Washington County, Vermont

Washington County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 58,039. Its is. The of Vermont is located in Washington County, in the town of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,801 (695 ). 1,785 km² (689 sq mi) of it is land and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.90%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - southeast
 * - southwest
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 58,039 people, 23,659 households, and 15,047 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (84/sq mi). There were 27,644 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (40/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.05%, 0.47% or , 0.30% , 0.57% , 0.01% , 0.26% from , and 1.34% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were or  of any race. 94.3% spoke, 2.7% and 1.1%  as their first language.

There were 23,659 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,972, and the median income for a family was $51,075. Males had a median income of $33,181 versus $26,369 for females. The for the county was $21,113. About 5.50% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.

History
Washington County is one of several Vermont counties created from land ceded by the state of on,  when Vermont declared itself to be a distinct state from New York. The land originally was contested by, , and , but it remained undelineated until , when  established the boundary between New Hampshire and New York along the west bank of the , north of Massachusetts and south of the parallel of 45 degrees north latitude. New York assigned the land gained to. On, Albany County was partitioned to create  , and this situation remained until Vermont's independence from New York and Britain.

Cities, towns, and villages

 * (a of Barre)
 * (a census-designated place of Barre)
 * (a village of Cabot)
 * (a census-designated place of Barre)
 * (a village of Cabot)
 * (a village of Cabot)
 * (a village of Cabot)

External link

 * National Register of Historic Places listing for Washington Co., Vermont