Castleton, Vermont Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 4,367. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,382 (+0.3% change)
 
Males: 2,163   (49.5%)
Females: 2,204   (50.5%)

Rutland County

Median resident age:   33.2 years
Vermont median age:   37.7 years

Zip codes: 05735 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,100 (it was $39,615 in 2000)
Castleton   $43,100
Vermont:   $45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $162,900 (it was $100,500 in 2000)
Castleton   $162,900
Vermont:   $173,400

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Castleton, VT residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
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Races in Castleton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)


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Ancestries: Irish (20.8%), English (16.1%), French (15.8%), Italian (9.5%), German (8.8%), Polish (6.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 439 feet

Land area: 39.0 square miles.

Population density: 112 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Castleton

For population 25 years and over in Castleton

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Castleton town

  • Never married: 37.3%
  • Now married: 45.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

74 residents are foreign born

This town:   1.7%
Vermont:   3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Castleton:   1.9% ($1,898)
Vermont:   2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Colonie, NY (74.2 miles , pop. 79,258).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (170.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (197.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Fair Haven, VT (5.7 miles ), Hubbardton, VT (6.7 miles ), Poultney, VT (7.4 miles ), Hampton, NY (8.5 miles ), Benson, VT (9.3 miles ), West Rutland, VT (10.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 17 buildings, average cost: $87,300
  • 1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $91,200
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $100,200
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,500
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $168,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $133,100
  • 2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $149,000
  • 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $171,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.63 N, Longitude: 73.19 W


People in group quarters in Castleton
  • 510 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 15 people in nursing homes
  • 12 people in other group homes

Area code: 802

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+2.2%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   3.7%
Vermont:   3.8%


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)


 

Crime in Castleton by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 22.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.9
Burglaries 17 10 8 8 21
    per 100,000 386.5 229.2 182.8 183.2 480.1
Thefts 36 39 30 24 28
    per 100,000 818.6 893.9 685.4 549.6 640.1
Auto thefts 5 1 1 0 1
    per 100,000 113.7 22.9 22.8 0.0 22.9
Arson 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.7) 87.1 53.6 42.0 34.8 65.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   0.69
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Castleton, Vermont

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Castleton-area historical tornado activity is near Vermont state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 45.3 miles away from the Castleton town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 48.1 miles away from the town center injured 68 people and caused $71 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Castleton:
  • RUTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; RUTLAND, VT)
  • MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; TICONDEROGA, NY)
  • PORTER MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 26 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Castleton:
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 20 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 35 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 58 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Castleton:
  • FAIR HAVEN MUNI (about 6 miles; FAIR HAVEN, VT; ID: 1B3)
  • GRANVILLE (about 15 miles; GRANVILLE, NY; ID: B01)
  • MIDDLEBURY STATE (about 26 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; ID: 6B0)

Amtrak stations near Castleton:
  • 6 miles: FAIR HAVEN (DEPOT & WATER STS.)
  • 15 miles: RUTLAND (MERCHANTS ROW). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: WHITEHALL (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

College/University in Castleton:
  • CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,450; Location: 62 ALUMNI DR; Public; Website: www.castleton.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Castleton:
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 57 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
Public elementary/middle school in Castleton:
  • CASTLETON-HUBBARDTON USD#42 (Students: 490; Location: RT 30; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Castleton:
  • CASTLETON FREE (Operating income: $70,808; Location: P.O. BOX 296; 16,586 books; 294 audio materials; 1,116 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Castleton: Bomoseen State Park Campground (A) , Calvin Coolidge Library (B) , Castleton Town Hall (C) .

Churches in Castleton include: Federated Church (A) , Saint Matthews Church (B) .

Cemeteries: Old Burying Ground (1) , Crystal Beach-Town Farm Cemetery (2) , Blissville Cemetery (3) , Hillside Cemetery (4) , Lincoln Cemetery (5) , Gates Cemetery (6) .

Lakes and reservoirs: Bomoseen, Lake (A) , Lily Pond (B) , Lake Bomoseen (C) , Pine Pond (D) , Loves Marsh (E) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Breton Brook (A) , Pond Hill Brook (B) , Gully Brook (C) , Sucker Brook (D) .

Parks in Castleton include: Bomossen Wildlife Reserve (1) , Castleton Village Historic District (2) , Blueberry Hill Wildlife Management Area (3) .

Post offices: Castleton Post Office (A) , Bomoseen Post Office (B) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Castleton and their reported violations in the past:

CASTLETON FD 1 (Population served: 2000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
BIG D CAMPGROUND (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
CW MULHOLLAND WELL 3 (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JAN-17-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-24-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2002)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-2000), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-09-1999)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
SUSHI YOSHI (Serves NY, Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:   2.5 people
Vermont:   2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   65.0%
Whole state:   65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   6.8%
Whole state:   7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   9.8%
Whole state:   9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   6.6%
Whole state:   3.6%

Castleton compared to Vermont state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
Banks with branches in Castleton (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank, N.A.: Castleton Branch at 643 Main Street, branch established on 1994-08-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $17,125.2 mil, Deposits: $11,398.7 mil, headquarters in Albany, NY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 240 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The



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5.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,763 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.07%
Vermont average:   6.60%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($515 average AGI)
Rutland County:   0.11%
Vermont average:   0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Addison County, VT  0.47% ($31,215 average AGI)
from Windsor County, VT  0.38% ($25,121)
from Chittenden County, VT  0.29% ($34,041)


5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,006 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.34%
Vermont average:   6.82%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($378 average AGI)
Rutland County:   0.07%
Vermont average:   0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Chittenden County, VT  0.40% ($28,718 average AGI)
to Windsor County, VT  0.36% ($32,340)
to Addison County, VT  0.36% ($31,849)


Strongest AM radio stations in Castleton:
  • WSYB (1380 AM; 5 kW; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVNR (1340 AM; 1 kW; POULTNEY, VT; Owner: PINE TREE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Castleton:
  • WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
  • WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJEN (94.5 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIUV (91.3 FM; CASTLETON, VT; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/VERMONT STATE COLL.)
  • WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
  • WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WLJH (90.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE INC)
  • WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Castleton:
  • WVER (Channel 28; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)
  • W61CE (Channel 61; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: MARGARET SANGUINETTI (ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE))
  • W07AG (Channel 7; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: WNYT INC.)
  • W69AR (Channel 69; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: MT. MANSFIELD TELEVISION, INC.)

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