Profile for Shaftsbury, Vermont, VT

Shaftsbury is between the Taconic Mountains and the Green Mountains.

Well-known residents have included:
· Robert Frost, poet

Historic sites and museums: Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum

Listed places near Shaftsbury

Cemeteries (24)

Colleges (1)

Communities (8)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (2)

Parks (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Shaftsbury
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• Bennington County data
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• State data - Vermont
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Shaftsbury town government

10% of Shaftsbury residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Shaftsbury ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Shaftsbury
• Cemeteries in Bennington County
• Libraries in or near Shaftsbury

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• Bennington 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
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• Shaftsbury historic sites
• Shaftsbury area parks
• Wineries near Shaftsbury

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• Cemetery record compendium
• Vermont cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Shaftsbury
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• Communities in Bennington County

• Shaftsbury business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Vermont
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• Crime in Bennington County
• Arrests in Bennington 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 Shaftsbury was $22,035, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

30% of Shaftsbury residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Shaftsbury local government Web site
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• Shaftsbury medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Vermont
• State historical society

Historic districts in Shaftsbury include Center Shaftsbury Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Bennington County genealogy forum

Median rent in Shaftsbury, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $477.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,013.

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Shaftsbury
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The average commute time for Shaftsbury workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Shaftsbury travel guide
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• Vermont tourism bureau

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