| Admitted to Union |
March 4, 1791 |
| Capital |
Montpelier, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
Green Mountain State, [ Find out more ] |
| Motto |
Freedom and Unity, [ Find out more ] |
| Total Area |
9,615 square miles |
Rank |
45th |
| Total Land Area |
9,249 square miles |
Rank |
43rd |
| Total Water Area |
366 square miles |
Rank |
47th |
| Length |
160 miles |
| Width |
80 miles |
| Highest Point |
4,393 feet (Mount Mansfield) |
Rank |
26th |
| Lowest Point |
95 feet (Lake Champlain) |
Rank |
28th |
| Mean Elevation |
1,000 feet |
Rank |
27th |
| Highest Temp |
105 degrees on July 4, 1911 at Vernon |
| Lowest Temp |
-50 degrees on December 30, 1933 at Bloomfield |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
80.5 degrees |
Rank |
49th |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
7.7 degrees |
Rank |
7th |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
608,827 |
Rank |
49th |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
65.83 |
Rank |
30th |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Burlington |
38,889 |
|
6. |
Bennington |
15,737 |
| 2. |
Essex |
18,626 |
7. |
Brattleboro |
12,005 |
| 3. |
Rutland |
17,292 |
8. |
Hartford |
10.367 |
| 4. |
Colchester |
16,986 |
9. |
Milton |
9,479 |
| 5. |
South Burlington |
15,814 |
10. |
Barre |
9,291 | |
| Median Age |
33 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
74.79 |
Rank |
16th |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
3,972.4 |
Rank |
42nd |
| Violent Crimes |
114.2 |
Rank |
50th |
| Property |
3,858.2 |
Rank |
39th |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$26,848 |
Rank |
32nd |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$23,011 |
Rank |
32nd |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$31,065 |
Rank |
24th |
|
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We've gathered some of this information
from "The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter
and Carl Provorse, published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III
Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
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