Braintree, Vermont

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Population in July 2008: 1,228. Population change since 2000: +2.8%

Males: 611	(49.8%)
Females: 617	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,896 (it was $37,232 in 2000)

Braintree:	$46,896
Vermont:	$49,907

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,799

Braintree:	$21,799
Vermont:	$26,735

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $158,788 (it was $85,700 in 2000)

Braintree:	$158,788
Vermont:	$205,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $165,974; Detached houses: $203,851; In 2-unit structures: $164,805; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,932; Mobile homes: $29,766

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Races in Braintree:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Braintree: 90.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: English (27.3%), French (12.3%), Irish (12.3%), United States (8.3%), French Canadian (7.5%), Scottish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1720 feet

Land area: 38.3 square miles.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Braintree

High school or higher: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Braintree town

Never married: 23.7%
Now married: 54.2%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 9.7%
Divorced: 10.3%

19 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.6%
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:

Braintree:	1.9% ($1,606)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (92.2 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (139.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (223.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Randolph, VT (2.2 miles ), Granville, VT (2.6 miles ), Brookfield, VT (2.6 miles ), Roxbury, VT (2.8 miles ), Rochester, VT (2.8 miles ), Bethel, VT (2.9 miles ), Hancock, VT (2.9 miles ), Tunbridge, VT (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,700
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $63,800
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $128,300
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $74,500
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $132,800
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $48,800
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $92,300
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $203,200
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.96 N, Longitude: 72.70 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

Population change in the 1990s: +86 (+7.8%).

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	8.3%
Vermont:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Machinery (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Braintree-area historical tornado activity is near Vermont state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 30.2 miles away from the Braintree town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 59.8 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Braintree-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Vermont state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Braintree center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from Braintree center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.2 miles away from Braintree center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Braintree:

GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; RANDOLPH, VT)
CENTRAL VERMONT HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BARRE, VT)
VERMONT STATE HOSP DISTINCT PART UNIT (about 21 miles; WATERBURY, VT)

Political contributions by individuals in Braintree, VT

Amtrak station near Braintree:

4 miles: RANDOLPH (DEPOT SQ.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, public transit connection.

Local government website: 170.222.200.76/braintree

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Braintree:

NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 30 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 39 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)

Public elementary/middle school in Braintree:

Braintree School (Students: 104; Location: 66 BENT HILL ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Notable locations in Braintree: Mobile Acres Trailer Park (A), Lower Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Braintree: Braintree Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Mountain View Cemetery (1), Connecticut Corners Cemetery (2), Roswell Ford Cemetery (3), East Braintree Cemetery (4), Braintree Hill Cemetery (5), Spear Cemetery (6), Brown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Mud Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Riford Brook (A), Flint Brook (B), Farnsworth Brook (C), Toddy Brook (D), Dunham Brook (E), Batchelder Brook (F), Batchellor Brook (G), Battles Brook (H), Brackett Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Braintree and their reported violations in the past:

MOBILE ACRES MHP (Address: 155 FOGEY ST, Population served: 180, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

123 regular monitoring violations

BRAINTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Address: 66 BENT HILL RD, Population served: 155, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-20-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (JAN-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2005), St Boil Water Order (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-20-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

67 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.6%
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: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.5%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Braintree, VT

Braintree compared to Vermont state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County Vermont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%) Wood (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

Religion statistics for Braintree

Adherents

Name	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church
Adherents	39.7%	16.1%	11.4%	7.2%	6.4%
Congregations	36.5%	17.3%	7.7%	7.7%	3.8%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church	Friends (Quakers)	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other religions
Adherents	5.9%	4.0%	2.3%	2.1%	5.1%
Congregations	5.8%	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	13.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.06%
Vermont average:	6.60%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Washington County, VT	1.75% ($32,345 average AGI)
from Windsor County, VT	1.44% ($33,162)
from Grafton County, NH	1.04% ($40,529)

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,342 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Vermont average:	6.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Washington County, VT	1.49% ($27,329 average AGI)
to Windsor County, VT	1.22% ($33,348)
to Grafton County, NH	0.94% ($34,743)

Strongest AM radio stations in Braintree:

WWWT (1320 AM; 1 kW; RANDOLPH, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WSYB (1380 AM; 5 kW; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Braintree:

WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WCVR-FM (102.1 FM; RANDOLPH, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WJEN (94.5 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WCMD (89.9 FM; BARRE, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRJT (103.1 FM; ROYALTON, VT; Owner: LISBON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $5,415,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,010
Total average daily truck traffic: 97
Total future (year 2015) average daily traffic: 3,015

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KA1EKW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01012715
Grant Date: 10/17/2008, Expiration Date: 10/17/2018
Registrant: Kenneth Paulhus, 3032 Thresher Rd., Braintree, VT 05060
Call Sign: N1TGZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00198776
Grant Date: 03/09/1999, Expiration Date: 12/11/2006, Cancelation Date: 11/14/2006
Registrant: Gregory P Fox, 1608 Braintree Hill Rd, Braintree, VT 05060
Call Sign: KE1MI, Previous Call Sign: N1TGZ, Licensee ID: L00198776
Grant Date: 11/14/2006, Expiration Date: 12/11/2016, Certifier: Gregory P Fox
Registrant: Gregory P Fox, 1608 Braintree Hill Rd, Braintree, VT 05060

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 172G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4175L , Serial Number: 17254244, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 02/15/1966
Registrant (Individual): Bruce G Anderson, 1891 Brainstorm Rd, Braintree, VT 05060
Aircraft: GOLDEN CIRCLE AIR T-BIRD TBT06 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 94680 , Serial Number: GR1245014, Year manufactured: 1993, Airworthiness Date: 10/12/2007
Registrant (Individual): Gilbert W Rose, 298 Rose Rd, Braintree, VT 05060

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8
Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Braintree

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