North Hero, Vermont
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North Hero is a town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 810 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grand Isle County6.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 120.6 km² (46.6 mi²). 35.6 km² (13.7 mi²) of it is land and 85.1 km² (32.8 mi²) of it (70.50%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 810 people, 333 households, and 237 families residing in the town. The population density was 22.8/km² (58.9/mi²). There were 906 housing units at an average density of 25.5/km² (65.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.53% White, 0.25% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.37% Pacific Islander, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 333 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,577, and the median income for a family was $51,964. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $31,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,859. About 5.5% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- North Hero State Park
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Hero's Welcome General Store, North Hero, VT
- North Hero House, Hotel and Restaurant
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