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Population (year 2000): 1,411. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,384 (-1.9% change)
Males: 714 (50.6%), Females: 697 (49.4%)
Windsor County
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $40,952 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,100 (year 2000)
Races in Sharon:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (24.5%), Irish (16.2%),
German (10.5%), French (9.7%), French Canadian (7.7%), United
States (7.2%).
Elevation: 501 feet
For population 25 years and over in Sharon
- High school or higher: 86.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.0%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sharon town
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 12.0%
2.5% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.3%
Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +144 (+11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sharon:
- ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
LEBANON, NH)
- GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; RANDOLPH,
VT)
- MT ASCUTNEY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WINDSOR, VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sharon:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 38 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 68 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID:
BTV)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 86 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sharon:
- POST MILLS (about 16 miles; POST MILLS, VT; ID: 2B9)
- EDWARD F KNAPP STATE (about 30 miles;
BARRE/MONTPELIER, VT; ID: MPV)
- CLAREMONT MUNI (about 30 miles; CLAREMONT, NH; ID:
CNH)
Amtrak stations near Sharon:
- 14 miles: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (RAILROAD ROW).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: RANDOLPH (DEPOT SQ.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sharon:
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 15 miles; HANOVER, NH;
Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; KEENE, NH; FT
enrollment: 4,049)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL
(about 63 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 70 miles; COLCHESTER,
VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
Private high school in Sharon:
- SHARON ACADEMY (Students: 57; Location: PO
207; Grades: 6 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Sharon:
- SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 130;
Location: ROUTE 132; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Sharon:
- BAXTER MEMORIAL (Operating income: $8,300;
Location: P.O. BOX 87; 5,948 books; 84 audio materials;
287 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)
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