Lamoille County, Vermont

Infobox U.S. County
county = Lamoille County
state = Vermont




map size = 100
founded = 1835
seat = Hyde Park | area_total_sq_mi =464
area_water_sq_mi =3
area percentage = 0.60%
census yr = 2000
pop = 23233
density_km2 =19
web =
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Lamoille County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. In 2000, its population was 23,233. Its shire town is Hyde ParkGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 464 square miles (1,201 km²), of which, 461 square miles (1,194 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.60%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Orleans County, Vermont - northeast
*Caledonia County, Vermont - east
*Washington County, Vermont - south
*Chittenden County, Vermont - west
*Franklin County, Vermont - northwest

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 23,233 people, 9,221 households, and 5,984 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 11,009 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.31% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 15.7% were of English, 14.5% American, 11.9% Irish, 11.4% French, 8.7% French Canadian, 7.0% German and 5.2% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.9% spoke English and 2.4% French as their first language.

There were 9,221 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.40% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.10% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,356, and the median income for a family was $44,620. Males had a median income of $30,848 versus $24,444 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,972. About 6.40% of families and 9.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns, and villages

*Belvidere
*Cambridge
**Jeffersonville (a village in Cambridge)
**Cambridge Village
*Eden
*Elmore
*Hyde Park
**Hyde Park Village
*Johnson
**Johnson Village
*Morristown
**Morrisville (a village in Morristown)
*Stowe
*Waterville
*Wolcott

See also

* List of counties in Vermont
* List of towns in Vermont

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/VT/Lamoille/districts.html National Register of Historic Places listing for Lamoille Co., Vermont]
* [http://newenglandtowns.org/vermont/lamoille-county.html Lamoille County description from Hayward's Gazetteer of 1839]