Lowell, Vermont

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Population (year 2000): 738. Estimated population in July 2006: 736 (-0.3% change)

Males: 375	(50.8%)
Females: 363	(49.2%)

Orleans County

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Zip codes: 05847.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,400 (it was $27,969 in 2000)

Lowell	$30,400
Vermont:	$45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,300 (it was $66,800 in 2000)

Lowell	$108,300
Vermont:	$173,400

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Races in Lowell:

White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
Black (1.2%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: French (28.0%), Irish (21.4%), English (16.7%), French Canadian (11.5%), United States (8.5%), German (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 996 feet

Land area: 56.0 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lowell

High school or higher: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lowell town

Never married: 22.6%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 7.8%

32 residents are foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.8% North America).

This town:	4.3%
Vermont:	3.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lowell, Vermont in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lowell to the number of sex offenders is 746 to 1.

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

Lowell:	1.5% ($1,028)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (142.6 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (194.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (290.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Westfield, VT (5.0 miles ), Albany, VT (6.4 miles) , Eden, VT (8.5 miles ), Albany, VT (8.7 miles ), Craftsbury, VT (10.6 miles ), Troy, VT (11.3 miles ), Jay, VT (11.8 miles ), Irasburg, VT (12.5 miles ).

Latitude: 44.79 N, Longitude: 72.45 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +141 (+23.6%).

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.7%
Vermont:	3.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Construction (11%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Wood products (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Data processing and other information services (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Average climate in Lowell, Vermont

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lowell:

NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 19 miles; NEWPORT, VT)
COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 32 miles; SAINT ALBANS, VT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowell:

BURLINGTON INTL (about 54 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
CLINTON CO (about 75 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
RUTLAND STATE (about 94 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lowell:

NEWPORT STATE (about 18 miles; NEWPORT, VT; ID: EFK)
MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (about 21 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT; ID: MVL)
CALEDONIA COUNTY (about 34 miles; LYNDONVILLE, VT; ID: 6B8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowell:

NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 51 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 54 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 69 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 83 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

Public elementary/middle school in Lowell:

LOWELL VILLAGE SCHOOL (Students: 96; Location: 52 GELO PARK ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)

Library in Lowell:

LOWELL COMMUNITY (Operating income: $5,503; Location: P.O. BOX 189; 3,415 books; 4 audio materials; 205 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lowell: Tillotson Camp (A), Lowell Plain (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Cemeteries: Mountainview Cemetery (1), Old Catholic Cemetery (2), Stignatius Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: McAllister Pond (A), Lockwood Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Le Clair Brook (A), Truland Brook (B), East Branch Missisquoi River (C), Ace Brook (D), Lockwood Brook (E), Burgess Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

LOWELL GRADED SCHOOL (Address: 52 GELO PARK RD, Population served: 120, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2000), St Boil Water Order (DEC-01-2000), St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2000)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-20-1999), St Boil Water Order (OCT-01-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-30-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1900), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1900), St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-27-2001), St Formal NOV issued (APR-27-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2001), St Public Notif received (MAY-01-2001)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-1998)

3 routine major monitoring violations

11 regular monitoring violations

ST ONGES HIDDEN COUNTRY (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

CAJUNS SNACK BAR (Address: 1594 VT RTE 100, Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

5 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.6%
Whole state:	65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.7%
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 1999:

This town:	17.5%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	7.5%
Whole state:	3.6%

Lowell compared to Vermont state average:

Median house value below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage significantly 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:

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 Lowell:

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.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WIKE (1490 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lowell:

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.)
WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W243AE (96.5 FM; ORLEANS, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
WMOO (92.1 FM; DERBY CENTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)

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