Windham County, Vermont

Windham County Courthouse in Newfane
administration
US state :	Vermont
Administrative headquarters :	Newfane
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 207 Newfane, VT 05345-0207
Foundation :	1781
Made up from:	Cumberland County
Area code :	001 802
Demographics
Residents :	44,513  (2010)
Population density :	21.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2067 km²
Water surface :	24 km²
map

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

geography

The county is bordered by New Hampshire to the east and Massachusetts to the south and has an area of ​​2067 square kilometers, of which 24 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Windsor County , Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Franklin County, Massachusetts, and Bennington County .

history

Windham County was formed on February 11, 1789 from parts of the then dissolved Cumberland County.

Historical objects

In Rockingham is the historic Rockingham Meeting House . The house is on Vermont State Route 103 . The building was listed on September 10, 1979 by the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic Monument with the number 79000232. It is also listed on the National Historic Landmark .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	17,572		-
1800	23,581		34.2%
1810	26,760		13.5%
1820	28,457		6.3%
1830	28,748		1 %
1840	27,442		-4.5%
1850	29,062		5.9%
1860	26,982		-7.2%
1870	26,063		-3.4%
1880	26,763		2.7%
1890	26,547		-0.8%
1900	26,660		0.4%
1910	26,932		1 %
1920	26,373		-2.1%
1930	26,015		-1.4%
1940	27,850		7.1%
1950	28,749		3.2%
1960	29,776		3.6%
1970	33,074		11.1%
1980	36,933		11.7%
1990	41,588		12.6%
2000	44,216		6.3%
2010	44,513		0.7%
1790-1890, 1900-1990, 2000

The county had a population of 44,216 as of the 2000 census . There were 18,375 households and 11,447 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.72% white, 0.50% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.04% Pacific island residents and 0.32% other ethnic groups; 1.42% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 18,375 households, 29.90% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 49.20% were married couples living together, 9.60% were single mothers. 37.70% were not families. 29.70% are single households and 10.20% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

Windham County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Ball Mountain Lake

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.50% residents under 18 years of age, 7.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.10% between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.20% between 45 and 64 years of age 14.00% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,204 , and the median income for a family is $ 46,989. Males had a median income of $ 31,094 versus $ 24,650 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,533. 9.40% of the population and 6.10% of families are below the poverty line. 12.00% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.90% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

In addition to the independent towns listed below, there are also the following villages with independent rights in Windham County , which are co-administered by the higher-ranking towns: Bellows Falls , Jacksonville , Newfane , Saxtons River and Westminster . There are also the census-designated placees for statistical purposes : Brattleboro, North Westminster, Putney, West Brattleboro and Wilmington as well as the Unincorporated Villages Algiers, Cambridgeport, East Dover, South Newfane, West Dummerston, West Halifax, West Wardsboro and Williamsville.

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Athens	town	442	33.9	33.8	13.1	0May 3, 1780
Brattleboro	town	12,046	93.9	82.4	146.2	Dec. 26, 1753
Brookline	town	530	33.4	33.4	15.7	Nov 30, 1794
Dover	town	1,124	91.4	91.4	12.3	Oct. 30, 1810
Silly sound	town	1,864	79.8	79.2	23.5	Dec. 26, 1753
Grafton	town	679	99.5	99.4	6.8	0Apr 8, 1754
Guilford	town	2.121	103.5	103.3	20.5	0Apr 2, 1754
Halifax	town	728	103.1	102.9	7.1	May 11, 1750
Jamaica	town	1,035	128.1	127.8	8.1	0Nov 7, 1780
Londonderry	town	1,769	92.9	92.4	19.1	Apr 20, 1780
Marlboro	town	1,078	105.3	104.5	10.3	Apr 29, 1751
Newfane	town	1,726	104.6	104.2	16.6	June 19, 1753	County Seat
Putney	town	2,702	69.4	69.4	38.9	Dec. 26, 1753
Rockingham	town	5,282	109.6	108.5	48.7	Dec 28, 1752
Somerset	town	3	72.9	67.7	0.1	0Sep 9 1761	without its own administration
Stratton	town	216	121.5	120.1	1.8	July 30, 1761
Townshend	town	1,232	110.8	110.6	11.1	June 20, 1753
Vernon	town	2,206	51.8	50.2	43.9	1672
Wardsboro	town	900	75.8	75.8	11.9	0Nov 7, 1780
Westminster	town	3,178	119.5	119.3	26.6	0Nov 9, 1752
Whitingham	town	1,357	101.8	96.0	14.1	March 12 1770
Wilmington	town	1,876	106.9	102.2	18.4	Apr 29, 1751
Windham	town	419	67.6	67.5	6.2	Oct 22, 1795

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Windham 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. 194 ( digitized version ).
3. ↑ NRIS
4. ↑ National Historic Landmarks Program (Rockingham Meetinghouse) ( Memento of December 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Preparation of historical data from the University of Virginia
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
8. ^ Windham County, Vermont , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
9. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
10. ↑ 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 : Windham County, Vermont  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 59 ′  N , 72 ° 43 ′  W