CALEDONIA COUNTY, VERMONT

'Caledonia County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 29,702. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury⁶.
The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Adjacent Counties

History

Demographics

Transportation

Major Routes

Cities, towns, and villages ★

Footnotes

See also

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,703 km² (658 mi²). 1,685 km² (651 mi²) of it is land and 18 km² (7 mi²) of it (1.06%) is water.
Caledonia is the most populated county of the three in the Northeast Kingdom. However, it is the smallest of the three.

Adjacent Counties

★ Orleans County, Vermont - north

★ Essex County, Vermont - northeast

★ Grafton County, New Hampshire - south

★ Washington County, Vermont - southwest

★ Orange County, Vermont - southwest

★ Lamoille County, Vermont - west

History

The county shares the same pre-Columbian history with the Northeast Kingdom.
Rogers' Rangers were forced to retreat through the county following their attack on Saint-Francis, Quebec in 1759. To confound their avenging pursuers, they had split up. One group came south over the summit into the Passumpsic River Valley.^[2]

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 29,702 people, 11,663 households, and 7,895 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² (46/mi²). There were 14,504 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (22/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.48% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 96.0% spoke English and 2.3% French as their first language.
There were 11,663 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,800, and the median income for a family was $42,215. Males had a median income of $30,438 versus $21,973 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,976. About 9.00% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Major Routes

★ Interstate 91

★ U.S. Route 2

★ U.S. Route 5

Cities, towns, and villages
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There are seventeen towns in the county:

★ Barnet

★ Burke

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★ West Burke (a village of Burke)

★ Danville

★ Groton

★ Hardwick

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★ East Hardwick (an unincorporated village of Hardwick)

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★ Hardwick (an incorporated village of Hardwick)

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★ Mackville (an unincorporated village of Hardwick)

★ Kirby

★ Lyndon

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★ Lyndonville (a village of Lyndon)

★ Newark

★ Peacham

★ Ryegate

★ Sheffield

★ St. Johnsbury

★ Stannard

★ Sutton

★ Walden

★ Waterford

★ Wheelock

★ 'Incorporated villages are census divisions and provide additional services. They remain part of the towns they are in.''

Footnotes

1. AT&T user page
2. Sketches of Orleans, Vermont, Darrell Hoyt, , , Mempremagog Press, 1985, ISBN 0-9610860-2-5 , page 1

See also

★ List of counties in Vermont

★ List of towns in Vermont

★ Historical U.S. Census Totals for Caledonia County, Vermont

External link

★ National Register of Historic Places listing for Caledonia Co., Vermont