Profile for Pownal, Vermont, VT

Pownal is on the Hoosic River.

Setting for Christopher Morley's "Blythe Mountain"

Local festivals include:

• Pownal Valley Fair - July 28, 2007

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 Pownal

Cemeteries (29)

Colleges (3)

Communities (7)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (6)

Museums (3)

Parks (1)

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8% of Pownal residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Pownal ancestry & family history guide.

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• Bennington County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - VT data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
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• Pownal business guide
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• Crime in Bennington County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• 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 Pownal was $17,669, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Vermont economic data

16% of Pownal residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Pownal festival dates:

• Pownal Valley Fair - July 28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Post history questions in Bennington County genealogy forum

Median rent in Pownal, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $431.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $882.

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Libraries in Pownal include Solomon Wright Public ... View libraries

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The average commute time for Pownal workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Pownal include Best Value Inn.

• Pownal travel guide
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