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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,778 (1.8%)
Area name: Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $745 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $935 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1197 a month.
Cities in this county include: St. Albans
, Swanton
, Georgia
, Fairfax
, Highgate
, Enosburg
, Richford
, Sheldon
, Fairfield
, Enosburg Falls
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Neighboring
counties: Chittenden County
, Grand Isle County
, Lamoille County
, Orleans County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Franklin County: Mill
Pond Campground
(A),
Round Barn
(B),
Merrill Four Corners
(C),
Homestead Campgrounds
(D),
Saint Albans Town Industrial Park
(E),
Champlain Country Club
(F),
Missisquoi Station
(G),
Hazens Notch Ski Touring Center
(H),
Lakewood Campground
(I),
Patten Camp
(J),
Nutting Corners
(K),
Richford Country Club
(L),
Maple Grove Campground
(M),
Wolf Run Cross Country Ski Center
(N),
Wolf Run Country Club
(O),
Fairfield Station
(P),
Campbells Bay Campground
(Q),
Collins-Perley Sports Center
(R),
Champlain Valley Campground
(S),
Arvin A Brown Public Library
(T)
Shopping Center: Highgate
Shopping Plaza Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Franklin County include: Saint
Lukes Catholic Church
(A),
Saint Louis Church
(B),
Advent Christian Church
(C),
Saint Johns Episcopal Church
(D),
Nazarene Church
(E),
Saint Isadore Parish Hall
(F),
Chester Arthur Church
(G),
Saint Bartholomews Episcopal Church
(H),
Tri-Church Parish Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Maple
Grove Cemetery
(1),
Marsh Cemetery
(2),
Goodrich Cemetery
(3),
Montefiore Cemetery
(4),
Montgomery Center Cemetery
(5),
Cobler Hill Cemetery
(6),
Morey Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Cutler
Pond
(A),
Little Pond
(B),
Kings Hill Pond
(C),
Adams Pond
(D),
Guillmettes Pond
(E),
Halfmoon Pond
(F),
Burleson Pond
(G),
Proper Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Charcoal
Creek
(A),
Maquam Creek
(B),
Polly Brook
(C),
Jewett Brook
(D),
Jay Brook
(E),
Mill Brook
(F),
Lucas Brook
(G),
Mill River
(H),
Ross Brook
(I)
Parks in Franklin County include: Downtown
Richford Historic District
(1),
Saint Albans Bay State Park
(2),
Killkare State Park
(3),
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
(4),
Hard'ack Recreation Area
(5),
Maquam Bay Wildlife Management Area
(6),
Woods Island State Park
(7),
Elm Brook State Wildlife Management Area
(8),
Averys Gore State Wildlife Management Area
(9)
Post office: Franklin
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,687 (61% naturalized citizens)
| Franklin
County: |
3.7% | | Whole
state: | 3.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 212
- 1990
to 1994: 143
- 1985
to 1989: 119
- 1980
to 1984: 99
- 1975
to 1979: 130
- 1970
to 1974: 91
- 1970
to 1974: 124
- 1965
to 1969: 769
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Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 13,581
- One,
attached: 363
- Two:
1,437
- 3
or 4: 916
- 5
to 9: 450
- 10
to 19: 98
- 20
or more: 248
- Mobile
homes: 1,957
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 141
Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 5,632 (270 second mortgage, 808 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,212 Agriculture
in Franklin County
Average size of farms: 247 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $149915
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $85.04
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 94.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $123853
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.58%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102269
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 35.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 60.10%
Corn for grain: 1565 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 247 harvested acres
Vegetables: 193 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 57 acresFranklin
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/3/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Computer
and electronic products (9%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Food
(6%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(68%)
- Germany
(7%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Other
Northern Europe (2%)
- India
(2%)
- Philippines
(1%)
- Greece
(1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Franklin County:
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- French
Canadian (18%)
- French
(except Basque) (18%)
- United
States or American (17%)
- English
(13%)
- Irish
(10%)
- German
(4%)
- Italian
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 16,544 (73%)
- Carpooled:
3,728 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
- Railroad:
8 (0%)
- Taxi:
15 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
29 (0%)
- Walked:
908 (4%)
- Other
means: 69 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 1,254 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Franklin County, Vermont
- 238
people in state prisons
- 206
people in nursing homes
- 152
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,770.
5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,162 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.26% | | Vermont
average: | 6.60% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($532 average AGI)
| Franklin
County: |
0.06% | | Vermont
average: | 0.16% |
3.29% relocated from other counties in Vermont ($22,806 average AGI)
1.91% relocated from other states ($16,824 average AGI)
| Franklin
County: |
1.91% | | Vermont
average: | 3.85% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Chittenden County, VT
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2.31% ($39,529 average AGI) |
| from
Lamoille County, VT
|
0.25% ($33,911) |
| from
Grand Isle County, VT
|
0.21% ($29,289) |
| from
Washington County, VT
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0.13% ($43,583) |
| from
Clinton County, NY
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0.12% ($28,619) |
| from
Orleans County, VT
|
0.12% ($18,143) |
| from
Addison County, VT
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0.09% ($20,063) |
5.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,262 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.62% | | Vermont
average: | 6.82% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)
| Franklin
County: |
0.07% | | Vermont
average: | 0.08% |
3.10% relocated to other counties in Vermont ($18,221 average AGI)
2.46% relocated to other states ($17,832 average AGI)
| Franklin
County: |
2.46% | | Vermont
average: | 4.14% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Chittenden County, VT
|
2.09% ($34,468 average AGI) |
| to
Grand Isle County, VT
|
0.28% ($29,039) |
| to
Lamoille County, VT
|
0.21% ($24,947) |
| to
Washington County, VT
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0.14% ($42,400) |
| to
Clinton County, NY
|
0.11% ($50,105) |
| to
Addison County, VT
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0.11% ($30,158) |
| to
Volusia County, FL
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0.08% ($32,714) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6
Births
per 1000 population in Franklin County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Franklin County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Franklin County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,831 (4,769 aged, 1,062 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 44,818
- In
family households: 39,054 (9,336 male householders, 2,892 female householders)
9,920
spouses, 14,400 children (13,211 natural, 344 adopted, 845 stepchildren), 555 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 233 parents, 319 other relatives, 1,185 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,764 (2,154 male householders (1,538 living alone)), 2,385 female householders (1,940 living alone)), 1,225 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 599 (446 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,817 2-persons, 2,830 3-persons, 2,846 4-persons, 1,182 5-persons, 386 6-persons, 167 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,478 1-person, 930 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 2 6-persons.
9,134 married couples with children.
2,730 single-parent households (815 men, 1,915 women).
93.5% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $284,968,000 ($5992 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,686,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,491,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,031,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,624,000
Federal grants: $82,702,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,472,000 ($647,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $60,648,000 ($2,115,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,352,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,133,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,960,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,074
| Here: |
64 per 1000 residents | | State: |
54 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,011
| Here: |
42 per 1000 residents | | State: | 42
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +146
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +7
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,357
| Here: |
+28 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Franklin County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.96 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 401
- 1995
to 1998: 1,214
- 1990
to 1994: 1,727
- 1980
to 1989: 3,201
- 1970
to 1979: 3,066
- 1960
to 1969: 1,549
- 1950
to 1959: 1,139
- 1940
to 1949: 710
- 1939
or earlier: 6,184
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Vermont: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 65
- 3
rooms: 200
- 4
rooms: 1,107
- 5
rooms: 2,824
- 6
rooms: 3,014
- 7
rooms: 2,171
- 8
rooms: 1,504
- 9
or more rooms: 1,680
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Vermont: |
- 1
room: 18
- 2
rooms: 233
- 3
rooms: 741
- 4
rooms: 1,099
- 5
rooms: 978
- 6
rooms: 605
- 7
rooms: 236
- 8
rooms: 146
- 9
or more rooms: 140
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 262
- 2
bedrooms: 2,284
- 3
bedrooms: 6,627
- 4
bedrooms: 2,598
- 5
or more bedrooms: 794
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County: |
- no
bedroom: 37
- 1
bedroom: 1,092
- 2
bedrooms: 1,592
- 3
bedrooms: 1,076
- 4
bedrooms: 296
- 5
or more bedrooms: 103
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Franklin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 390
- 1
vehicle: 3,184
- 2
vehicles: 6,256
- 3
vehicles: 2,023
- 4
vehicles: 498
- 5
or more vehicles: 218
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Franklin County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 660
- 1
vehicle: 1,810
- 2
vehicles: 1,364
- 3
vehicles: 274
- 4
vehicles: 59
- 5
or more vehicles: 29
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63% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Vermont.
| Franklin
County: |
62.6% | | State
average: |
59.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 33392
- Northeast:
6993
- Midwest:
904
- South:
1261
- West:
795
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (57%)
- Utility
gas (17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood
(11%)
- Electricity
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Utility
gas (33%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity
(8%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 130
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 93
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 184
| Here: |
18.1% | | Vermont: | 37.7% |
Franklin
County government finances in 2004:
- Current
Operations - Central Staff Services: $161,000
Police Protection: $130,000
General Public Buildings: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $6,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $144,000
- Tax
- Property: $366,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $149,000
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