Windsor County, Vermont
| Windsor County, Vermont | |
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Windsor County courthouse in Woodstock
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 Location in the U.S. state of Vermont |
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 Vermont's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1781 |
| Shire Town | |
| Largest town | Hartford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 977 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
| • Land | 969 sq mi (2,510 km2) |
| • Water | 7.4 sq mi (19 km2), 0.8% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 55,737 |
| • Density | 57.8/sq mi (22/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Windsor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,670. The shire town (county seat) is the municipality of . The county's largest municipality is Hartford.
Windsor county is notable for being the birthplace (1805) of the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith, Jr.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 977 square miles (2,530 km2), of which 969 square miles (2,510 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (0.8%) is water. It is the largest county by area in Vermont.
As of the census of 2000, there were 57,418 people, 24,162 households, and 15,729 families residing in the county. The population density was 59 people per square mile (23/km²). There were 31,621 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.72% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.1% were of English, 12.9% Irish, 10.9% American, 9.9% French, 7.7% German, 6.7% French Canadian and 5.5% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.4% spoke English and 1.5% French as their first language.
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