Irasburg, Vermont

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Orleans County

Population in July 2009: 1,037. Population change since 2000: -3.7%

Males: 506	(48.8%)
Females: 531	(51.2%)

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Zip codes: 05845.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $47,536 (it was $36,154 in 2000)

Irasburg:	$47,536
Vermont:	$51,618

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $20,069

Irasburg town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $152,491 (it was $83,000 in 2000)

Irasburg:	$152,491
Vermont:	$216,300

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $177,586; Detached houses: $191,418; In 2-unit structures: $192,969; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,366; Mobile homes: $91,790

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White alone - 1,061 (98.5%)
American Indian alone - 8 (0.7%)
Two or more races - 3 (0.3%)
Hispanic - 3 (0.3%)
Asian alone - 1 (0.09%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.09%)

Races in Irasburg detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Irasburg: 93.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (21.9%), English (18.7%), French Canadian (17.3%), United States (16.5%), Irish (11.0%), German (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 814 feet

Land area: 40.5 square miles.

Population density: 26 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Irasburg:

High school or higher: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 7.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Irasburg town:

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 68.4%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 6.7%

31 residents are foreign born (2.3% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

This town:	2.9%
Vermont:	3.8%

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

Irasburg town:	1.2% ($996)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (126.6 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (181.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (285.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Orleans, VT (1.8 miles ), Barton, VT (2.2 miles ), Coventry, VT (2.4 miles ), Barton, VT (2.5 miles ), Albany, VT (2.5 miles ), Brownington, VT (2.6 miles ), Albany, VT (2.8 miles) , Glover, VT (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 44.81 N, Longitude: 72.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	6.1%
Vermont:	5.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +201 (+22.9%).

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Construction (7%)
Wood products (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Educational services (16%)
Health care (13%)
Public administration (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Work and jobs in Irasburg: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Irasburg, Vermont

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Earthquake activity:

Irasburg-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Vermont state average. It is 87% 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 74.7 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 96.2 miles away from Irasburg 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 73.3 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 40.0 miles away from the city 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 62.4 miles away from Irasburg center
On 5/24/2002 at 23:46:00, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from the city 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)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Orleans County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Winds: 2, Floods: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Irasburg topographic map

Birthplace of: Isabel Barrows - Physician, Theodore Robinson - Artist.

Hospitals/medical centers near Irasburg:

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 68 miles away; PLATTSBURGH, NY)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 78 miles away; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 88 miles away; TICONDEROGA, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Irasburg, VT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Irasburg:

Norwich University (about 51 miles; Northfield, VT; Full-time enrollment: 3,269)
University of Vermont (about 52 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 11,405)
Champlain College (about 52 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 2,086)
SUNY College at Plattsburgh (about 60 miles; Plattsburgh, NY; FT enrollment: 5,847)
Middlebury College (about 72 miles; Middlebury, VT; FT enrollment: 2,456)
Dartmouth College (about 77 miles; Hanover, NH; FT enrollment: 5,813)
Plymouth State University (about 78 miles; Plymouth, NH; FT enrollment: 4,634)

Public elementary/middle school in Irasburg:

Irasburg Village School (Students: 145; Location: 292 ROUTE 52 EAST; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Library in Irasburg:

LEACH PUBLIC (Operating income: $13,070; Location: 130 PARK AVE.; 13,911 books; 122 audio materials; 670 video materials; 26 state licensed databases; 18 print serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Irasburg: Leach Public Library (A), Irasburg Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Irasburg include: United Church of Irasburg (A), Federated Protestant Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint John Vienny Cemetery (1), Maple Street Cemetery (2), Irasburg Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Pond (A), Kidder Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lords Creek (A), Allen Brook (B), Brighton Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Irasburg: Irasburg Square (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Orleans County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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

B W SNACK BAR (Address: 251 RTE 58E

, Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Irasburg that have no violations reported:

TREE CORNERS FAMILY CAMPGROUND LLC (Population served: 655, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.3%
Whole state:	65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.4%
Whole state:	7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	9.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Irasburg, VT

Irasburg compared to Vermont state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
Wood (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Orleans County Vermont:

2008 Presidential Election results in Orleans County Vermont:

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Religion statistics for Irasburg (based on Orleans County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.79%

Here		41.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents	70.8%	8.8%	6.4%	2.6%	2.0%
Congregations	19.1%	25.5%	21.3%	6.4%	2.1%

Name	Episcopal Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	1.7%	1.4%	1.2%	1.0%	4.1%
Congregations	2.1%	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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 14

Orleans County:	5.14 / 10,000 pop.
Vermont:	3.84 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3

Orleans County:	1.10 / 10,000 pop.
Vermont:	1.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18

Orleans County:	6.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.40 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 22

Here:	8.07 / 10,000 pop.
State:	11.52 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	7.0%
Vermont:	6.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Orleans County:	24.8%
Vermont:	22.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	10.8%
State:	13.3%

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 Irasburg:

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.)
WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
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.)
WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER 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)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Irasburg:

W243AE (96.5 FM; ORLEANS, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
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)
WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WMOO (92.1 FM; DERBY CENTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
WLFE-FM (102.3 FM; ST. ALBANS, VT; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Irasburg:

W14CK (Channel 14; NEWPORT, VT; Owner: SMC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Irasburg, Vermont:

Fatal accident count: 10
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
Fatalities: 11
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 28
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Vermont average:

Fatal accident count: 48
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 67
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 21
Fatalities: 53
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 116
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

See more detailed statistics of Irasburg fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 45 meters (148ft)
Total costs: $3,212,000
Total average daily traffic: 11,020
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,105
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 16,429

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: N1OVT, Licensee ID: L00459928
Grant Date: 01/22/2003, Expiration Date: 04/20/2013
Registrant: Ronald L Pray Mr, 2654 W Glover Rd, Irasburg, VT 05845
Call Sign: KB1UDJ, Licensee ID: L01564048
Grant Date: 04/23/2010, Expiration Date: 04/23/2020, Certifier: Brett C Clark
Registrant: Brett C Clark, 1414 Kidder Hill Ridge, Irasburg, VT 05845

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 225MH , Serial Number: 17263156, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 04/09/1974
Registrant (Corporation): M Piette & Sons Lumber Inc, 310 Piette Rd, Irasburg, VT 05845

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2
Hazardous Condition: 2

Top Patent Applicants

Eugene P. Webster, Iv (1)

Total of 1 patent application in 2008-2013.

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