- Dorset, Vermont
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Dorset, Vermont — Town — Dorset, Vermont
Coordinates: 43°16′N 73°4′W / 43.267°N 73.067°WCoordinates: 43°16′N 73°4′W / 43.267°N 73.067°W Country United States State Vermont County Bennington Area – Total 47.9 sq mi (123.9 km2) – Land 47.8 sq mi (123.8 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation 1,302 ft (397 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,036 – Density 42.6/sq mi (16.4/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 05251 and 05253 Area code(s) 802 FIPS code 50-17725[1] GNIS feature ID 1462082[2] Dorset is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,036 at the 2000 census. Dorset is famous for being home to America's oldest marble quarry and for being the birth place of Alcoholics Anonymnous co-founder Bill W. East Dorset is the setting of the Bill Wilson House and the Griffith Library.
The East Dorset marble quarry had been established by Bill W's great grandfather and stayed in the family for 3 generations. Marble from these quarries provided stone for the New York Public Library Main Branch building in New York City.[3]
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.8 square miles (123.9 km2), of which 47.8 square miles (123.9 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.08%) is water.
Within the town is located Mount Aeolus.[4]
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,036 people, 856 households, and 600 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.6 people per square mile (16.4/km2). There were 1,246 housing units at an average density of 26.1 per square mile (10.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.97% White, 0.44% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 856 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $54,219, and the median income for a family was $62,969. Males had a median income of $40,027 versus $28,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,956. About 3.0% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- John Irving, novelist[5]
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Pass It On, ISBN 0-916856-12-7, pp 362-363
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Aeolus
- ^ Boris Kachka (2009-10-11). "Call of the Wild". New York. http://nymag.com/arts/books/profiles/59881/. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Bennington County, Vermont Towns Arlington | Bennington | Dorset | Glastenbury‡ | Landgrove | Manchester | Peru | Pownal | Readsboro | Rupert | Sandgate | Searsburg | Shaftsbury | Stamford | Sunderland | Winhall | Woodford
Villages CDPs Footnotes ‡ Disincorporated
Categories:- Towns in Vermont
- Dorset, Vermont
- Populated places in Bennington County, Vermont
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