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Population (year 2000): 1,990. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,240 (+12.6% change)
Males: 976 (49.0%), Females: 1,014 (51.0%)
Franklin County
Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $42,179 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sheldon:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- American Indian (3.8%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
Ancestries: French Canadian (20.2%), French
(18.6%), United States (14.9%), Irish (13.7%), English (10.4%),
German (3.3%).
Elevation: 373 feet
For population 25 years and over in Sheldon
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sheldon town
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 9.8%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+4.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sheldon:
- NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 12 miles;
SAINT ALBANS, VT)
- COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
- FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 34 miles;
BURLINGTON, VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sheldon:
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 32 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID:
BTV)
- CLINTON CO (about 42 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID:
PLB)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 94 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sheldon:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (about 11 miles; HIGHGATE, VT;
ID: FSO)
- ROUSES POINT (about 29 miles; ROUSES POINT, NY; ID:
K21)
- MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (about 34 miles;
MORRISVILLE, VT; ID: MVL)
Amtrak station near Sheldon:
- 12 miles: ST. ALBANS (40 FEDERAL ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, ATM, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sheldon:
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 31 miles; COLCHESTER,
VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL
(about 32 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 39 miles;
PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 94 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
Public primary/middle school in Sheldon:
- SHELDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 317;
Location: 78 POOR FARM ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Sheldon:
- SHELDON PUBLIC (Operating income: $4,304;
Location: 1640 MAIN ST., P.O. BOX 12; 5,619 books; 14
audio materials; 47 video materials; 31 serial
subscriptions)
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