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Nelson, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Nelson, Robert, 1794–1873, Canadian rebel, b. Montreal; brother of Wolfred Nelson. Like his brother, he was a surgeon in the War of 1812, and with him he entered the Legislative…

Isle La Motte

(Encyclopedia) Isle La MotteIsle La Motteīl lə mŏt [key], island and village, 6 mi (9.7 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, in Lake Champlain, NW Vt. The French chose the island as the site for Fort Ste…

Stowe

(Encyclopedia) StoweStowestō [key], resort town (1990 pop. 2,450), Lamoille co., N central Vt.; settled 1794, inc. 1896. It is surrounded by mountains, including Mt. Mansfield, Vermont's highest.…

New Hampshire Grants

(Encyclopedia) New Hampshire Grants, early name (1749–77) for Vermont, given because most of the early settlers came in under land grants from Benning Wentworth, the colonial governor of New…

Sanders, Bernie

(Encyclopedia) Sanders, Bernie (Bernard Sanders), 1941–, American politician, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. The son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, he spent a…

Addison County, VT Census Data

Vermont Addison County, Vermont People QuickFactsAddison CountyVermontPopulation, 2005 estimate 36,965623,050Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.8%2.3%Population, 2000…

Bennington County, VT Census Data

Vermont Bennington County, Vermont People QuickFactsBennington CountyVermontPopulation, 2005 estimate 36,999623,050Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.0%2.3%Population…

Burlington, VT Census Data

People QuickFactsBurlingtonVermontPopulation, 2003 estimate 39,148619,107Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.7%1.7%Population, 2000 38,889608,827Population, percent…

Burlington, VT Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population38,889100.0SEX AND AGEMale18,76448.3Female20,12551.7Under 5 years1,7884.65 to 9 years1,8264.710 to 14 years1,6904.315 to 19 years3,5669.220 to 24 years7,34318.925 to…

Burlington, VT Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over33,294100.0In labor force22,64068.0Civilian labor force22,55767.8Employed21,33564.1Unemployed1,2223.7Percent of civilian labor force5.4(X…