Windsor County, Vermont

Windsor County, Vermont
Windsor County courthouse in Woodstock
Location in the state of Vermont
Vermont's location in the U.S.
Founded	1781
Shire Town	Woodstock
Largest town	Hartford
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	976 sq mi (2,528 km²) 971 sq mi (2,515 km²) 5 sq mi (13 km²), 0.49%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	56,670 58/sq mi (22.53/km²)
Website	http://www.swcrpc.org/subpage.php?file=content/contact.htm

Windsor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 56,670. Its shire town is Woodstock.

Windsor County is part of the Lebanon, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 976 square miles (2,530 km²), the largest county in Vermont, of which 971 square miles (2,510 km²) is land and 5 square miles (13 km²) (0.49%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Orange County, Vermont - north
• Grafton County, New Hampshire - northeast
• Sullivan County, New Hampshire - east
• Windham County, Vermont - south
• Bennington County, Vermont - southwest
• Rutland County, Vermont - west
• Addison County, Vermont - northwest

National parks

The following are national protected areas:

• Green Mountain National Forest (part)
• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
• White Rocks National Recreation Area (part)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	15,740		—
1800	26,944		71.2%
1810	34,877		29.4%
1820	38,233		9.6%
1830	40,625		6.3%
1840	40,356		−0.7%
1850	38,504		−4.6%
1860	37,193		−3.4%
1870	36,063		−3.0%
1880	35,196		−2.4%
1890	31,706		−9.9%
1900	32,225		1.6%
1910	33,681		4.5%
1920	36,984		9.8%
1930	37,416		1.2%
1940	37,862		1.2%
1950	40,885		8.0%
1960	42,483		3.9%
1970	44,082		3.8%
1980	51,030		15.8%
1990	54,055		5.9%
2000	57,418		6.2%
2010	56,670		−1.3%

As of the census of 2000, there were 57,418 people, 24,162 households, and 15,729 families residing in the county. The population density was 59 people per square mile (23/km²). There were 31,621 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.72% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.1% were of English, 12.9% Irish, 10.9% American, 9.9% French, 7.7% German, 6.7% French Canadian and 5.5% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.4% spoke English and 1.5% French as their first language.

There were 24,162 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.90% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86. In the county, the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 27.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

In 2007, the census department estimated that Windsor had the oldest average age in the state, 44.7. This compares with the actual census in 2000 of 41.3 years.

Politics

Presidential election results

Year	Democrat	Republican
2012	67.9% 19,494	30% 8,598
2008	68.8% 21,444	29.1% 9,084
2004	60.3% 18,561	37.4% 11,491
2000	51.9% 15,140	40.2% 11,713

Economy

Personal income

The median income for a household in the county was $40,688, and the median income for a family was $59,002. Males had a median income of $42,648 versus $25,696 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,369. About 3.20% of families and 5.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Andover
• Baltimore
• Barnard
• Bethel
• Bridgewater
• Cavendish
• Chester
  • Chester Depot (an unincorporated community of Chester)
• Hartford
  • White River Junction (an unincorporated community of Hartford)
  • Wilder (an unincorporated community of Hartford)
• Hartland
• Ludlow
  • Ludlow Village
• Norwich
• Plymouth
• Pomfret
• Reading
• Rochester
• Royalton
• Sharon
• Springfield
• Stockbridge
• Weathersfield
  • Perkinsville (a village of Weathersfield)
• West Windsor
• Weston
• Windsor
• Woodstock
  • Woodstock Village

* Villages are census divisions, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.

Infrastructure

In 2009, the United States Department of Transportation measured 113.6 miles (182.8 km) of "major arteries", the highest in the state.

Because US Route 4 had the "feel" of a highway, motorists were inclined to speed. As a result, the Windsor County Sheriff's Department wrote 2,452 tickets in 2007.

See also

• List of counties in Vermont
• List of towns in Vermont
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont
• USS Windsor (APA-55), an attack transport named for Windsor County

External links

• National Register of Historic Places listing for Windsor Co., Vermont