Bridgewater, Vermont
| Bridgewater, Vermont | |
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The Bridgewater Historical Society building
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 Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont. |
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 Bridgewater, Vermont
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| Coordinates: 43°37′10″N 72°40′19″W / 43.61944°N 72.67194°WCoordinates: 43°37′10″N 72°40′19″W / 43.61944°N 72.67194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Windsor |
| Chartered | 1761 |
| Settled | 1779 |
| Organized | 1785 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.5 sq mi (128.3 km2) |
| • Land | 49.4 sq mi (128.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (317 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 936 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05034 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-08275 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462050 |
Bridgewater is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 936 at the 2010 census. Bridgewater contains the hamlets of Bridgewater Village, Bridgewater Corners, West Bridgewater, and Bridgewater Center (formerly called Briggs).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.5 square miles (128.3 km2), of which 49.4 square miles (128.0 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.27%, is water. The Ottauquechee River flows west to east through the town.U.S. Route 4 follows the river, connecting and White River Junction to the east with Rutland to the west.
As of the census of 2000, there were 980 people, 395 households, and 250 families residing in the town. The population density was 19.8 people per square mile (7.6/km2). There were 582 housing units at an average density of 11.7 per square mile (4.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.47% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.51% Asian, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population.
There were 395 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.
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