Rutland County

Rutland County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Vermont
Administrative headquarters :	Rutland
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 83 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701-4017
Foundation :	1781
Made up from:	Bennington County
Area code :	001 802
Demographics
Residents :	61,642  (2010)
Population density :	25.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2447 km²
Water surface :	32 km²
map

Rutland County is a county in the US state of Vermont in the United States . The county seat is in Rutland .

geography

The county borders New York to the west and has an area of ​​2,447 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Addison County , Windsor County , Bennington County, and Washington County, New York.

history

Rutland County was formed from parts of Bennington County in February 1781.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	15,590		-
1800	23,813		52.7%
1810	29,486		23.8%
1820	29,983		1.7%
1830	31,294		4.4%
1840	30,699		-1.9%
1850	33,059		7.7%
1860	35,946		8.7%
1870	40,651		13.1%
1880	41,829		2.9%
1890	45.397		8.5%
1900	44.209		-2.6%
1910	48.139		8.9%
1920	46.213		-4%
1930	48,453		4.8%
1940	45,638		-5.8%
1950	45.905		0.6%
1960	46,719		1.8%
1970	52,637		12.7%
1980	58,347		10.8%
1990	62,142		6.5%
2000	63,400		2%
2010	61,642		-2.8%
1790-1890, 1900-1990, 2000

According to the 2000 census , the county had 63,400 people. There were 25,678 households and 16,742 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.13% white, 0.33% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.03% residents from the Pacific island area and 0.17% from others ethnic groups; 0.73% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.70% of the population.

Of the 25,678 households, 29.80% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 51.30% were married couples living together, 10.10% were single mothers. 34.80% were not families. 27.90% are single households and 11.20% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

Age pyramid of Rutland County (as of 2000)

Hubbardton Battlefield The only battle of the American Revolution in Vermont took place here in 1777 . Listed in NRHP No. 71000059

The Dorset Mountain from the air

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.20% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.30% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.00% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the 36,743 USD , and the median income for a family was 44,742 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,094 versus $ 23,964 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,874. 10.90% of the population and 7.10% of families are below the poverty line. 13.30% of them were under 18 years of age and 8.80% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

In addition to the 27 independent towns and one city listed below, there is the following village with independent rights in Rutland County , which is co-administered by the superordinate town: Poultney Village . There are also the census-designated placees for statistical purposes : Benson, Brandon, Castleton, Fair Haven, Pittsford, Wallingford, Wells and West Rutland as well as the Unincorporated Villages Belmont, Bomoseen, Center Rutland, Cuttingsville, East Poultney, Florence, Forest Dale, Hortonia, Hortonville, Hydeville and North Clarendo.

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Benson	town	1,056	117.9	113.9	9.3	0May 5, 1780
Brandon	town	3,966	104.0	103.9	38.7	Oct. 20, 1761
Castleton	town	4,717	109.7	100.7	46.8	22 Sep 1761
Chittenden	town	1,258	191.4	188.0	6.7	16. Mar. 1780
Clarendon	town	2,571	81.7	81.7	31.5	05th Sep 1761
Danby	town	1.311	107.6	107.3	12.2	27 Aug 1761
Fair Haven	town	2,734	47.0	45.2	60.5	Oct. 27, 1779
Hubbardton	town	706	74.7	71.1	9.9	June 15, 1764
Ira	town	432	55.2	55.2	7.8	Oct 12, 1780
Killington	town	811	121.4	120.8	6.7	0July 7, 1761
Mendon	town	1,059	98.7	98.6	10.7	23 Feb 1761
Middletown Springs	town	745	59.2	59.2	12.6	Oct 28, 1784
Mount Holly	town	1,237	128.4	127.4	9.7	Oct 31, 1792
Mount Tabor	town	255	113.4	113.3	2.3	28 Aug 1761
Pawlet	town	1,477	111.1	111.1	13.3	Aug 26, 1761
Pittsfield	town	546	53.0	52.8	10.3	July 29, 1781
Pittsford	town	2,991	113.1	112.2	26.7	Oct 12, 1761
Poultney	town	3,432	116.0	113.7	30.2	21 Sep 1761
Proctor	town	1,741	112.1	112.0	15.5	Nov 18, 1886
Rutland	town	4,054	50.0	49.9	81.1	0Sep 7 1761
Rutland (City)	City	16,495	20.0	19.9	828.9	Nov 17, 1892	County Seat
Shrewsbury	town	1,056	130.0	129.6	8.1	04th Sep 1761
Sudbury	town	560	57.6	55.6	10.1	0Aug 6, 1763
Tinmouth	town	613	73.6	73.3	8.4	Sep 15 1761
Wallingford	town	2,079	112.5	112.0	18.6	Nov. 27, 1761
Wells	town	1,150	60.5	58.4	19.7	Sep 15 1761
West Haven	town	264	73.7	72.1	3.7	Oct. 20, 1792
West Rutland	town	2,326	46.6	46.6	49.9	Nov 19, 1886

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rutland 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 . 3rd volume. George H. Salisbury, Burlington 1842, p. 154 ( 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. Jump up ↑ Rutland County, Vermont , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
7. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
8. ↑ All founding dates according to the corresponding individual entries on VirtualVermont.com ( Memento from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

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

Coordinates: 43 ° 34 ′  N , 73 ° 2 ′  W