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Bennington County

Population in July 2007: 351. Population change since 2000: -0.3%
 

Males: 187  (53.5%)
Females: 164  (46.5%)

Median resident age:  46.1 years
Vermont median age:  37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,957 (it was $41,250 in 2000)
Sandgate:  $51,957
Vermont:  $49,907

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $210,853 (it was $113,800 in 2000)
Sandgate:  $210,853
Vermont:  $205,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $246,944; Detached houses: $248,094; Townhouses or other attached units: $135,705; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $705,338; Mobile homes: $132,000

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Races in Sandgate:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Sandgate: 94.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.5%), English (17.0%), Italian (15.6%), Irish (13.0%), French (9.3%), Polish (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 805 feet

Land area: 42.2 square miles.

Population density: 8.3 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Sandgate

  • High school or higher: 92.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sandgate town

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

18 residents are foreign born (3.7% Europe, 0.6% Africa, 0.6% North America).

This town:  5.1%
Vermont:  3.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Sandgate, Vermont in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sandgate to the number of sex offenders is 176 to 1.

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

Sandgate:  1.6% ($1,850)
Vermont:  2.0% ($2,196)
Sandgate satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Colonie, NY (42.1 miles , pop. 79,258).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (121.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (163.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Arlington, VT (2.4 miles ), Manchester, VT (2.4 miles ), Arlington, VT (2.5 miles ), Salem, NY (2.6 miles ), Manchester, VT (2.6 miles ), Sunderland, VT (2.6 miles ), Salem, NY (2.7 miles ), Manchester Center, VT (2.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $91,700
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $250,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $95,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $155,600
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.15 N, Longitude: 73.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

Sandgate household income distribution Sandgate home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+27.9%).

Unemployment in December 2008:
Here:  7.2%
Vermont:  3.7%


Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
  • Printing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secondary school teachers (10%)
  • Other financial specialists (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)



Average climate in Sandgate, Vermont

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Sandgate-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.5 miles away from the Sandgate town center injured 68 people and caused $71 million in damages.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 tornado 20.0 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sandgate:
  • MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY)
  • SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; BENNINGTON, VT)
  • GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Sandgate, VT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandgate:
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
  • WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; FT enrollment: 2,047)
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 40 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
  • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)

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Notable location: Sandgate Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Cemeteries: Beartown Cemetery (1), Sandgate Center Cemetery (2), Scott Cemetery (3), Sherman Cemetery (4), West End-Camdon Valley Cemetery (5), Wilcox Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hopper Pond (A), Barbos Lake (B), Lake Madeleine (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pruddy Brook (A), Hopper Brook (B), Terry Brook (C), Devils Glen Brook (D), Norton Brook (E), Baker Brook (F), Baldwin Brook (G), Brown Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

GREEN RIVER INN (Address: 3402 SANDGATE RD, Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.8%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.7%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sandgate, VT



Sandgate compared to Vermont state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Bennington County Vermont:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
  • Wood (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Sandgate

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents57.4%8.5%7.1%6.8%6.6%
Congregations18.9%11.3%9.4%5.7%15.1%
NameAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChristian and Missionary AllianceNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesOther religions
Adherents3.4%1.4%1.1%0.9%6.7%
Congregations3.8%3.8%1.9%3.8%26.4%
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.


5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,279 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
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 Berkshire County, MA  0.38% ($31,089 average AGI)
from Rutland County, VT  0.38% ($34,339)
from Windham County, VT  0.35% ($33,346)


6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.04%
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 Rutland County, VT  0.50% ($34,767 average AGI)
to Rensselaer County, NY  0.46% ($33,147)
to Berkshire County, MA  0.35% ($44,078)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sandgate:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WABY (1160 AM; 5 kW; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSYB (1380 AM; 5 kW; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sandgate:
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLJH (90.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE INC)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WMNV (104.1 FM; RUPERT, VT; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WNYQ (105.7 FM; QUEENSBURY, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WBAR-FM (94.7 FM; LAKE LUZERNE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Sandgate:
  • W36AX (Channel 36; MANCHESTER, ETC., VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)
  • W69AD (Channel 69; BENNINGTON, ETC., VT; Owner: MT. MANSFIELD TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNYA-CA (Channel 39; EASTON, ETC., NY; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WVBK-LP (Channel 49; MANCHESTER, ETC., VT; Owner: VISION 3 BROADCASTING, INC.)


Sandgate fatal accident list:
Sep 5, 1988 09:00 AM, 4, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $3,767,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,220
Total average daily truck traffic: 23
Total future (year 2015) average daily traffic: 1,830

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: WA1DMT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00495481
    Grant Date: 02/26/2008, Expiration Date: 04/16/2018, Certifier: Douglas A Tschorn
    Registrant: Douglas A Tschorn, 679 Lincoln Ln, Sandgate, VT 05250-9603
  • Call Sign: WA1DMU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00762166
    Grant Date: 03/04/2008, Expiration Date: 04/17/2018, Certifier: Nancy J Tschorn
    Registrant: Nancy J Tschorn Mrs, 679 Lincoln Ln, Sandgate, VT 05250


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