Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
Vermont's Thriving Villages

Census figures as a rule are not wildly |
sxhil!rating, but the results Of the census
enumeration OF 1920 IN Vermont have va
rious gratifying features. The four
teenth census bulletin for Vermont, just
received from Washington. shows that
ton In the decade now ended, did eight
of the fourteen counties In the State, and
while the rural population declined to
certain extent. our villages are thriving
to a gratifying degree.
For census purposes the State is divided
into 255 primary divisions, including 240
towns, seven cities, four cores, three I'M
organized townships, and one grant
Avery's Gore in Franklin county which
did not appear in the last three censuses.
is not included in the present census.
The secondary division embraces no less
than 50 villages, all of which form parts
of towns in which they are located. The
State has seven cities. only three Of which
have a population exceeding 10000. These
are ana ftulIanO.
The urban population under the census
ARRANGEMENT includes that Of all places
having more than 5000 population. I'm
der this division the urban population of
the State is 1oe,976. while the rural terri
tory has a population of 242.452. OF the
latter 52,1s7 are in the 81 villages
and the remainder Of 100, PCS are in strictly
rural territory.
The proportion of the population of Yer
mont living in places of $500 or more In
creased from 22,1 in 1900 to 27s in 1910
and 31.2 in 1920
The population Of Vermont's cities is as
follows: Barre. 1o.OOs; Burlington. 22779;
Montpelier, 1925; Newport 1916; Rutland,
1884 st. Adams, 1888; vergennes, 1909
The population of the villages of Yer
mont alphabetically arranged is as fol-
lows: Albany, 1872; Alburg, 1854; Barton
I1s7; Bellows Falls 1860; Bennington T.
go; Bennington Center. 152; Bradford
1889; Brandon, 1851; Bra tteboro, 1924; Bris.
toll. 1,251; Cabot. 200; Cambridge. 2ss; Ches
ter, GET; Concord. $780, Derby Center, go
Derby Line, GAO: East Barre, 427; Enos
burg Falls, 1,236; Essex Junction. 1,41O
Fair Haven, 2,182: Glover, 2Os: Granite
vile, 1907; Hardwick, 1850; Hinesburg
1888. Hyde Park. 1868: Island Pond, 1887
jacksonville, 22l; Ie ,cho, 100; johnson
6s1; Ludlow, 1,732 Lyndon ctr, 255; Lyn
donville 1878; Manchester. 423; Marshfield
Pan; Middlebury, 1898; Milton. G33; Nor
risville. 1'7o7; Newbury. 392; Newfane, 100
Newport Center. IA; North Bennington
s1s; North Troy, 1,O72: Mortified, 1916
Orleans, 1853; Pittsford. 562; Plainfielt
a6 Poutney 1871; Proctor. z
500; Proctorsvllle. Sea- Randolph. 1.
s1s; Readsboro, 1876; Richford 1895: Rich
mond. Ss; st. Johnsbury, 7,12: sout
Barre. Ns; South Newbury, II.
South RyegAta, 3s2. Springfield, s
2sS; Stowe $40; swapton, 1871; Wa
tsrbu-y 1,5l5; Websterville 9ss: We'll
River, soe; Vest Glover, 30; wss,min.te
,a1s; Wilmington. ST.; Windsor. a.ceI; Win
ooski, 1855; Woodstock. L252
II Is worthy of note IN this ccnnec.io
that the population OF Burlington an
Wnooski, which are in sffect one cor
lunity with only the ,vinooski riy.r tiv1t
ng them. Is 27,7il. In a short tlmn the
ought to make q community OF 10000
!; Vermont can carry out some OF II
plans now under contemplation for i
advancement the next census ought
tell an entirely differen. story from TIL
o: 1920 AZ to the population 81 the Sta
as whole CO well AS cur rural comnlun
ties.