Caledonia County

Caledonia County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Vermont
Administrative headquarters :	St. Johnsbury
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 27 Main Street, PO Box 4129 St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-2637
Foundation :	1792
Made up from:	Orange County
Area code :	001 802
Demographics
Residents :	31,227  (2010)
Population density :	18.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1703 km²
Water surface :	18 km²
map

Caledonia County is a county in the state of Vermont in the United States . The county seat is in St. Johnsbury .

geography

The county is located in northeast Vermont, borders New Hampshire to the southeast and has an area of ​​1,703 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Orleans County , Essex County , Grafton County, New Hampshire, Washington County , Orange County, and Lamoille County .

history

Caledonia County was formed on November 5, 1792 from parts of Orange County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1800	9377		-
1810	18,740		99.9%
1820	16,669		-11.1%
1830	20,967		25.8%
1840	21,891		4.4%
1850	23,595		7.8%
1860	21,708		-8th %
1870	22,235		2.4%
1880	23,607		6.2%
1890	23,436		-0.7%
1900	24,381		4%
1910	26,031		6.8%
1920	25,762		-1 %
1930	27,253		5.8%
1940	24,320		-10.8%
1950	24,049		-1.1%
1960	22,786		-5.3%
1970	22,789		0%
1980	25,808		13.2%
1990	27,846		7.9%
2000	29,702		6.7%
2010	31,227		5.1%
1800-1890, 1900-1990, 2000

The county had a population of 29,702 as of the 2000 census . There were 11,663 households and 7,895 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.48% white, 0.29% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.01% Pacific islander and 0.23% other ethnic groups; 1.07% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.68% of the population.

Of the 11,663 households, 32.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 53.60% were married couples living together, 10.40% were single mothers. 32.30% were not families. 25.60% were single households and 11.00% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.

Age pyramid of Caledonia County (as of 2000)

The Burke Mountain

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.30% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.30% between 45 and 64 years of age 14.40% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.50 males.

The median income for a household in the 34,800 USD , and the median income for a family was 42,215 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,438 versus $ 21,973 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,976. 12.30% of the population and 9.00% of families are below the poverty line. 16.60% of them were under 18 years of age and 10.00% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

In addition to the independent parishes shown in the list, there are two independent villages in the county, which are provided with independent rights , which are co-administered by the respective higher-ranking towns: Lyndonville and West Burke . In addition, there are six census-designated places for statistical purposes : Barnet, Danville, East Burke, Groton, Hardwick and St. Johnsbury as well as the Unincorporated Village East Hardwick, East Ryegate, Lower Waterford, Lyndon Center , McIndoe Falls, Passumpsic and West Danville.

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Barnet	town	1,708	112.9	109.8	15.6	Dec 16, 1763
Burke	town	1,753	88.2	88.2	19.9	0Nov 4, 1780
Danville	town	2,196	158.4	157.7	13.9	Oct 31, 1786
Groton	town	1,022	142.4	139.8	7.3	Oct. 20, 1789
Hardwick	town	3,010	100.7	99.8	30.2	Aug 19, 1781
Kirby	town	493	63.3	63.2	7.8	Oct 28, 1807
Lyndon	town	5,981	103.1	103.0	58.1	Nov 20, 1780
Newark	town	581	96.3	95.3	6.1	Aug 15, 1781
Peacham	town	732	123.5	121.5	6.0	Dec. 31, 1763
Ryegate	town	1,174	95.3	94.7	12.4	08 Sep 1763
Sheffield	town	703	84.9	84.5	8.3	Oct 25, 1793
St. Johnsbury	town	7,603	95.2	95.0	80.0	0Nov 1, 1786	County Seat
Stannard	town	216	32.5	32.4	6.7	Aug 19, 1867
Sutton	town	1,029	99.4	99.4	10.4	Feb. 26, 1782
Walden	town	935	101.1	100.3	9.3	Aug 18, 1781
Waterford	town	1,280	102.9	98.8	13.0	0Nov 8, 1780
Wheelock	town	811	103.1	102.5	7.9	June 14, 1785

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Caledonia County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ^ Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont: natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. George H. Salisbury, Burlington 1842, p. 43 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ↑ Preparation of historical data from the University of Virginia
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Caledonia County, Vermont , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
7. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
8. ↑ All founding dates of the table according to the corresponding individual entries on VirtualVermont.com ( Memento from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Caledonia County, Vermont  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 28 ′  N , 72 ° 6 ′  W