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Windham County, Vermont
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Location in the state of Vermont
Vermont's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1781
Seat	Newfane
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	798 sq mi (2,067 km²) 9 sq mi (23 km²), 1.18%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	44,216 57/sq mi (22/km²)

Windham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 44,216. Its shire town is Newfane⁶.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 County Law Enforcement 4 Cities, towns, and villages* 5 See also 6 External links

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,067 km² (798 sq mi). 2,043 km² (789 sq mi) of it is land and 24 km² (9 sq mi) of it (1.18%) is water.

• Windsor County, Vermont - north
• Sullivan County, New Hampshire - northeast
• Cheshire County, New Hampshire - east
• Franklin County, Massachusetts - south
• Bennington County, Vermont - west

As of the census² of 2000, there were 44,216 people, 18,375 households, and 11,447 families residing in the county. The population density was 22/km² (56/sq mi). There were 27,039 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.72% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 95.9% spoke English, 1.3% Spanish and 1.2% French as their first language.

There were 18,375 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.70% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,204, and the median income for a family was $46,989. Males had a median income of $31,094 versus $24,650 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,533. About 6.10% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.00% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

The Windham County Sheriff's Department is one source of law enforcement in this county except for large towns such as Brattleboro. Other towns also have contracts with the Vermont State Police.

• Athens
• Brattleboro
  • West Brattleboro (an unincorporated community of Brattleboro)
• Brookline
• Dover
• Dummerston
• Grafton
• Guilford
  • Algiers (an unincorporated community of Guilford)
• Halifax
• Jamaica
• Londonderry
• Marlboro
• Newfane
  • Newfane Village
• Putney
• Rockingham
  • Bellows Falls (an incorporated village of Rockingham)
  • Saxtons River (an incorporated village of Rockingham)
• Somerset
• Stratton
• Townshend
• Vernon
• Wardsboro
• Westminster
  • North Westminster (a village of Westminster)
• Whitingham
  • Jacksonville (a village of Whitingham)
• Wilmington
• Windham

* Villages are census divisions, but do not necessarily have any separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.

• List of counties in Vermont
• List of towns in Vermont

• The Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce
• National Register of Historic Places listing for Windham Co., Vermont
• The Historical Society of Windham County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Windham County, Vermont
Shire town: Newfane
Towns	Athens | Brattleboro | Brookline | Dover | Dummerston | Grafton | Guilford | Halifax | Jamaica | Londonderry | Marlboro | Newfane | Putney | Rockingham | Somerset* | Stratton | Townshend | Vernon | Wardsboro | Westminster | Whitingham | Wilmington | Windham *Disincorporated
Villages	Bellows Falls | Jacksonville | Newfane | North Westminster | Saxtons River | Westminster
CDPs	Brattleboro | West Brattleboro
Community	Algiers

	v • d • e State of Vermont Montpelier (capital)
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Regions	Champlain Valley · Green Mountains · Mount Mansfield · Northeast Kingdom
Counties	Addison · Bennington · Caledonia · Chittenden · Essex · Franklin · Grand Isle · Lamoille · Orange · Orleans · Rutland · Washington · Windham · Windsor
Cities	Barre · Burlington · Montpelier · Newport · Rutland · St. Albans · South Burlington · Vergennes · Winooski

Coordinates: 42°59′N 72°43′W / 42.99, -72.72