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Population (year 2000): 2,036. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,123 (+4.3% change)
Males: 1,012 (49.7%), Females: 1,024 (50.3%)
Bennington County
Median resident age: 45.1 years
Median household income: $54,219 (year 2000)
Median house value: $196,000 (year 2000)
Races in Dorset:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: English (23.4%), Irish (19.6%),
German (11.2%), Italian (8.3%), United States (7.9%), Scottish
(7.7%).
Elevation: 962 feet
For population 25 years and over in Dorset
- High school or higher: 92.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.2%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dorset town
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 12.1%
2.6% Foreign born (2.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+6.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dorset:
- MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CAMBRIDGE,
NY)
- SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
BENNINGTON, VT)
- RUTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
RUTLAND, VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dorset:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 22 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 36 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
- ALBANY INTL (about 61 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dorset:
- GRANVILLE (about 16 miles; GRANVILLE, NY; ID: B01)
- CHAPIN FLD (about 23 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY; ID: 1B8)
- ARGYLE (about 26 miles; ARGYLE, NY; ID: 1C3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dorset:
- WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
- SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SARATOGA
SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
- SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS,
NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 54 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
- HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
Public primary/middle school in Dorset:
- DORSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 184;
Location: 130 SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Dorset:
- DORSET VILLAGE PUBLIC (Operating income:
$33,350; Location: P.O. BOX 38; 13,892 books; 567 audio
materials; 986 video materials; 77 serial subscriptions)
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