Orleans County (Vermont)

Orleans County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Vermont
Administrative headquarters :	Newport
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 83 Main Street Newport, VT 05855-1209
Foundation :	1792
Made up from:	Chittenden County Orange County
Area code :	001 802
Demographics
Residents :	27,231  (2010)
Population density :	15.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1868 km²
Water surface :	61 km²
map

Orleans County is a county in the state of Vermont in the United States . The county seat is in Newport .

geography

The county borders Canada in the north and has an area of ​​1868 square kilometers, of which 61 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Essex County , Caledonia County , Lamoille County , Franklin County , Brome-Missisquoi (Canada), Memphrémagog (Canada), and Coaticook (Canada).

history

Orleans County was formed on November 5, 1792 from parts of Chittenden County and Orange County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1800	1439		-
1810	5838		305.7%
1820	6976		19.5%
1830	13,980		100.4%
1840	13,634		-2.5%
1850	15,707		15.2%
1860	18,981		20.8%
1870	21,035		10.8%
1880	22,083		5%
1890	22.101		0.1%
1900	22,024		-0.3%
1910	23,337		6%
1920	23,913		2.5%
1930	23,036		-3.7%
1940	21,718		-5.7%
1950	21,190		-2.4%
1960	20,143		-4.9%
1970	20,153		0%
1980	23,440		16.3%
1990	24.053		2.6%
2000	26,277		9.2%
2010	27,231		3.6%
1800-1890, 1900-1990, 2000

As of the 2000 census , the county had 26,277 people. There were 10,446 households and 7,155 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.16% white, 0.37% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% from the Pacific island area and 0.13% from others ethnic groups; 1.37% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.72% of the population.

Of the 10,446 households, 32.10% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.40% were married couples living together, 9.60% were single mothers. 31.50% were not families. 25.20% were single households and 10.90% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

Age pyramid of Orleans County (as of 2000)

The Plymouth Congregational Church on Vermont State Route 105

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.10% residents under the age of 18, 7.10% between 18 and 24 years old, 26.80% between 25 and 44 years old, 25.90% between 45 and 64 years old 15.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,084 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,630. Males had a median income of $ 27,964 versus $ 20,779 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,518. 14.10% of the population and 10.60% of families are below the poverty line. 17.90% of these were under 18 years of age and 10.90% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

In addition to the 18 independent towns and one city listed below, Orleans County has the following villages with independent rights that are co-administered by the higher-level towns: Albany Village , Barton , Derby Center , Derby Line , North Troy and Orleans . There are also the census-designated placees for statistical purposes : Glover, Greensboro, Greensboro Bend, Irasburg, Lowell, Newport and Troy as well as the Unincorporated Village Beebe Plain , Craftsbury Common, East Charleston and West Charleston.

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Albany	town	941	100.2	99.7	9.4	June 26, 1782
Barton	town	2,810	116.3	113.1	24.8	Oct. 20, 1789
Brownington	town	988	73.6	73.3	8.7	0Oct 2, 1790
Charleston	town	1,023	100.0	97.1	10.5	Nov 10, 1780
Coventry	town	1,086	71.7	71.1	15.3	0Nov 4, 1780
Craftsbury	town	1,206	102.9	101.7	11.9	23 Aug 1781
Derby	town	4,621	149.2	128.6	35.9	Oct. 29, 1779
Glover	town	1,122	100.0	98.1	11.4	Nov 20, 1783
Greensboro	town	762	102.0	97.8	7.8	Aug 20, 1781
Holland	town	629	99.0	97.4	6.5	Oct 26, 1779
Irasburg	town	1,163	105.1	105.0	11.1	23 Feb 1781
Jay	town	521	88.0	87.9	5.9	0Nov 7, 1792
Lowell	town	879	145.2	145.1	6.1	0Feb. 7, 1791
Morgan	town	749	87.7	81.0	9.2	0Nov 6, 1780
Newport City	City	4,589	19.7	15.6	294.2	05th Mar 1918	County Seat
Newport	town	1,594	112.6	108.0	42.5	Oct 30, 1802
Troy	town	1,662	93.4	93.4	17.8	Oct 28, 1801
Westfield	town	536	104.1	104.0	5.2	May 15, 1780
Westmore	town	350	97.0	89.4	3.9	17 Aug 1781

Individual evidence

1. ^ Orleans County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ^ Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont: natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts . tape 3 . George H. Salisbury, Burlington 1842, p. 133 ( 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. ↑ Orleans County, Vermont , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
7. ↑ 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 : Orleans County, Vermont  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′  N , 72 ° 15 ′  W