Vermont - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Montpelier March 4, 1791 the 14th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Green Mountain State Vermonters Freedom and unity VT LAND Total area 24,900 sq km 9,614 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 43rd 23,957 sq km 9,250 sq mi Highest point Mount Mansfield 1,339 m/4,393 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 78 percent (2002) 7.6 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 621,254 (2007 estimate) 49th 8.2 percent (1990-2000) 26 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 67 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 38.2 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Burlington 38,358 (2006) Essex 18,626 (2000) Rutland 16,964 (2006) Colchester 16,986 (2000) South Burlington 17,014 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 96.8 percent (2000) Asians 0.9 percent (2000) Blacks 0.5 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.4 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.4 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 0.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.5 years (1989-1991) 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 274 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 714 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) 10.2 percent (2006) 11.3 (2003) $11,075 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 11.6 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 89.8 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Jim Douglas (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 30 members House of Representatives, 150 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 1 Electoral votes 3 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $24 billion (2006) $31,737 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 1.3 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.8 percent (2004) Manufacturing Mining Transportation and utilities 13.5 percent (2004) 0.1 percent (2004) 5 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 18.5 percent (2004) G overnment 13.2 percent (2004) Information technology 4 percent (2004) Retail trade 8.5 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.1 percent (2004) Other services Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate Share of workers in unions 26.3 percent (2004) 361,000 (2006 estimate) 3.6 percent (2006 estimate) 10.8 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 7.4 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 21.2 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 71.2 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 0.2 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 171 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 58.1 percent (2003 estimate) 6.7 books per person (2002) 23,170 km (2005) 14,397 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 515 km (2005) 320 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 914 km (2004) 568 mi (2004) Airports 2 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
