Washington County (Vermont)

Washington County Courthouse in Montpelier
administration
US state :	Vermont
Administrative headquarters :	Montpelier
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 65 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602-3594
Foundation :	1810
Made up from:	Caledonia County Chittenden County Orange County
Area code :	001 802
Demographics
Residents :	59,534  (2010)
Population density :	33.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1801 km²
Water surface :	16 km²
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Washington County is a county in the US state of Vermont in the United States . The county seat is in Montpelier .

geography

The county in central Vermont has an area of ​​1801 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Lamoille County , Caledonia County , Orange County , Addison County, and Chittenden Counties .

history

Washington County was formed on November 1, 1810 from parts of Caledonia County, Chittenden County, and Orange County. Originally called Jefferson County, it was given its current name on November 8, 1814. It was named after President George Washington .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1820	14,113		-
1830	21,378		51.5%
1840	23,506		10%
1850	24,654		4.9%
1860	27,612		12%
1870	26,520		-4%
1880	25,404		-4.2%
1890	29,606		16.5%
1900	36,607		23.6%
1910	41,702		13.9%
1920	38,921		-6.7%
1930	41,733		7.2%
1940	41,546		-0.4%
1950	42,870		3.2%
1960	42,860		-0%
1970	47,659		11.2%
1980	52,393		9.9%
1990	54,928		4.8%
2000	58,039		5.7%
2010	59,534		2.6%
1820–1890, 1900–1990, 2000

As of the 2000 census , the county had 58,039 people. There were 23,659 households and 15,047 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.05% white, 0.47% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.01% residents from the Pacific island area and 0.26% from others ethnic groups; 1.34% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.26% of the population.

Of the 23,659 households, 31.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 50.60% were married couples living together, 9.20% were single mothers. 36.40% were not families. 28.50% are single households and 10.20% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

Washington County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

World War I memorial in Barre

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.50% residents under 18 years of age, 8.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,972 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,075. Males had a median income of $ 33,181 versus $ 26,369 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,113. 8.00% of the population and 5.50% of families are below the poverty line. 9.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 6.80% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

In addition to the 18 independent towns and two cities listed below, Washington County has the following villages with independent rights that are co-administered by the higher-level towns: Marshfield , Northfield and Waterbury . There are also the Census-designated placees for statistical purposes : Cabot, East Barre, East Montpelier, Graniteville, Plainfield, South Barre, Waitsfield, Websterville and Worcester as well as the Unincorporated Villages Adamant, East Calais, North Montpelier, Northfield Falls and Tangletown.

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Barre	town	7,924	79.5	79.4	99.8	Aug 12, 1781
Barre City	City	9,052	10.4	10.4	9.0	Aug 12, 1894
Berlin	town	2,887	95.6	94.5	30.6	0June 8, 1763
Cabot	town	1,433	99.8	96.6	14.8	17 Aug 1780
Calais	town	1,607	99.9	98.5	16.3	Aug 15, 1781
Duxbury	town	1,337	111.6	111.2	12.0	0June 7, 1763
East Montpelier	town	2,576	83.2	82.9	31.1	0Jan. 1, 1849
Fayston	town	1,353	94.5	94.5	14.3	Feb. 27, 1782
Marshfield	town	1,588	112.4	111.6	14.2	Oct 16, 1782
Middlesex	town	1,731	103.2	102.7	16.8	0June 8, 1763
Montpelier	City	7,855	26.6	26.5	296.4	Aug 14, 1781	Capital of Vermont
Moretown	town	1,658	104.2	103.8	16.0	0June 7, 1763
Northfield	town	6,207	113.0	112.7	54.8	Aug 10, 1781
Plainfield	town	1,243	54.5	54.4	22.8	Nov 10, 1797
Roxbury	town	691	108.3	108.2	6.4	0Aug 6, 1781
Waitsfield	town	1,719	69.7	69.7	24.7	25 Feb 1782
Warren	town	1,705	103.8	103.8	16.4	0Nov 9, 1780
Waterbury	town	5,064	128.8	124.9	40.5	0June 7, 1763
Woodbury	town	906	101.3	97.8	9.3	16 Aug 1781
Worcester	town	998	100.6	100.4	9.9	0June 8, 1763

Individual evidence

1. ^ Washington 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. 182 ( 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. ^ Washington 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 of the table according to the corresponding individual entries on VirtualVermont.com ( Memento from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 16 ′  N , 72 ° 37 ′  W