Colchester, Vermont
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Colchester is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 16,986 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 151.9 km² (58.6 mi²). 95.5 km² (36.9 mi²) of it is land and 56.3 km² (21.8 mi²) of it (37.10%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 16,986 people, 6,144 households, and 4,184 families residing in the town. The population density was 177.8/km² (460.5/mi²). There were 6,727 housing units at an average density of 70.4/km² (182.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.53% White, 0.63% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.58% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,144 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 16.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,429, and the median income for a family was $58,358. Males had a median income of $38,268 versus $30,880 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,472. About 5.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Its High School is home to the award-winning Colchester Theatre Company.
[edit] Notable residents
- Tom Brennan, former coach of the University of Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team.
- Ray Collins, (1887-1970) left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1909-1915.
- Donato Giancola, artist specializing in science fiction and fantasy illustration.
- Jamie Merchant, minor league pitcher, Houston Astros, 2003-2006.
[edit] School System
Around 2,200 children attend the five schools in Colchester's school district. The district consists of one high school, Colchester High School, one middle school, Colchester Middle School, an elementary school Malletts Bay School, and two young schools Porters Point School and Union Memorial School.
The Colchester School District underwent a teacher strike during October, 2005. The strike began over pay increases but quickly escalated to include many other aspects of the system. The strike ended on October 23, 2005, with an agreement on pay between teachers and board, and school re-opened on Monday the 24th. Negotiations took place for around five hours on October 18, 2005, but resulted in no settlement, and again on the 23rd, resulting in the conclusion to the strike.
[edit] External links
- Colchester School District website
- Colchester official website
- 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
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