ORANGE COUNTY, VERMONT

'Orange County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 28,226. Its shire town is Chelsea⁶.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,792 km² (692 mi²). 1,783 km² (689 mi²) of it is land and 8 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.46%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Caledonia County, Vermont - northeast

★ Grafton County, New Hampshire - east

★ Windsor County, Vermont - southwest

★ Addison County, Vermont - west

★ Washington County, Vermont - northwest

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 28,226 people, 10,936 households, and 7,611 families residing in the county. The population density was 16/km² (41/mi²). There were 13,386 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.02% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 97.4% spoke English and 1.5% French as their first language.
There were 10,936 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,855, and the median income for a family was $45,771. Males had a median income of $30,679 versus $24,144 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,784. About 6.10% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Bradford

★ Braintree

★ Brookfield

★ Chelsea

★ Corinth

★ Fairlee

★ Newbury

★ Orange

★ Randolph

★ Strafford

★ Thetford

★ Topsham

★ Tunbridge

★ Vershire

★ Washington

★ West Fairlee

★ Williamstown
See also:

External links

★ National Register of Historic Places: Orange County, Vermont

★ The Political Graveyard: Orange County, Vermont