Coventry, Vermont
Located in Orleans County, Vermont
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Coordinates: 44°52′54″N 72°13′3″W / 44.88167, -72.2175
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Orleans
Chartered	November 4, 1780
Area
- Total	27.7 sq mi (71.7 km²)
- Land	27.5 sq mi (71.1 km²)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
Elevation	218 ft (276 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,014
- Density	36.9/sq mi (14.3/km²)
- Households	379
- Families	286
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	05825
Area code(s)	802
FIPS code	50-16150[1]
GNIS feature ID	1462077[2]

Coventry is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,014 at the 2000 census.

Local Government

This section requires expansion.

Town

• Moderator - Jean Maxwell^[3]
• Selectman - Mike Marcotte
• Town Clerk - Cynthia Diaz
• Lister - Rick Bickford
• Road Commissioner - David Gallup

School District

• Chair, School Board - Viola Poirier
• Principal - Martha Perron

• Budget - $2,625,755

History

In 2004, the final concert of the band Phish was held in Coventry on August 14-15. The concert was the single largest gathering of people in the town's history. Some fans had to be turned back due to heavy rains. Even so, with 70,000 tickets sold, Coventry's augmented population was the largest in the state's history, outranking Burlington, Vermont, which had around 39,000 people in the 2000 census.

The Phish concert was a three day event, held near the airport that borders Coventry and Newport. People began arriving early Friday morning and shortly after the roads became congested. On Friday morning, it had rained. The soft land in the parking area had turned to mud. Cars were then turned away. Instead of driving home, they parked their cars on the median of Interstate 91, choosing to walk the rest of the way to the concert.

Dozens of pairs of shoes, sandals and boots were lost due to the thick mud. On Sunday, at the end of the concert, tractors were brought over to help pull cars out of the mud.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.7 square miles (71.7 km²), of which, 27.5 square miles (71.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.80%) is water.It contains the smallest area of any town in the county. However, the city of Newport is smaller in area.^[4]

Airport

The town is served by the Newport State Airport, which, despite its name, is located within the town of Coventry. It contains two runways of 4000 feet each 05-23, and 18-36.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,014 people, 379 households, and 286 families residing in the town. The population density was 36.9 people per square mile (14.3/km²). There were 435 housing units at an average density of 15.8/sq mi (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.63% White, 0.30% African American, 0.99% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 379 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 17.2% 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 2.68 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,487, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $26,528 versus $18,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,788. About 11.9% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

Cultural activities

The Vermont Roots Reggae Fest has been held here the last Saturday in August for several years. It was attended by 2000 people in 2006. Past problems with unruly crowds and drugs have been addressed by the organizers.^[5] A fest is planned for 2007.

Footnotes

External links

• Coventy School Board website
• Phish's Coventry show website
• Coventry, Vermont is at coordinates 44°52′32″N 72°14′04″W / 44.87556, -72.23444 (Coventry, Vermont)Coordinates: 44°52′32″N 72°14′04″W / 44.87556, -72.23444 (Coventry, Vermont)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Orleans County, Vermont
Shire town: Newport
City	Newport
Towns	Albany | Barton | Brownington | Charleston | Coventry | Craftsbury | Derby | Glover | Greensboro | Holland | Irasburg | Jay | Lowell | Morgan | Newport | Troy | Westfield | Westmore
Villages	Albany | Barton | Derby Center | Derby Line | North Troy | Orleans
Unincorporated community	Beebe Plain