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Berkshire, VT map Population (year 2000): 1,388. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,615 (+16.4% change)
 

Males: 713  (51.4%)
Females: 675  (48.6%)

Franklin County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Vermont median age:  37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,300 (it was $37,059 in 2000)
Berkshire  $40,300
Vermont:  $45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $131,300 (it was $81,000 in 2000)
Berkshire  $131,300
Vermont:  $173,400

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Races in Berkshire:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: French Canadian (20.5%), United States (15.3%), French (14.5%), English (13.6%), Irish (12.3%), German (7.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 715 feet

Land area: 42.2 square miles.

Population density: 37 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Berkshire

  • High school or higher: 82.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Berkshire town

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

94 residents are foreign born (4.0% North America, 2.7% Europe).

This town:  6.8%
Vermont:  3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Berkshire:  1.6% ($1,319)
Vermont:  2.0% ($2,196)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (161.8 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (214.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (294.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Enosburg, VT (5.6 miles ), Richford, VT (6.1 miles ), Enosburg Falls, VT (6.1 miles ), Montgomery, VT (9.5 miles ), Franklin, VT (11.1 miles ), Bakersfield, VT (12.3 miles ), Belvidere, VT (14.0 miles ), Sheldon, VT (15.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $109,200
  • 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $118,000
  • 2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $121,400
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $130,700
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $130,700
  • 2004: 31 buildings, average cost: $134,100
  • 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $143,700
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $166,800
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $179,200

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Latitude: 44.95 N, Longitude: 72.73 W



Population change in the 1990s: +318 (+29.7%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.3%
Vermont:  3.8%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Paper (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Berkshire:
  • NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 18 miles; SAINT ALBANS, VT)
  • COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
  • NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 37 miles; NEWPORT, VT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berkshire:
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 45 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
  • CLINTON CO (about 58 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 100 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berkshire:
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (about 25 miles; HIGHGATE, VT; ID: FSO)
  • MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (about 31 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT; ID: MVL)
  • NEWPORT STATE (about 36 miles; NEWPORT, VT; ID: EFK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Berkshire:
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 43 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 65 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 86 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 112 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

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Notable location: Nutting Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Berkshire: East Berkshire Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Berkshire Cemetery (1), East Berkshire Congregational Cemetery (2), East Berkshire Episcopal Cemetery (3), West Berkshire Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Burleson Pond (A), Enosburg Falls Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mineral Brook (A), Trout River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Vermont:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.0%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.5%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.6%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  3.6%

Berkshire compared to Vermont state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Vermont:


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5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,162 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.26%
Vermont average:  6.60%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($532 average AGI)
Franklin County:  0.06%
Vermont average:  0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chittenden County, VT  2.31% ($39,529 average AGI)
from Lamoille County, VT  0.25% ($33,911)
from Grand Isle County, VT  0.21% ($29,289)


5.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.62%
Vermont average:  6.82%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)
Franklin County:  0.07%
Vermont average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Chittenden County, VT  2.09% ($34,468 average AGI)
to Grand Isle County, VT  0.28% ($29,039)
to Lamoille County, VT  0.21% ($24,947)


Strongest AM radio stations in Berkshire:
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVAA (1390 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, KDR, LLC)
  • WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Berkshire:
  • WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
  • WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFE-FM (102.3 FM; ST. ALBANS, VT; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WGLY-FM (91.5 FM; BOLTON, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)

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