Profile for Orwell, Vermont, VT

Orwell is on Lake Champlain.

Historic sites and museums: Mount Independence State Historic Site

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Orwell

Cemeteries (33)

Communities (7)

Historic sites (1)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (5)

Museums (1)

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• Orwell population
• Ancestry of people in Orwell
• Housing in Orwell
• Income in Orwell
• Marital status of adults in Orwell
• Place of birth of people in Orwell
• Residence in 1995, of people in Orwell
• School enrollment & education levels in Orwell
• Transportation & commute times in Orwell
• Addison County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Vermont
• State data - Vermont
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Orwell demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Addison County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 05770 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Addison County Chamber of Commerce
• Addison County tourism

9% of Orwell residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Orwell ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Orwell
• Cemeteries in Addison County
• Genealogy page (VT GenWeb) for Addison County
• Libraries in or near Orwell

Post a query on a message board:

• Addison County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - VT data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Orwell museums
• Orwell historic sites
• Orwell area parks
• Wineries near Orwell

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Orwell area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Addison County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Vermont cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Orwell
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Addison County

• Orwell business guide
• Addison County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Vermont
• Local ordinances in Vermont (Partial selection)

• Crime in Addison County
• Arrests in Addison County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Vermont
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Orwell was $19,835, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Addison County economic census
• Addison County economic summary
• Addison County employment growth
• Addison County unemployment rate
• Vermont economic data

22% of Orwell residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Orwell
• Colleges in Vermont
• Learning Disabilities Association in Vermont
• Schools in or near Orwell
• School districts in or near Orwell
• Yearbooks (old) of Vermont high schools

• Movies playing in or near Orwell

• Air pollution in Addison County
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• Land contamination in Addison County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Vermont
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Addison County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Vermont

• ePodunk festival listings
• Vermont county fairs
• Vermont festivals (Vermont tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Orwell

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Orwell
• Geocaches in Vermont

• Orwell items now on sale

• Addison County government
• Vermont state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Orwell medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Vermont
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Orwell
• Historic sites in Vermont
• Museums in or near Orwell
• Museums in Vermont
• Vermont state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Addison County genealogy forum

Median rent in Orwell, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $515.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $984.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Vermont
• Minimum wage laws by state

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• Census map of Orwell area
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• Daily newspapers in or near Orwell
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• American Legion post locator
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• Check daily newspapers in or near Orwell
• Search obituaries in Vermont
• Recent death notices - selected VT newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Vermont
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Vermont
• Lions clubs in Vermont
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Orwell
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Orwell

• Parks near Orwell
• National forests in Vermont
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• Ski areas in Vermont
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• Aerial photo of Orwell
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Orwell
• Total membership by faith, in Addison County

• Chowhound message boards for VT

The average commute time for Orwell workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Orwell travel guide
• Airports near Orwell
• Hotels near Orwell
• Vermont tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Vermont
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