Bennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 36,994. Its has the unusual distinction of having two shire towns (sometimes called county seats). Bennington is known as the South Shire & Manchester is the North Shire.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 678 square miles (1,755 km²), of which, 676 square miles (1,752 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.2...
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Bennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 36,994. Its has the unusual distinction of having two shire towns (sometimes called county seats). Bennington is known as the South Shire & Manchester is the North Shire.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 678 square miles (1,755 km²), of which, 676 square miles (1,752 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 36,994 people, 14,846 households, and 9,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile (21/km²). There were 19,403 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.75% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.5% were...
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