Colchester, Vermont Colchester, Vermont View of Malletts Bay (part of Lake Champlain) from Bayside Park near the center of Colchester View of Malletts Bay (part of Lake Champlain) from Bayside Park near the center of Colchester Location in Chittenden County and the state of Vermont Location in Chittenden County and the state of Vermont Colchester, Vermont is positioned in the US Colchester, Vermont - Colchester, Vermont Colchester is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.
The populace was 17,067 as of the 2010 census. It is the fourth-most crowded municipality and second-most crowded town in the state of Vermont by population. Colchester is a suburb of Burlington, Vermont's most crowded municipality.
The town is directly to Burlington's north on the easterly shore of Lake Champlain to the west of the Green Mountains.
The Vermont National Guard is based in the town, and it is also home to the ground of Saint Michael's College.
Colchester is positioned on the shore of Malletts Bay, part of Lake Champlain.
The westernmost part of the town touches the New York state border in the middle of the lake.
To the northwest athwart the easterly arm of the lake lies the town of South Hero in Grand Isle County, Vermont.
Chittenden County communities bordering Colchester are Milton to the northeast, Westford touching the easternmost point of Colchester, Essex to the southeast, and the metros/cities of South Burlington, Winooski, and Burlington to the south.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Colchester has a total region of 58.6 square miles (151.7 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94.1 km2) is territory and 22.2 square miles (57.6 km2), or 38.0%, is water. In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 16.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Island Line Trail travels from Colchester athwart Lake Champlain to Grand Isle County; it is a former barns line.
Colchester was fourth in the state in 2007 with $245.8 million. Major employers in the town include the VNA of Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties, Saint Michael's College, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Green Mountain Power, Shaw's Supermarket, and Champlain Cable Corporation. In 2015, the town of Colchester made Fortune Magazine's list of "100 Best Places to Live" (ranked #100), along with Launch a Business and Money Magazine's list of "50 Best Places to Live" (ranked #40). In 2014, the median homehold income for Colchester was $68,440; the per capita income was $30,877.
The lakeshore areas of Colchester get an influx of vacationers every summer from southern New England and the New York City area.
Niquette Bay State Park offers hiking and swimming in Lake Champlain.
Interstate 89 passes through the area, with exits 16 and 17 serving Colchester.
Exit 17 joins to US 2, which goes west to the Champlain Islands, and also to US 7, which heads north toward the town of Milton. Interstate 89 Exit 17 in Colchester (June 5, 2015) In the southeastern part of Colchester, and also along the US Route 7 corridor, bus service is provided by Green Mountain Transit.
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences- Vermont Campus, the first pharmacy school in Vermont, is positioned here on Water Tower Hill.
Around 2,200 kids attend the five schools in Colchester's school district.
The precinct comprises of one high school, Colchester HS, one middle school, Colchester Middle School, an elementary school Malletts Bay School, and two young schools Porters Point School and Union Memorial School.
Colchester High School is home to the award-winning Colchester Theatre Company.
The Colchester School District underwent a teacher strike amid October, 2005.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Colchester town, Chittenden County, Vermont".
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): All County Subdivisions inside Vermont".
"Profile for Colchester, Vermont".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
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Town of Colchester.
"Statistical Background Data of Colchester, Vermont".
Town of Colchester.
Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press.
Town of Colchester official website Colchester School District Municipalities and communities of Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
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