Vermont Demographics
Population
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1790 |
85,425 |
|
–
|
| 1800 |
154,465 |
|
80.8% |
| 1810 |
217,895 |
|
41.1% |
| 1820 |
235,981 |
|
8.3% |
| 1830 |
280,652 |
|
18.9% |
| 1840 |
291,948 |
|
4.0% |
| 1850 |
314,120 |
|
7.6% |
| 1860 |
315,098 |
|
0.3% |
| 1870 |
330,551 |
|
4.9% |
| 1880 |
332,286 |
|
0.5% |
| 1890 |
332,422 |
|
0.0% |
| 1900 |
343,641 |
|
3.4% |
| 1910 |
355,956 |
|
3.6% |
| 1920 |
352,428 |
|
-1.0% |
| 1930 |
359,611 |
|
2.0% |
| 1940 |
359,231 |
|
-0.1% |
| 1950 |
377,747 |
|
5.2% |
| 1960 |
389,881 |
|
3.2% |
| 1970 |
444,330 |
|
14.0% |
| 1980 |
511,456 |
|
15.1% |
| 1990 |
562,758 |
|
10.0% |
| 2000 |
608,827 |
|
8.2% |
The center of population of Vermont is located in Washington County, in the town of Warren [2].
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2005, Vermont has an estimated population of 623,050, which is an increase of 1,817, or 0.3%, from the prior year and an increase of 14,223, or 2.3%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 7,148 people (that is 33,606 births minus 26,458 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 7,889 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 4,359 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 3,530 people.
Race and gender
| Demographics of Vermont (csv) |
| By race |
White |
Black |
AIAN |
Asian |
NHPI |
| AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native - NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
| 2000 (total population) |
98.12% |
0.76% |
1.05% |
1.09% |
0.05% |
| 2000 (Hispanic only) |
0.83% |
0.06% |
0.04% |
0.02% |
0.01% |
| 2005 (total population) |
97.95% |
0.89% |
0.97% |
1.24% |
0.04% |
| 2005 (Hispanic only) |
1.03% |
0.06% |
0.04% |
0.01% |
0.00% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (total population) |
2.16% |
20.33% |
-5.49% |
16.42% |
-9.09% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (non-Hispanic only) |
1.94% |
21.76% |
-5.13% |
17.31% |
-2.66% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (Hispanic only) |
26.76% |
2.62% |
-13.81% |
-39.42% |
-46.67% |
Vermont's population is:
Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Vermont ranks:
- 2nd in its proportion of Whites
- 2nd oldest median age[6]
- 41st in its proportion of Asians
- 49th in its proportion of Hispanics
- 48th in its proportion of Blacks
- 29th in its proportion of Native Americans
- 39th in its proportion of people of mixed race
- 28th in its proportion of males
- 24th in its proportion of females
Ethnicity and language
The largest ancestry groups are:
- 23.3% French or French Canadian
- 18.4% English
- 16.4% Irish
- 9.1% German
- 8.3% Native American
- 6.4% Italian
- 4.6% Scottish
Residents of British ancestry (especially English) live throughout most of Vermont. The northern part of the state maintains a significant percentage of people of French-Canadian ancestry.
In the last two decades, the Burlington area has welcomed the resettlement of several refugee communities. These include individuals and families from South East Asia, Bosnia, Sudan, and Tibet. These communities have grown to include non-refugees and in some cases are several generations in the making.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 2.54% of the population aged 5 and over speak French at home, while 1.00% speak Spanish [3].
Religion
Religious Distribution[7] of Vermont
| Religion |
Percentage |
| Christian |
67% |
| Roman Catholic |
38% |
| Protestant |
29% |
| Congregational/United Church of Christ |
6% |
| Methodist |
6% |
| Episcopal |
4% |
| Other Christian |
4% |
| Baptist |
3% |
| Other Protestant |
2% |
| Assemblies of God |
1% |
| Evangelical |
1% |
| Seventh-day Adventist |
1% |
| Non-Denominational |
1% |
| Other Religions |
2% |
| No Religion |
22% |
| Declined to answer |
8% |
Like many of its neighboring states, Vermont's largest religious affiliation in the colonial period was Congregationalism. In 1776, 63% of affiliated church members in Vermont were Congregationalists. At the time, however, most settlers were not church members because much of the land was wilderness. Only 9% of people belonged to a church at the time. The Congregational United Church of Christ remains the largest Protestant denomination and Vermont has the largest percentage of this denomination of any state.[8]
Today more than two-thirds of Vermont residents identify themselves as Christians. The largest single religious body in the state is the Roman Catholic Church. A Catholic Church survey in 1990 reported that 25% of Vermonters were members of the Catholic Church, although more than that self-identify as Catholics.
Over one-fifth of Vermonters identify themselves as non-religious, tying Vermont with Oregon as having the second-highest percentage of non-religious people in the United States. Only Washington State has a higher percentage.
Twenty-four percent of Vermonters attend church regularly. This low is matched only by New Hampshire.[9]
Almost one-third of Vermonters are self-identified Protestants. The largest Protestant denomination in the state is the United Church of Christ, and the second largest is the United Methodist Church, followed by Episcopalians, "other" Christians, and Baptists.
Joseph Smith, Jr. and Brigham Young—the first two leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—were both born in Vermont. Adherents to the Mormon faith, however, do not make up a single percentage point of Vermont's population. A memorial to Joseph Smith, at his birthplace in Sharon, is maintained by the LDS. An obelisk memorializing Brigham Young overlooks the town of Whitingham, his birthplace, and refers to him as "a man of splendid equipment".[citation needed]
The state has 5,000 people of Jewish faith - 3000 in Burlington and 500 each in Montpelier-Barre and Rutland—and four Reform and two Conservative congregations.[10]
Vermont has the highest concentration of western-convert Buddhists in the country. It is home to several Buddhist retreat centers. [11]
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