Bristol, Vermont

Bristol, Vermont
Town
Main Street in Bristol Main Street in Bristol
Bristol, Vermont Bristol, Vermont
Bristol, Vermont Location in the United States
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Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Addison
Chartered	1762
Settled	1783
Organized	1789
Government
• Town Administrator	Therese Kirby
• Selectboard Chair	John "Peeker" Heffernan
• Selectboard	Joel Bouvier, Sharon Compagna, Michelle Perlee, Brian Fox
Area
• Total	42.2 sq mi (109.2 km2)
• Land	41.5 sq mi (107.5 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation	522 ft (159 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,894
• Density	94/sq mi (36.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	05443
Area code	802
FIPS code	50-09025
GNIS feature ID	1462053
Website	www.bristolvt.net

Bristol is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was founded June 26, 1762. The population was 3,894 at the 2010 census. Main Street is home to most of the businesses of the town. The town is also home to the Lord's Prayer Rock.

Geography

Bristol is located in northeastern Addison County, at the western foot of the Green Mountains. The New Haven River, a tributary of Otter Creek, flows out of the mountains through the town center. The town is crossed by Vermont Route 17 (east-west) and Vermont Route 116 (north-south).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.2 square miles (109.2 km²), of which 41.5 square miles (107.5 km²) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km²), or 1.57%, is water.

The main settlement in the town is Bristol, a census-designated place, located on the north side of the New Haven River, northwest of the geographic center of town.

Climate data for Bristol, Vermont
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C	−3.6	−1.6	3.1	10.6	17.7	22.3	24.6	23.6	19.4	12.6	6.4	−0.4	11.3
Daily mean °C	−9.2	−7.6	−2.8	5.0	11.6	16.4	18.8	17.8	13.4	7.1	1.6	−5.3	5.6
Average low °C	−14.8	−13.6	−8.6	−0.6	5.5	10.6	12.9	12.1	7.4	1.5	−3.1	−10.2	0.0
Average precipitation mm	71.1	61.0	78.7	96.5	111.8	116.8	127.0	137.2	104.1	127.0	104.1	88.9	1,219.2
Average snowfall cm	66.5	60.2	56.1	23.6	1.5	—	—	—	—	5.8	27.9	73.9	315.7
Average high °F	25.5	29.1	37.6	51.1	63.9	72.1	76.3	74.5	66.9	54.7	43.5	31.3	52.3
Daily mean °F	15.4	18.3	27	41	52.9	61.5	65.8	64	56.1	44.8	34.9	22.5	42.1
Average low °F	5.4	7.5	16.5	30.9	41.9	51.1	55.2	53.8	45.3	34.7	26.4	13.6	32
Average precipitation inches	2.799	2.402	3.098	3.799	4.402	4.598	5	5.402	4.098	5	4.098	3.5	48
Average snowfall inches	26.18	23.7	22.09	9.29	0.59	—	—	—	—	2.28	10.98	29.09	124.29
Average precipitation days	15.8	12.5	14.7	13.8	15.1	15.0	13.1	12.8	12.2	14.5	14.9	16.1	170.5
Average snowy days	13.3	10.3	10.4	4.0	0.4	—	—	—	—	1.2	5.7	12.5	57.8
Source:

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	211		—
1800	665		215.2%
1810	1,179		77.3%
1820	1,051		−10.9%
1830	1,274		21.2%
1840	1,233		−3.2%
1850	1,344		9.0%
1860	1,355		0.8%
1870	1,365		0.7%
1880	1,579		15.7%
1890	1,828		15.8%
1900	2,061		12.7%
1910	2,005		−2.7%
1920	1,952		−2.6%
1930	1,832		−6.1%
1940	1,939		5.8%
1950	1,988		2.5%
1960	2,159		8.6%
1970	2,744		27.1%
1980	3,293		20.0%
1990	3,762		14.2%
2000	3,788		0.7%
2010	3,894		2.8%
Est. 2014	3,918		0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,788 people, 1,460 households, and 1,013 families residing in the town. The population density was 90.7 people per square mile (35.0/km²). There were 1,546 housing units at an average density of 37.0 per square mile (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.42% White, 0.24% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 1,460 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,250, and the median income for a family was $48,458. Males had a median income of $33,977 versus $23,602 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,345. About 6.9% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bristol is part of the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union, which serves the towns of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven, and Starksboro. Bristol is home to Bristol Elementary School and Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School.

Media

Northeast Addison Television (NEAT TV) - Channel 16 is the local public-access television cable TV station.

Notable people

• Jeremiah Curtin, writer and translator
• Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and political figure

External links

• Town of Bristol official website
• Discover Bristol Vermont (A Project of Bristol CORE)
• Bristol Recreation Department