Westmore, Vermont

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Population in July 2008: 312. Population change since 2000: +2.0%

Males: 156	(50.0%)
Females: 156	(50.0%)

Median resident age:	45.9 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,480 (it was $27,375 in 2000)

Westmore:	$34,480
Vermont:	$49,907

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,209

Westmore:	$19,209
Vermont:	$26,735

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $166,199 (it was $89,700 in 2000)

Westmore:	$166,199
Vermont:	$205,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $283,875; Detached houses: $283,683; Townhouses or other attached units: $633,292; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $291,012; Mobile homes: $28,333

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Races in Westmore:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
American Indian (2.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Westmore: 94.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (37.6%), French (19.6%), German (11.1%), Irish (11.1%), French Canadian (10.8%), United States (10.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1197 feet

Land area: 34.5 square miles.

Population density: 9.0 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Westmore

High school or higher: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
Unemployed: 2.5%
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Westmore town

Never married: 22.6%
Now married: 58.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 9.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
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:

Westmore:	1.4% ($1,226)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (115.3 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (174.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (286.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Newark, VT (2.4 miles ), Charleston, VT (2.4 miles ), Sutton, VT (2.7 miles ), Brownington, VT (2.7 miles ), Barton, VT (2.7 miles ), Island Pond, VT (2.8 miles ), West Burke, VT (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $65,700
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $65,700
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $65,700
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $81,700
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $81,700
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $81,700
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $45,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $133,300
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $134,000
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $145,700
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $182,400

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Latitude: 44.76 N, Longitude: 72.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

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Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	3.3%
Vermont:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Construction (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Food (7%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Public administration (19%)
Furniture and related products (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (17%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Average climate in Westmore, Vermont

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Westmore-area historical earthquake activity is below Vermont state average. It is 88% 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 85.4 miles away from Westmore 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 89.5 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 84.0 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 33.0 miles away from Westmore 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 51.7 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 79.1 miles away from Westmore 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)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Westmore:

NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 14 miles; NEWPORT, VT)
NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REG HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SAINT JOHNSBURY, VT)
UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; COLEBROOK, NH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westmore:

NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 57 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 59 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 63 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 80 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)

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Notable locations in Westmore: White Caps Campground (A), Songadeewin Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Willoughby, Lake (A), Negro Pond (B), Mud Pond (C), Bald Hill Pond (D), Long Pond (E), Brown Pond (F), Jobs Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Brook (A), Arcadia Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Westmore: Bald Hill Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.7%
Whole state:	65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.5%
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: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	14.6%
Whole state:	9.4%

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

This town:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Westmore, VT

Westmore compared to Vermont state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 Orleans County Vermont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Wood (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (7%)

Religion statistics for Westmore

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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 religions
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.

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 Westmore:

WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, 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)
WIKE (1490 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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 Westmore:

W243AE (96.5 FM; ORLEANS, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, 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)
WMOO (92.1 FM; DERBY CENTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
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)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 3

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