Vermont Trivia:


Capital : Montpelier
State Tree : Sugar Maple
State Flower : Red Clover
State Insect : European Honey Bee, Monarch Butterfly
State Bird : Hermit Thrush

Vermont People:


Vermont has a total population of 623,908 (2006 est) and ranks 49th in population of U.S. states. By age, 133,389 (21.4%) Vermonters are under 18 years of age, 407,553 (65.3%) are age 19 to 64, and 82,966 (13.3%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.8%, and males 49.2% of the total population.


Vermont Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under21.4  
65 and older13.3  
19 to 6465.3  
Female50.8  
Male49.2  

2,386 (0.4%) Vermonters are American Indian or Alaska Native, 6,847 (1.1%) are Asian, 4,329 (0.7%) are Black, 172 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 603,345 (96.7%) are White, 6,829 (1.1%) are of mixed race.
 

Vermont Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteVermont White population 603,345603,345  
AsianVermont Asian population 6,8476,847
MixedVermont Mixed population 6,8296,829
BlackVermont Black population 4,3294,329
American IndianVermont American Indian population 2,3862,386
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderVermont Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 172172

7,135 (1.1%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

3.8% of Vermonters were born in a foreign country.

5.9% of Vermonters over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

86.4% of Vermonters over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 29.4% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Vermont had 6,599 births and 4,995 deaths in 2004.

Vermont Land:


Vermont has a land area of 9,250 square miles and is ranked 43rd amoung U.S. states in total area. Vermont has a population density of 66 people per square mile. Vermont had 1,244,909 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.21% of the total area.