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Incorporated on February 11, 1779
Shire towns: Bennington and Manchester
1999 population estimate: 35,965
Square miles: 676
Clerk and Elected Officials:
Bennington County Clerk:
Betty Loftus
Location: 207 South Street, Bennington, VT
Mailing addess: P.O. Box 4157
Bennington, VT 05201
447-2700
Elected County Officials:
Ezekiel S. Cross, Assistant Judge
Wesley L. Mook, Assistant Judge
Gary J. Forrest, County Sheriff
Arthur Murphy, Treasurer
Courts:
County Courthouse
207 South Street, Bennington, VT 05201-2247
442-8528
District Court (County)
One Veterans Memorial Drive, Bennington, VT 05201
447-2727
Honorable Nancy Corsones, Presiding Judge
Kathy Harvey, Court Manager
Leslie LeBarron, Deputy Court Manager
Superior Court (State)
207 South Street, Bennington, VT 05201
447-2700
Honorable Richard Norton, Presiding Judge
Honorable Wesley Mook Assistant Judge
Honorable Ezekiel Cross, Assistant Judge
Betty Loftus, Court Clerk
Patricia Griffin, Deputy Court Clerk
Robin Haynes-Gardner, Deputy Court Clerk
Web Site
World War II Casualties: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/vermont/bennington.htm
American Local History Network: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/vt/county/bennington/
US GenWeb: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vtbennin/index.html
http://home.att.net/~local_history/Bennington-Co-VT.htm
Vermont Gateway: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/Bennington.html
Bennington County Population According to the U.S. Federal
Census
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| Arlington |
992
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1,597
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1,463
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1,354
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1,207
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1,038
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1,084
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1,146
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1,636
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1,532
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1,352
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| Bennington |
2,350
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2,243
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2,524
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2,485
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3,419
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3,429
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3,923
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4,389
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5,760
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6,333
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6,391
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| Dorset |
957
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1,286
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1,294
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1,359
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1,507
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1,426
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1,700
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2,090
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2,195
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2,005
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1,696
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| Glastenbury |
34
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48
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76
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48
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59
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53
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52
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47
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119
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241
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181
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| Landgrove |
31
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147
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299
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341
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385
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344
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337
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320
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302
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246
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220
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| Manchester |
1,278
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1,397
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1,502
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1,508
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1,525
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1,594
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1,782
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1,688
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1,897
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1,928
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1,907
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| Peru |
71
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130
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239
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314
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445
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578
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567
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543
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500
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556
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445
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| Pownal |
1,732
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1,692
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1,655
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1,812
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1,835
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1,613
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1,742
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1,731
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1,705
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2,019
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1,919
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| Readsboro |
63
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234
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410
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530
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662
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776
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857
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930
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828
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743
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910
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| Rupert |
1,034
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1,628
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1,630
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1,332
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1,318
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1,086
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1,101
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1,103
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1,017
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957
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861
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| Sandgate |
773
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1,020
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1,187
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1,185
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933
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776
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850
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805
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705
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681
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587
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| Searsburg |
0
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0
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0
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0
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40
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120
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201
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262
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235
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232
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173
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| Shaftsbury |
1,990
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1,895
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1,973
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2,022
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2,143
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1,885
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1,896
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1,936
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2,027
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1,887
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1,652
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| Stamford |
272
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383
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378
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490
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563
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662
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833
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759
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633
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726
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645
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| Sunderland |
414
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557
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575
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496
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463
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438
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479
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567
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553
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655
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633
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| Woodford |
60
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138
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254
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212
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395
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487
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423
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379
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371
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487
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353
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| Bennington Co. |
12,051
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14,395
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15,459
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15,482
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16,899
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16,305
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17,922
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19,436
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21,325
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21,950
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20,448
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| Arlington |
1,193
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1,307
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1,370
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1,441
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1,418
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1,463
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1,605
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1,934
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2,184
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2,299
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2,397
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| Bennington |
8,033
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8,698
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9,982
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10,628
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11,257
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12,411
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13,002
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14,586
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15,815
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16,451
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15,737
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| Dorset |
1,477
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1,472
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1,226
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1,120
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1,128
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1,150
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1,150
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1,293
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1,648
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1,918
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2,036
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| Glastenbury |
48
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29
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40
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7
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4
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1
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0
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0
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3
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7
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16
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| Landgrove |
225
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160
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143
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104
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64
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80
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49
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104
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121
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134
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144
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| Manchester |
1,955
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2,044
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2,057
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2,004
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2,139
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2,425
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2,470
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2,919
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3,261
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3,622
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4,180
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| Peru |
373
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242
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216
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156
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142
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197
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194
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243
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312
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324
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416
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| Pownal |
1,976
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1,599
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1,396
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1,425
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1,402
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1,453
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1,509
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2,441
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3,269
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3,485
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3,560
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| Readsboro |
1,139
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1,252
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1,173
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1,043
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913
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847
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783
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638
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638
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762
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809
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| Rupert |
863
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825
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674
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691
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678
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713
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603
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582
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605
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654
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704
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| Sandgate |
482
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401
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283
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189
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187
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158
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93
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127
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234
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278
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353
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| Searsburg |
161
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142
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133
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103
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135
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84
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73
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84
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72
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85
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96
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| Shaftsbury |
1857
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1,650
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1,534
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1,631
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1,577
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1,673
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1,939
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2,411
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3,001
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3,368
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3,767
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| Stamford |
677
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510
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374
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370
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418
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514
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600
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752
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773
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773
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813
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| Sunderland |
518
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494
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409
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375
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442
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493
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566
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601
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768
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872
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850
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| Woodford |
279
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187
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231
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139
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170
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198
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207
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286
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314
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331
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414
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| Bennington Co. |
21,705
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21,378
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21,577
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21,655
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22,286
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24,115
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25,088
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29,282
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33,345
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35,845
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36,994
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