family was $59,191. Males had a median income of $36,453 versus $26,017 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,499. About 2.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.