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Population (year 2000): 3,633. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,577 (-1.5% change)
Males: 1,783 (49.1%), Females: 1,850 (50.9%)
Rutland County
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $31,711 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,400 (year 2000)
Races in Poultney:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (15.6%), Irish (15.2%),
French (11.7%), Welsh (8.5%), Italian (8.3%), German (7.7%).
Elevation: 432 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Poultney
- High school or higher: 80.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Poultney town
- Never married: 34.7%
- Now married: 47.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 8.8%
2.3% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.6% North
America, 0.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+2.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Poultney:
- RUTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
RUTLAND, VT)
- MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
TICONDEROGA, NY)
- GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Poultney:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 21 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 66 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID:
BTV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Poultney:
- FAIR HAVEN MUNI (about 7 miles; FAIR HAVEN, VT; ID:
1B3)
- GRANVILLE (about 8 miles; GRANVILLE, NY; ID: B01)
- ARGYLE (about 25 miles; ARGYLE, NY; ID: 1C3)
Amtrak stations near Poultney:
- 6 miles: FAIR HAVEN (DEPOT & WATER STS.)
- 12 miles: WHITEHALL (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 19 miles: RUTLAND (MERCHANTS ROW). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
College/University in Poultney:
- GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
623; Location: ONE COLLEGE CIR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.greenmtn.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Poultney:
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- 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)
- WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 57 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA;
FT enrollment: 2,047)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 62 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
Public high school in Poultney:
- POULTNEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 301;
Location: 154 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Poultney:
- POULTNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 216;
Location: 96 SCHOOL CIRCLE; Grades: KG - 06)
- RUTLAND SOUTHWEST S.U. (Students: 37;
Location: 168 YORK STREET; Grades: PK - PK)
- RUTLAND SW EEE PROGRAM (Location: 154 EAST
MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Poultney:
- POULTNEY PUBLIC (Operating income: $58,147;
Location: 205 MAIN ST., STE 1; 14,660 books; 231 audio
materials; 46 serial subscriptions)
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