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County:

Essex County

State:

Vermont

FIPS Code:

50009

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

1,660

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

405,455

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

38.72

Green Mountain OTH

1,660

% Water:

1.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,416

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,313

16.6%

11.8%

4.8%

1990:

6,405

1.5%

-2.8%

4.2%

2000:

6,459

0.8%

-1.9%

2.7%

2005:

6,602

2.2%

2.6%

-0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,218

96.3%

0-to-19:

1,804

27.9%

Black:

11

0.2%

20-to-39:

1,515

23.5%

Hispanic:

32

0.5%

40-to-59:

1,863

28.8%

American Indian:

41

0.6%

60-plus:

1,277

19.8%

Other:

157

2.4%

Median Age:

39.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

9.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.8%

Median Family Income:

$34,984

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.9%

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