Brownington, Vermont
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Population change since 2000: +11.6%
Males: 490 | (49.6%) |
Females: 498 | (50.4%) |
Median resident age: | 42.2 years |
Vermont median age: | 45.8 years |
Zip codes: 05860.
Brownington: | $61,045 |
VT: | $73,991 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,534 (it was $14,004 in 2000)
Brownington town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,175 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
Brownington: | $183,175 |
VT: | $304,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $271,502; detached houses: $290,446; townhouses or other attached units: $299,602; in 2-unit structures: $159,589; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $395,771; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $253,965; mobile homes: $74,912
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brownington, VT
- 95596.7%White alone
- 121.2%Hispanic
- 90.9%Two or more races
- 80.8%American Indian alone
- 20.2%Black alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
- 10.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Brownington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Vermont and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Brownington, Vermont as of June 05, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Brownington is 329 to 1.
Ancestries: French (23.6%), English (22.5%), Irish (12.0%), French Canadian (8.6%), United States (7.5%), Scottish (5.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 28.3 square miles.
Population density: 35 people per square mile (very low).
39 residents are foreign born (2.5% North America, 1.1% Europe, 0.5% Asia).
This town: | 4.4% |
Vermont: | 3.8% |
Brownington town: | 1.5% ($1,007) |
Vermont: | 2.0% ($2,196) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (122.4 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (180.9 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (289.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.83 N, Longitude: 72.13 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 802
Here: | 5.0% |
Vermont: | 2.0% |
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (15.6%)
- Educational services (12.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.4%)
- Health care (9.7%)
- Construction (6.6%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (21.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.9%)
- Construction (11.5%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.5%)
- Metal & metal products (3.1%)
- Health care (18.8%)
- Educational services (16.2%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (9.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.6%)
- Finance & insurance (4.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3.8%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (3.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.7%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (6.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
Average climate in Brownington, Vermont
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Brownington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from Brownington center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 124.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 112.2 miles away from Brownington center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 38.9 miles away from Brownington center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Orleans County (23) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 14, Tropical Storms: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Brownington:
- MAPLE LANE NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; BARTON, VT)
- NEWPORT HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; NEWPORT, VT)
- ORLEANS ESSEX VNA AND HOSPICE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; NEWPORT, VT)
- FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTHCARE - NORTH COUNTRY DIALYSIS UNIT (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; NEWPORT, VT)
- NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER Critical Access Hospitals (about 10 miles away; NEWPORT, VT)
- UNION HOUSE NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; GLOVER, VT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brownington:
- Norwich University (about 55 miles; Northfield, VT; Full-time enrollment: 4,221)
- Saint Michael's College (about 56 miles; Colchester, VT; FT enrollment: 2,336)
- Community College of Vermont (about 57 miles; Winooski, VT; FT enrollment: 3,394)
- University of Vermont (about 58 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 11,566)
- Champlain College (about 59 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 2,623)
- SUNY College at Plattsburgh (about 67 miles; Plattsburgh, NY; FT enrollment: 5,934)
- Middlebury College (about 77 miles; Middlebury, VT; FT enrollment: 3,077)
Public elementary/middle school in Brownington:
- BROWNINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 75, Location: 103 CHASE ROAD, Grades: PK-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Brownington: Will-O-Wood Campground (A), Athenian Hall (B), Orleans County Historical Society Museum (C), Orleans County Historical Society Building (D), Old Stone House Library (E), Old Stone House (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brownington Village Cemetery (1), Brownington Center Cemetery (2), East Cemetery (3), North Cemetery (4), East Brownington Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Brownington Pond (A), Lubber Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Moody Brook (A), Lord Brook (B), Dutton Brook (C), Bassett Brook (D), Wells Brook (E), Brownington Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Brownington: Brownington Village Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: James Strong (college president) - Congregationalist cleric.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brownington and their reported violations in the past:
WILLOWOOD CAMPGROUND (Address: 227 WILL-O-WOOD LN , Population served: 400, Groundwater):Past health violations:BROWNINGTON CENTER SCHOOL (Address: 103 CHASE RD , Population served: 120, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-10-2012), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-10-2012), St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2012), St Boil Water Order (AUG-10-2012), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2013)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-2008), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-22-2008), St Compliance achieved (AUG-09-2010)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2007, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-11-2007), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-11-2007), St Public Notif received (DEC-21-2007), St Compliance achieved (APR-27-2011)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
This town: | 2.5 people |
Vermont: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 68.7% |
Whole state: | 62.5% |
This town: | 12.0% |
Whole state: | 9.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 17.9% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
This town: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 3.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Brownington:
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 9.4%
For population 25 years and over in Brownington:
- High school or higher: 67.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
Here: | 12.5 |
Vermont average: | 11.7 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Brownington, VT (based on Orleans County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 5,312 | 12 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,485 | 23 |
Evangelical Protestant | 822 | 14 |
Other | 323 | 4 |
None | 19,289 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 5.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Orleans County: | 1.10 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Orleans County: | 6.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Orleans County: | 8.07 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Orleans County: | 7.0% |
Vermont: | 6.8% |
Orleans County: | 24.8% |
Vermont: | 22.3% |
This county: | 10.8% |
Vermont: | 13.3% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Brownington:
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WIKE (1490 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
- WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brownington:
- W243AE (96.5 FM; ORLEANS, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WMOO (92.1 FM; DERBY CENTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
- WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
- WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
- WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
- WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
TV broadcast stations around Brownington:
- W14CK (Channel 14; NEWPORT, VT; Owner: SMC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 36ft / 10.7mTotal length
- $212,000Total costs
- 1,610Total average daily traffic
- 69Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,692Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Brownington)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Mobile Radios, Lat: 44.818917 Lon: -72.136250, Call Sign: WQWE950,
Assigned Frequencies: 158.760 MHz, Grant Date: 08/04/2015, Expiration Date: 08/04/2025, Certifier: Beverly J White, Registrant: Clark Communication Electronics, 18 Landfill Rd., Milton, VT 05468, Phone: (802) 893-7078, Fax: (802) 893-4732, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- BROWNINGTON, Off Hinman Road (Lat: 44.843889 Lon: -72.158056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 29 m, Call Sign: WPUY211,
Assigned Frequencies: 6404.79 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, Grant Date: 04/12/2022, Expiration Date: 05/24/2032, Certifier: Terry M Lavalley, Registrant: State Of Vermont, 45 State Drive, Watterbury, VT 05671, Phone: (802) 229-0882, Fax: (717) 671-0200, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2- Call Sign: W1JJ, Previous Call Sign: W1JJM, Licensee ID: L00170909, Grant Date: 03/02/2023, Expiration Date: 03/02/2033, Certifier: John J Mc Manus, Registrant: John J Mc Manus, 835 Ticehurst Road, Brownington, VT 05860
- Call Sign: AB1XT, Licensee ID: L01950333, Grant Date: 06/11/2015, Expiration Date: 06/11/2025, Certifier: Calvin F Page, Registrant: Calvin F Page, 26 Willoughby Lake Rd, Brownington, VT 05860
- 66.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.8%Wood
- 7.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Electricity
- 71.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.3%Wood
Brownington compared to Vermont state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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