Caledonia County, Vermont

Caledonia County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 29,702. Its is.

The county was given the name for, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,703 (658 ). 1,685 km² (651 sq mi) of it is land and 18 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.06%) is water.

Caledonia is the most populated county of the three in the. However, it is the smallest of the three.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - northeast
 * - south
 * - southwest
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History
The county shares the same pre-Columbian history with the.

were forced to retreat through the county following their attack on in 1759. To confound their avenging pursuers, they had split up. One group came south over the summit into the Passumpsic River Valley.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 29,702 people, 11,663 households, and 7,895 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (46/sq mi). There were 14,504 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.48%, 0.29% or , 0.55% , 0.37% , 0.01% , 0.23% from , and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were or  of any race. 96.0% spoke and 2.3%  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 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 for the county was $16,976. About 9.00% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Major Routes

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

* 'Incorporated villages are census divisions and provide additional services. They remain part of the towns they are in.''
 * (a village of Burke)
 * East Hardwick (an unincorporated village of Hardwick)
 * Hardwick (an incorporated village of Hardwick)
 * Mackville (an unincorporated village of Hardwick)
 * (a village of Lyndon)
 * East Hardwick (an unincorporated village of Hardwick)
 * Hardwick (an incorporated village of Hardwick)
 * Mackville (an unincorporated village of Hardwick)
 * (a village of Lyndon)
 * (a village of Lyndon)
 * (a village of Lyndon)
 * (a village of Lyndon)

External link

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