Highgate, Vermont

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Population in July 2007: 3,674. Population change since 2000: +7.2%

Males: 1,704	(50.2%)
Females: 1,693	(49.8%)

Franklin County

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,200 (it was $41,556 in 2000)

Highgate	$45,200
Vermont:	$45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $155,300 (it was $95,800 in 2000)

Highgate	$155,300
Vermont:	$173,400

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Races in Highgate:

White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
American Indian (6.5%)
Two or more races (2.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Highgate: 94.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: French (23.6%), French Canadian (19.3%), United States (13.1%), Irish (9.1%), English (8.1%), Italian (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 308 feet

Land area: 51.1 square miles.

Population density: 71 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Highgate

High school or higher: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highgate town

Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 59.3%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 8.4%

130 residents are foreign born (3.4% North America).

This town:	3.8%
Vermont:	3.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Highgate, Vermont in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Highgate to the number of sex offenders is 3632 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Highgate:	1.4% ($1,334)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (160.0 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (226.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (289.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Swanton, VT (4.5 miles ), Sheldon, VT (9.3 miles ), St. Albans, VT (9.8 miles ), Franklin, VT (12.1 miles ), Fairfield, VT (13.4 miles ), Alburg, VT (14.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $81,700
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $81,700
1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $81,700
1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $81,700
2000: 34 buildings, average cost: $118,000
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $120,500
2002: 22 buildings, average cost: $128,100
2003: 27 buildings, average cost: $133,900
2004: 19 buildings, average cost: $140,500
2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $149,100
2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $170,100
2007: 19 buildings, average cost: $172,100

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.95 N, Longitude: 73.06 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

Population change in the 1990s: +456 (+15.5%).

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Vermont:	3.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Food (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Public administration (10%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Health care (7%)
Food (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Highgate:

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 16 miles; SAINT ALBANS, VT)
FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 34 miles; BURLINGTON, VT)
COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Highgate:

BURLINGTON INTL (about 34 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
CLINTON CO (about 37 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
RUTLAND STATE (about 99 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Highgate:

FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (about 2 miles; HIGHGATE, VT; ID: FSO)
ROUSES POINT (about 20 miles; ROUSES POINT, NY; ID: K21)
PLATTSBURGH INTL (about 35 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PBG)

Amtrak station near Highgate:

10 miles: ST. ALBANS (40 FEDERAL ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Local government website: www.highgate.k12.vt.us/COMMUNIT/commp1.htm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highgate:

SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 33 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 35 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 43 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 100 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)

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Notable location: Round Barn (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Highgate include: Saint Louis Church (A), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Culler-Cutler Cemetery (1), Platt Cemetery (2), Deal Cemetery (3), Saint Louis Cemetery (4), Highgate Center Cemetery (5), Highgate Falls Cemetery (6), East Highgate Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Cutler Pond (A), Proper Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hungerford Brook (A), Missisquoi River (B), Saxe Brook (C), Steele Brook (D), Eel Creek (E), Dead Creek (F), Cripple Brush Creek (G), Cranberry Creek (H), Wood Duck Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.4%
Whole state:	65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	10.2%
Whole state:	7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	10.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.6%

Highgate compared to Vermont state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Vermont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,162 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.26%
Vermont average:	6.60%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($532 average AGI)
Franklin County: 0.06%
Vermont average: 0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Chittenden County, VT	2.31% ($39,529 average AGI)
from Lamoille County, VT	0.25% ($33,911)
from Grand Isle County, VT	0.21% ($29,289)

5.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.62%
Vermont average:	6.82%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)
Franklin County: 0.07%
Vermont average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Chittenden County, VT	2.09% ($34,468 average AGI)
to Grand Isle County, VT	0.28% ($29,039)
to Lamoille County, VT	0.21% ($24,947)

Strongest AM radio stations in Highgate:

WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WRSA (1420 AM; 1 kW; ST. ALBANS, VT)
WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVAA (1390 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, KDR, LLC)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highgate:

WLFE-FM (102.3 FM; ST. ALBANS, VT; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WCPV (101.3 FM; ESSEX, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBTZ (99.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: PLATTSBURGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGLY-FM (91.5 FM; BOLTON, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Highgate:

W52CD (Channel 52; ST. ALBANS, VT; Owner: VERMONT LOW POWER TV, LP)

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