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Chittenden County ('t????n?d?n/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 146,571, making it the most populous county in the state. Its shire town is Burlington.
Chittenden County is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
rding to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 620 square miles (1,605 kmē), of which, 539 square miles (1,396 kmē) of it is land and 81 square miles (209 kmē) of it (13.01%) is water.
f the census of 2000, there were 146,571 people, 56,452 households, and 35,169 families residing in the county.
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Chittenden County ('t????n?d?n/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 146,571, making it the most populous county in the state. Its shire town is Burlington.
Chittenden County is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 620 square miles (1,605 kmē), of which, 539 square miles (1,396 kmē) of it is land and 81 square miles (209 kmē) of it (13.01%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 146,571 people, 56,452 households, and 35,169 families residing in the county. The population density was 272 people per square mile (105/kmē). There were 58,864 housing units at an average density of 109 per square mile (42/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 95.14% White, 0.91% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 13.9% were of Irish, 12.7% English, 12.0% French Canadian, 11.9% French, 7.4% German, 6.9% American and 6.3% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.5% spoke English, 2.7% French and 1.2% Spanish as a first language.
In 2008, 19% described their ancestry as Irish, 17% English, 14% French and 9% French-Canadian.
There were 56,452 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.70% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 13.10% from 18 to 24, 32.00% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.
In 2007, census department estimates that Chittenden had the youngest average age in the state, 37.5. This compares with the actual census in 2000 of 34.2 years.
In 2008, about 29% of the population lives alone. Fifty-nine percent of households consist of families. Thirty-eight percent of men and 35% of women, 15 years or older, have never married. Six percent of the population were born in a foreign country, Eight percent of residents speak a language other than English at home. Half of the population has a college degree.
Government
As in all Vermont counties, there is a small executive function which is mostly consolidated at the state level. Remaining county government is judicial. There are no "county taxes."
In 2007, median property taxes in the county were $3,809, placing it 265 out of 1,817 counties in the nation with populations over 20,000. It stood first in Vermont.
Judicial
The State Attorney (elected) is T. J. Donovan. In 2008, he said that "Alcohol is involved in most of our cases."
Economy
Personal income
The median income for a household in the county was $47,673, and the median income for a family was $59,460. Males had a median income of $38,541 versus $27,853 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,501. About 4.90% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.
Industry
IBM, in Essex Junction, is Vermont's largest for-profit employer. It provides 25% of all manufacturing jobs in Vermont. It is responsible for $1 billion of the state's annual economy.
Burton Snowboards employs 500 people with a payroll of $28 million in 2008.
Retailing
One measure of economic activity is retail sales. In 2007, Chittenden led the state with 29% of sales, as measured by sales tax reports. This amounted to US$1.52 billion. Four local cities stood among the top five areas in the state: 1- Williston, 2-South Burlington, 4-Colchester, and 5-Burlington.
Real estate
In 2008, a vacancy rate for office space reached 11%, called "historic".
Cities, towns, villages, and unincorporated places
* In Vermont, gores and grants are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited).
Education
There are several school districts within the county, including Burlington, Winooski and Chittenden East. Teachers salaries in 2007-8 varied from lows of $33,000 to $38,000 annually. Top salaries ranged from $66,000 to $79,000. Teachers pay from 10-20% of their health premiums with many contracts at 12%.
Infrastructure
Consistent with the rest of New England, Vermont (and Chittenden) have little formal county government. There are a few agencies that serve county-wide. One is the Chittenden County Solid Waste District.
Solid Waste
In 2008, the Solid Waste District announced that it would charge trash haulers $17/ton for recyclables. Formerly it was paying $7/ton. The global economy has reduced the demand for recycled materials.
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