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Orleans County

Population in July 2008: 862. Population change since 2000: -3.7%
 

Males: 425  (49.4%)
Females: 437  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  40.7 years
Vermont median age:  37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,372 (it was $28,083 in 2000)
Charleston:  $35,372
Vermont:  $49,907

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,209
Charleston:  $20,209
Vermont:  $26,735

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,374 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
Charleston:  $146,374
Vermont:  $205,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $169,364; Detached houses: $183,020; Townhouses or other attached units: $135,705; In 2-unit structures: $135,722; Mobile homes: $38,716; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Charleston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Charleston: 91.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: English (26.0%), French (22.0%), United States (12.5%), Irish (9.6%), French Canadian (6.0%), Scottish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 169 feet

Land area: 37.5 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Charleston

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Charleston town

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

33 residents are foreign born (2.9% North America, 0.6% Europe).

This town:  3.7%
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:

Charleston:  1.4% ($1,143)
Vermont:  2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (118.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (180.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (292.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Morgan, VT (2.1 miles ), Westmore, VT (2.4 miles ), Brownington, VT (2.5 miles ), Island Pond, VT (2.6 miles ), Brighton, VT (2.7 miles ), Holland, VT (3.0 miles ), Orleans, VT (3.1 miles ), Barton, VT (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 44.84 N, Longitude: 72.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

Charleston household income distribution Charleston home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+5.9%).

Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  9.4%
Vermont:  7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Furniture and related products (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Furniture and related products (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



Charleston-area historical earthquake activity is below Vermont state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from Charleston 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 95.0 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 86.0 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 38.7 miles away from Charleston center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/2000 at 08:16:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 10.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from Charleston 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 Charleston:
  • NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 11 miles; NEWPORT, VT)
  • UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; COLEBROOK, NH)
  • NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REG HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; SAINT JOHNSBURY, VT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Charleston:
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 60 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 62 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 69 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 81 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
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Cemeteries: Morrill Cemetery (1), Crawford Hill Cemetery (2), Blyhill Cemetery (3), Hillside Cemetery (4), Buck Cemetery (5), West Charleston Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Pond (A), Pensioner Pond (B), Echo Lake (C), Toad Pond (D), Charleston Pond (E), Echo Lake (F), Seymour Lake (G), Pensioner Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mad Brook (A), Lang Brook (B), Harvey Brook (C), Gray Brook (D), Nutting Brook (E), Stumpf Brook (F), Webster Brook (G), Allyn Brook (H), Bald Mountain Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: West Charleston Post Office (A), East Charleston Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Vermont:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.1%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  11.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  20.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Charleston, VT



Charleston 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.
  • 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Orleans County Vermont:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
  • Wood (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Charleston

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents70.8%8.8%6.4%2.6%2.0%
Congregations19.1%25.5%21.3%6.4%2.1%
NameEpiscopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)American Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents1.7%1.4%1.2%1.0%4.1%
Congregations2.1%4.3%2.1%2.1%14.9%
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.


5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,671 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.33%
Vermont average:  6.60%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($313 average AGI)
Orleans County:  0.12%
Vermont average:  0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Caledonia County, VT  0.68% ($26,500 average AGI)
from Lamoille County, VT  0.35% ($43,162)
from Chittenden County, VT  0.32% ($43,176)


5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,634 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.24%
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 Caledonia County, VT  0.79% ($27,024 average AGI)
to Chittenden County, VT  0.44% ($23,745)
to Lamoille County, VT  0.40% ($20,395)


Strongest AM radio stations in Charleston:
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WIKE (1490 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Charleston:
  • W243AE (96.5 FM; ORLEANS, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMOO (92.1 FM; DERBY CENTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
  • WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
  • WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
  • WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Charleston:
  • W14CK (Channel 14; NEWPORT, VT; Owner: SMC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $8,390,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,308
Total average daily truck traffic: 321
Total future (year 2015) average daily traffic: 7,962

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 2
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 2
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 0
  • 1970-1979: 3
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 3
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Charleston, VT

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 44.890750 Lon: -72.071667, Call Sign: WQAM594
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.087 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/02/2004, Expiration Date: 07/02/2014, Certifier: Pat Austin
    Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: NJ1M, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01203096
    Grant Date: 10/17/2006, Expiration Date: 01/08/2017, Certifier: Richard A Govoni
    Registrant: Richard A Govoni, 1842 Sunset Dr, W Charleston, VT 05872


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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