Vermont Info:

11 largest cities (2005 est.): 

Burlington, 38,531; 
Rutland, 17,046; 
Colchester	16,986 * 2000 census
South Burlington, 16,993; 
Barre, 9,128; 
Essex Junction, 8,841; 
Montpelier, 8,003; 
St. Albans, 7,476; 
Winooski, 6,353; 
Newport, 5,207; 
Northfield, 3,157

Geographic center: In Washington Co., 3 mi. E of Roxbury

Number of counties: 14

Largest county by population and area: Chittenden, 149,613 (2005); Windsor, 971 sq mi.

2005 resident population est.: 623,050

2000 resident census population (rank): 608,827 (49th). 
Male: 298,337 (49.0%); Female: 310,490 (51.0%). 

White: 589,208 (96.8%); Black: 3,063 (0.5%); American Indian: 2,420 (0.4%); Asian: 5,217 (0.9%); Other race: 1,443 (0.2%); Two or more races: 7,335 (1.2%); Hispanic/Latino: 5,504 (0.9%). 

2000 percent population 18 and over: 75.8; 65 and over: 12.7; median age: 37.7.

from: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108281.html


Counties -- 2006 estimates:

Essex 		6,567
Grand Isle 	7,751
Lamoille	24,592
Orleans 	27,718
Orange 		29,440
Caledonia 	30,842
Bennington 	36,929
Addison		37,057
Windham 	43,898
Franklin 	48,187
Windsor 	57,653
Washington	59,564
Rutland 	63,641
Chittenden 	150,069

Vermont total: 	623,908

from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/vermont_map.html
more info: http://www.epodunk.com/counties/vt_county.html

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POLITICAL INFO:

Petitions for inclusion in the primary AND the candidate's consent form AND a $2000 filing fee (all but $300 waivable in some cases) are due by 5pm at the Secretary of State's office January 21.

The VT Primary is an open primary to be held March 4, coinciding with Town Meeting day.

from: http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2007ElCalendarrev070307.pdf

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Regular (non-Presidential) 2008 Vermont elections:

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): July 21, 2008
Filing Deadline (Third Parties): September 12, 2008
Primary: September 9, 2008

from http://www.politics1.com/vt.htm