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Vernon is a town in Tolland County, in the Hartford metro area.
The community is believed named for Mount Vernon, George Washington's Virginia home.
The latitude of Vernon is 41.836N. The longitude is -72.461W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 390 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 28,063.
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$47,816National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Vernon demographic reports
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Textile manufacturing began here in the early 1800s. The industry declined after World War II; the Roosevelt Mills closed in 1988.
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10% of Vernon residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Vernon ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Vernon was $25,150, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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27% of Vernon residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Vernon, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $601. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,240.
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The average commute time for Vernon workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 5 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Vernon between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 1.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
Hotels in Vernon include Comfort Inn Vernon, Holiday Inn Express - Vernon, Howard Johnson.
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