Killington, Vermont Killington, Vermont Killington town logo Killington town logo Killington, Vermont Killington, Vermont Killington is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States.
The town was previously titled Sherburne, but was retitled to its initial name, "Killington," in 1999.
The town of Killington was chartered on July 7, 1761 by a New Hampshire grant.
In 1800, it was retitled Sherburne after landholder Colonel Benjamin Sherburne. The town voted to revert to its initial name of Killington on March 2, 1999; which was allowed by the Vermont General Assembly, and became effective July 1, 1999. Killington was one of thirteen Vermont suburbs isolated by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011.
Main article: Killington, Vermont, secession boss Killington's voters have twice voted to secede from Vermont and join the state of New Hampshire, 25 miles (40 km) to the east.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 46.9 square miles (121 km2), of which 46.6 square miles (121 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), or 0.47%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,095 citizens , 500 homeholds, and 282 families living in the town. The populace density was 23.5 citizens per square mile (9.1/km2).
There were 500 homeholds, out of which 25.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them; 48.6% were married couples residing together; 5.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present; and 43.6% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $60,125.
About 6.4% of families and 7.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.
One of the area's primary company ventures can be found in the Killington Ski Resort, the biggest ski region in the Eastern U.S.
2000 Docs; Vermont Government, online; accessed .
Floodwaters from Storm Isolate 13 Vermont Towns; article; The New York Times online; accessed .
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Killington town, Vermont".
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