Lamoille County
Lamoille County, Vermont
Hyde Park, VT 05655
Phone: (802) 888-2207
www.lamoilleeconomy.org
In north-central VT, north of Montpelier; organized Oct 26, 1835 from Orleans, Franklin, Washington, and Chittenden counties. Name Origin: For the Lamoille River, which runs through it; a corruption of French la mouette 'the seagull,' the name given to the river by Champlain. The 1744 Charlevois map of discoveries in America showed the river as La Mouelle owing to an engraver's neglecting to cross the tts; with spelling variations.
Area (sq mi):: 463.75 (land 460.97; water 2.78) Population per square mile: 53.10
Population 2005: 24,495 State rank: 12 Population change: 2000-20005 5.40%; 1990-2000 17.70% Population 2000: 23,233 (White 96.80%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 0.80%; Asian 0.40%; Other 1.90%). Foreign born: 3.80%. Median age: 36.50
Income 2000: per capita $20,972; median household $39,356; Population below poverty level: 9.60% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $25,832-$29,733
Unemployment (2004): 4.00% Unemployment change (from 2000): -0.90% Median travel time to work: 25.70 minutes Working outside county of residence: 28.60%
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