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Population (year 2000): 15,737. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,375 (-2.3% change)
Males: 7,323 (46.5%), Females: 8,414 (53.5%)
Bennington County
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $33,706 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bennington:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (19.0%), English (16.1%),
French (14.9%), German (10.7%), Italian (7.2%), United States
(6.9%).
Elevation: 681 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bennington
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bennington town
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 50.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 10.3%
2.9% Foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.8% North
America, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -263 (-1.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Bennington:
- SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (100
HOSPITAL DR EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bennington:
- NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NORTH
ADAMS, MA)
- MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CAMBRIDGE,
NY)
- BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 30 miles;
PITTSFIELD, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bennington:
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 43 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
- ALBANY INTL (about 44 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 48 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bennington:
- WILLIAM H. MORSE STATE (about 3 miles; BENNINGTON,
VT; ID: DDH)
- HARRIMAN-AND-WEST (about 14 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA;
ID: AQW)
- CHAPIN FLD (about 17 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY; ID: 1B8)
Colleges/Universities in Bennington:
- BENNINGTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
631; Location: One College Drive; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bennington.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 350;
Location: 982 MANSION DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.svc.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bennington:
- WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 14 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 35 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
- HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
- SIENA COLLEGE (about 42 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,001)
- SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SARATOGA
SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
- SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS,
NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
Public high schools in Bennington:
- MT. ANTHONY SR. UHSD #14 (Students: 1,238;
Location: 301 PARK STREET EXTENSION; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SW VT CAREER DEVELOPMENT CT (Location: 321
PARK STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bennington:
- BENNINGTON SCHOOL INC (Students: 101;
Location: 19 FAIRVIEW ST; Grades: 4 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bennington:
- MT. ANTHONY UNION MIDDLE SC (Students: 579;
Location: 640 MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MOLLY STARK SCHOOL (Students: 349; Location:
1 ORCHARD STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- CATAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 302;
Location: 230 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- BENNINGTON ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 280;
Location: 128 PARK STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- MONUMENT SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location:
WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- SOUTHWEST VERMONT S.U. (Students: 65;
Location: 246 SOUTH STREAM ROAD; Grades: PK - PK)
- WOODFORD HOLLOW SCHOOL (Students: 26;
Location: 995 VT ROUTE 9; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Bennington:
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location:
307 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 97;
Location: PO BOX 4130; Grades: KG - 7)
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 68;
Location: BENNINGTON COLLEGE; Grades: PK - KG)
- HILAND HALL SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location:
RR2 BOX 1700; Grades: UG - UG)
- FORREST WARD MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 9;
Location: RR2 BOX 1045 HOUGHTON LANE; Grades: 1 - 6)
Library in Bennington:
- BENNINGTON FREE (Operating income: $370,451;
Location: 101 SILVER ST.; 56,503 books; 2,023 audio
materials; 1,757 video materials; 173 serial
subscriptions)
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