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21-545: North Bennington is an incorporated village in the town of Bennington in Bennington County , Vermont , United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2020 census . The North Bennington Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The district covers an area of 112 acres (0.45 km) and includes 164 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. It

42-578: A combined area of 80.2 sq mi (208 km ), or 0.8% of the state's total area. According to the 2020 census, 119,299 people, or 18.54% of the state's population, resided in Vermont's cities (excluding Essex Junction , which incorporated in 2022). Six of Vermont's 14 counties have at least one city within their borders. Five cities serve as the county seats for their respective counties and are indicated below with an asterisk ( * ). Towns in Vermont are municipalities that typically incorporate

63-520: A hill on the southeast border of the village. The village is also home to two independent grade schools, The Village School of North Bennington (grades pre-K-6) and the progressive Southshire Community School (grades K-8). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.89 square miles (4.89 km), of which 1.86 square miles (4.82 km) is land and 0.027 square miles (0.07 km), or 1.40%,

84-558: A new Amtrak route between Albany and Burlington via Rutland , also linking up nearby Mechanicville, New York and Manchester, Vermont . The new train would share much of its route with the Ethan Allen Express , likely running beyond Albany to New York City . As of 2021, the idea is listed simply as a "potential initiative" in the Vermont Rail Plan. Village (Vermont) The U.S. state of Vermont

105-434: A state-appointed supervisor and not by a local government. Gores in Vermont are seen as an unincorporated area of a county that is not part of any town , has limited self-government, and may be unpopulated. Vermont has four current gores. In the U.S. state of Vermont , villages are named communities located within the boundaries of a town. Villages may be incorporated or unincorporated . An incorporated village

126-494: Is a defined area within a town that was either granted a village charter by a special act of the legislature, or organized under the general legislation. A village which has been incorporated is a clearly defined municipality and provides a variety of municipal services, such as potable water , sewage, police and fire services , garbage collection , street lighting and maintenance, management of cemeteries , and building code enforcement. Other municipal services not provided by

147-415: Is a list of incorporated villages that have existed, ordered by date of incorporation. Extant villages are bolded. Catamount Library Network The Catamount Library Network is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization , governed by a 5-member board, chosen by a council composed of one representative from each member library, and officers (president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer), chosen by

168-422: Is divided into 247 municipalities , including 237 towns and 10 cities . Vermont also has nine unincorporated areas, split between five unincorporated towns and four gores . As of 2024, Vermont has 30 incorporated villages, which are municipal governments operating within a town and providing additional services. Cities in Vermont are municipalities with the city form of government. Vermont has ten cities with

189-637: Is home to the Park-McCullough Historic House , a well-preserved, 35-room, Victorian country house . The H.C. White site, at the southern end of the village, was added to the Register in 2009. North Bennington is located in the northwest part of the town of Bennington and is bordered to the north by the town of Shaftsbury . The southern border of the village follows the Walloomsac River . Vermont Route 67 passes through

210-805: Is served by the McCullough Free Library , a member of the Catamount Library Network . North Bennington is crossed by: Local public transportation by bus is provided by the Green Mountain Express' Brown Line on weekdays. Until 1953 the Rutland Railroad ran passenger trains Green Mountain Flyer and Mount Royal through North Bennington. VTrans and NYSDOT have shown interest in restoring passenger train service to North Bennington on

231-489: Is water. At the 2010 census, there were 1,643 people, 464 households and 263 families residing in the village. The population density was 864.7 per square mile (342.3/km). There were 510 housing units at an average density of 283.3/sq mi (106.3/km). The racial makeup was 95.5% White , 3.0% African American , 0.7% Native American , 2.0% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.2% from other races , and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of

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252-537: The Vermont Department of Libraries . The Department of Libraries withdrew most of its assistance over several months in 2015. The primary motivation for forming the organization was cost savings from switching from proprietary to open source software, and by having one shared system (as opposed to each library maintaining, and paying for, its own separate system). Additionally, a unified catalog allows easier resource sharing between libraries. Initially,

273-688: The CLN planned to use the Evergreen Integrated Library System , but later selected Koha as its ILS . The first 5 libraries switched to the new system in the spring and summer of 2013. An additional 12 libraries have since joined the organization, 9 of which, have added their holdings to the unified catalog. 3 other libraries are currently in various stages of preparation. One library, Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol, VT initially joined, but left before being added to

294-484: The board. The council also sets the CLN's annual budget and membership fees, and approves any bylaw changes. In addition, two groups have been established with representatives from each library, to address, respectively, cataloging and circulation & loans issues arising within the CLN. The development and planning of The Catamount Library Network (CLN) began in 2010 with an initial 5 member libraries, with seed money, initial consultation, and support provided by

315-424: The consortium's catalog. It has since joined VOKAL instead. As a result of concern over unrecovered transition costs from Lawrence Memorial leaving CLN, the board voted on September 22, 2014, to require new members to pay a non-refundable deposit of $ 350(US). The CLN continues to seek additional members. The Catamount Library Network's common Koha database and software are hosted by ByWater Solutions . There

336-421: The population. There were 464 households, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union , 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no female present, and 43.3% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who

357-490: The town meeting format into their government In some cases, a town and city have the same name, such as Barre City which is almost entirely surrounded by the separate municipality of Barre Town . (2020) incorporated Unincorporated towns in Vermont are towns that had their charters revoked by the Vermont legislature or never formally organized due to lack of residents. Towns in name only, their affairs are managed by

378-520: The village are provided by the parent town. Incorporated villages in Vermont are administratively similar to villages in New York . Vermont is the only state in New England that has incorporated villages. As of 2024, there are 30 incorporated villages with active governments in Vermont. Historically, there were more but most have since disincorporated, while others were chartered as cities. Below

399-466: The village, leading northeast to South Shaftsbury and west to the New York state line, where it becomes New York State Route 67 , continuing on to North Hoosick . Vermont Route 67A intersects VT 67 in the center of North Bennington and leads southeast to downtown Bennington. North Bennington's boundary with Bennington cuts across the grounds of Bennington College . Bennington College occupies

420-465: Was $ 39,861 and the median family income was $ 61,875. Males had a median income of $ 26,250 and females $ 29,063. The per capita income was $ 19,774. About 3.5% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. North Bennington is home to several manufacturing companies, including Dion Snowshoes, National Hanger Company, PortaBrace and Sterling Gun Drills. The village

441-434: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90. 29.6% of the population were under the age of 19, 24.0% from 20 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.3 males. The median household income

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