Bristol, Vermont | |
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Town | |
Main Street in Bristol
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Location in Addison County and the state of Vermont. |
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Coordinates: 44°8′0″N 73°4′46″W / 44.13333°N 73.07944°WCoordinates: 44°8′0″N 73°4′46″W / 44.13333°N 73.07944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Addison |
Chartered | 1762 |
Settled | 1783 |
Organized | 1789 |
Government | |
• Town Administrator | Therese Kirby |
• Selectboard Chair | John "Peeker" Heffernan |
• Selectboard | Joel Bouvier, Sharon Compagna, Michelle Perlee, Brian Fox |
Area | |
• Total | 42.2 sq mi (109.2 km2) |
• Land | 41.5 sq mi (107.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,894 |
• Density | 94/sq mi (36.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 05443 |
Area code | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-09025 |
GNIS feature ID | 1462053 |
Website | www |
Bristol is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was founded June 26, 1762. The population was 3,894 at the 2010 census. Main Street is home to most of the businesses of the town. The town is also home to the Lord's Prayer Rock.
Bristol is located in northeastern Addison County, at the western foot of the Green Mountains. The New Haven River, a tributary of Otter Creek, flows out of the mountains through the town center. The town is crossed by Vermont Route 17 (east-west) and Vermont Route 116 (north-south).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.2 square miles (109.2 km2), of which 41.5 square miles (107.5 km2) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2), or 1.57%, is water.
The main settlement in the town is Bristol, a census-designated place, located on the north side of the New Haven River, northwest of the geographic center of town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,788 people, 1,460 households, and 1,013 families residing in the town. The population density was 90.7 people per square mile (35.0/km2). There were 1,546 housing units at an average density of 37.0 per square mile (14.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.42% White, 0.24% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.