Town website http://www.norwich.vt.us/
Home of Montshire Museum of Science http://www.montshire.org/
Population (year 2000): 3,544, Est. population in July 2004: 3,587
(+1.2% change)
Males: 1,733 (48.9%), Females: 1,811 (51.1%)
Elevation: 537 feet
County: Windsor
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $66,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $222,800 (year 2000)
For population 25
years and over in Norwich
- High school or higher: 97.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 41.0%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $174,400
- 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $282,900
- 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $202,100
- 1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $209,100
- 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $258,100
- 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $214,100
- 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $357,900
- 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $246,400
- 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $312,100
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norwich:
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 4 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment:
5,309)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment:
2,585)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment:
3,542)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment:
2,265)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 74 miles;
BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment:
3,251)
Public primary/middle school in Norwich:
- MARION W. CROSS SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location: CHURCH STREET;
Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Norwich:
- NORWICH PUBLIC (Operating income: $128,661; Location: P.O. BOX
290, 368 MAIN ST.; 20,914 books; 1,092 audio materials; 747 video materials;
81 serial subscriptions)
Norwich compared to Vermont state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state
average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state
average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly
above state average.
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