Bethel, Vermont
Old mill buildings in Bethel, Vermont
Located in Windsor County, Vermont
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Coordinates: 43°50′40″N 72°38′46″W / 43.84444, -72.64611
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Windsor
Chartered	1779 (Vermont)
Area
- Total	45.4 sq mi (117.7 km²)
- Land	45.3 sq mi (117.3 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation	573 ft (256 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,968
- Density	43.4/sq mi (16.8/km²)
- Households	817
- Families	548
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	05032
Area code(s)	802
FIPS code	50-05800[1]
GNIS feature ID	1462043[2]

Bethel is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 census. The town includes the locations of Bethel-Gilead, East Bethel, Lillieville, Olympus (now called Lympus), and West Bethel. Bethel is best known for being the source of Bethel White granite which has been used to build Union Station (Washington, DC) and the National Museum of Natural History. Bethel was the first town created by the independent Republic of Vermont in 1779.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.4 square miles (117.7 km²), of which, 45.3 square miles (117.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.31%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,968 people, 817 households, and 548 families residing in the town. The population density was 43.4 people per square mile (16.8/km²). There were 956 housing units at an average density of 21.1/sq mi (8.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% White, 0.25% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.

There were 817 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,141, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,109 versus $21,829 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,577. About 7.9% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Jessamyn West (librarian) Blogger, Librarian, and MetaFilter administrator.

References in popular culture

Bethel is mentioned in the 2007 film I Am Legend as a fortified colony of uninfected survivors from a "cancer cure" virus that decimates the human populace of the world in 2009.

However, the town shown in the film is not the actual Bethel; the actual town is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ http://www.mania.com/i-am-legend-still-shooting_article_56587.html

External links

• Bethel, Vermont is at coordinates 43°50′51″N 72°40′16″W / 43.84750, -72.67111 (Bethel, Vermont)Coordinates: 43°50′51″N 72°40′16″W / 43.84750, -72.67111 (Bethel, Vermont)

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