Quick facts about Vermont

1. Vermont
Marlana Deloach
Jonah Pierce

2. Climate
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rec. 59 63 84 91 94 96 101 98 95 87 69 62
High F (15) (17) (29) (33) (34.5) (35.5) (38) (36.5) (35) (30.5) (20.5) (17)
(C)
Norm. 25 31 43 51 64 76 81 78 71 54 36 28
High F (-4) (-.5) (6) (10.5) (18) (24.5) (27) (25.5) (22) (12) (2) (-2)
(C)
Norm. 4 10 22 30 43 55 60 57 50 33 15 7
Low F (-15.5) (-12) (-5.5) (-1) (6) (13) (15.5) (14) (10) (0.5) (-9.5) (-14)
(C)
Rec. -38 -35 -18 9 24 36 41 38 21 4 -16 -32
Low F (-39) (-37) (-28) (-13) (-4.5) (2) (5) (3) (-6) (-15.5 (-27) (-35.
(C) ) 5)
Precip. 0.61 0.63 0.68 1.99 4.01 4.06 4.07 4.00 3.95 2.48 0.66 0.62
in(mm) (15.5) (16) (17) (50.5) (102) (103) (103.5) (101.5 (100) (63) (17) (16)
)

3. Area
● Ranked 45th in the U.S. by area
○ Total land area of 9,620 sq. mi.
● Land dimensions
○ Width
■ 80 miles (130 km)
○ Length
■ 160 miles (260 km)
● Latitude
○ 42" 44' N to 45" 1' N
● Longitude
○ 71" 28' W to 73" 26' W

4. Elevation
● Highest point
○ Mount Mansfield
■ 4,395 feet
● Lowest point
○ Lake Champlain
■ 95 to 100 feet
● Average height
○ 1,000 feet

5. Natural Resources
● Mineral Sources
● Fertile Soil
● 4/5 Forests
○ Hardwood
■ Maple
■ Birches
■ Breeches
■ Ashes
■ Poplars
○ Softwood
■ Spruces
■ Red and White Pines
■ Hemlocks
■ Cedars

6. Vermont Info
● State Capital:
○ Montpelier
● Vermont's motto:
○ Freedom and Unity
● 14th State Enlisted in Constitution.
● Vermont's Nickname:
○ The Green Mountain State
● Bordered by:
○ Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York;
Quebec, Canada

7. The State . . .
● Bird:
○ Hermit Thrush
● Flower:
○ Red Clover
● Tree:
○ Sugar Maple
● Butterfly:
○ Monarch Butterfly
● Flag:

8. State (cont.)
● Rock
○ Granite, Marble, Slate
● Beverage
○ Milk
● Pie
○ Apple Pie
● Song
○ The Green Mountains

9. Population
● Ranked 49th in the U.S.
○ Nearly 630,000 people
■ Total density of 67.7/square mile
● Median household income of about
$50,000/year

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11. Population percentage
● People
○ Males
■ 50.2%
○ Females
■ 49.8%
● Language
○ French
■ Most Spoken Language
● 23.9%
○ English
■ 18.6%

12. Demographics
By Race White Black AIAN Asian NHPI
2000 (Total Population) 98.12% 0.76% 1.05% 1.09% 0.05%
2000 (Hispanic only) 0.83% 0.06% 0.04% 0.02% 0.01%
2005 (Total population) 97.95% 0.89% 0.97% 1.24% 0.04%
2005 (Hispanic only) 1.03% 0.06% 0.04% 0.01% 0.00%
Growth 2000-05 (total) 2.16% 20.33% -5.49% 16.42% -9.09%
Growth 2000-05 (non-hispanic) 1.94% 21.76% -5.13% 17.31% -2.66%
Growth 2000-05 (hispanic) 26.76% 2.62% -13.81% -39.42% -46.76%

13. Top 5 Colleges
1. University of Vermont-15,785
2. Community College of Vermont-10,830
3. Norwich University-5,280
4. Middlebury College-4,484
5. Champlain University-3,482
University of Vermont

14. Tourist Attractions
● Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour
● Green Mountain Railroad
● Bromley-Vermont's Summer Adventures
● ArborTrek Canopy Adventures at
Smugglers' Notch, Vermont.

15. Random facts ...
● First state after original 13 colonies.
● Montpelier is the only U.S. state capital
without a McDonalds.
● Until 1996, Vermont was the only state
without a Wal-Mart.

16. More Random Facts
● Largest Town
○ Essex
■ Population is about 20,000
● Most Incorporated City
○ Burlington
■ Population of about 45,000
● Temperature
○ Average temperature is 43 deg. Fah.
○ Highest temperature recorded is 105 deg.
Fah.

17. State Website
● The Vermont State Website is http://www.
vermont.gov
○ Website consists of
■ Government
■ Residents
■ Business
■ Agricultural
■ Travel
■ Education
■ Employment
■ Health
■ Safety
■ Vermont

18. Famous People
● Chester A. Arthur-21st president
of the United States
● David Ball- UIFL Football Player
● Calvin Coolidge-30th president
of the United States
● John Deere-Inventor of
John Deere tractors
● Joe Perry-Lead Guitarist for Aerosmith

19. Citations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont#Climate
http://www.10-facts-about.com/Vermont/id/46
http://www.50states.com/facts/vermont.htm
http://www.vermont.gov/portal
http://www.youtube.com