Windsor-6-1 Vermont Representative District, 2002-2012
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The Windsor-6-1 Representative District is a one member state Representative district
in the U.S.
state of Vermont
. It is one of the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting
and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly
following the 2000 U.S. Census
. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. A new plan will be developed in 2012 following the 2010 U.S. Census.
The Windsor-6-1 District includes all of the Windsor County towns of Barnard
and Pomfret
, as well as a the part of the town of Hartford
:
The rest of the town of Hartford is in Windsor-6-2
.
As of the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827. As there are a total of 150 representatives, there were 4,059 residents per representative (or 8,118 residents per two representatives). The one member Windsor-6-1 District had a population of 4,224 in that same census, 4.07% above the state average.
Vermont Representative Districts, 2002-2012
Vermont's state House of Representatives consists of 150 members elected from 108 single or two-member districts as provided for in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002,...
in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. It is one of the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting
Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...
and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly
Vermont General Assembly
The Vermont General Assembly is the legislative body of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly," but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself...
following the 2000 U.S. Census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. A new plan will be developed in 2012 following the 2010 U.S. Census.
The Windsor-6-1 District includes all of the Windsor County towns of Barnard
Barnard, Vermont
Barnard is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 958 at the 2000 census.- History :The town was chartered on July 17, 1761 by a New Hampshire Grant and named after the second-listed grantee of the town Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet and since 1760 Governor of the...
and Pomfret
Pomfret, Vermont
Pomfret is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 997 at the 2000 census.-History:The town was named after the Earl of Pomfret...
, as well as a the part of the town of Hartford
Hartford, Vermont
Hartford is a town in Windsor County in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located on the New Hampshire border, at the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91. It is the site of the confluence of the White River and the Connecticut River; the Ottauquechee River also flows through the town...
:
"lying westerly and northerly of a boundary beginning on the NorwichNorwich, VermontNorwich is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States, located along the Connecticut River opposite Hanover, New Hampshire. The population was 3,544 at the 2000 census....
-Hartford town line at the centerline of Newton Lane, then southerly along the centerline of Newton Lane to its intersection with Jericho Street, then westerly along the centerline of Jericho Street to its intersection with Dothan Road, then southerly along the centerline of Dothan Road to VT 14, then westerly along the centerline of VT 14 to the intersection of the centerline of Runnels Road and VT 14, then at a right angle to a utility pole marked 137T/6 ET&T/3>/136/GMP Corp/156/40030 on the south edge of VT 14, then southerly in a straight line across the White RiverWhite River (Vermont)The White River is a river in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River.The White River rises at Skylight Pond south of Bread Loaf Mountain near the crest of the Green Mountains. The river flows east to the town of Granville, where it receives the outflow from the...
to the junction of Old River Road and the beginning of Costello Road, then southerly and easterly along the center of Costello Road to its end on U.S. Route 4U.S. Route 4U.S. Route 4 is a long United States highway that runs from East Greenbush, New York, in the west to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the east, traversing through Vermont.In New York, US 4 is signed north–south to reflect its alignment in the state...
, then westerly along the centerline of U.S. Route 4 to the intersection of Waterman Hill Road, then northerly along the centerline of Waterman Hill Road to the northerly low watermark of the Ottauquechee RiverOttauquechee RiverThe Ottauquechee River is a river in eastern Vermont in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound....
, then westerly and southerly along the northerly and westerly low watermark of the Ottauquechee River to the Hartford-HartlandHartland, VermontHartland is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,223 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.2 square miles , of which 45.0 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water...
town line, then westerly along the town line to the northerly low watermark of the Ottauquechee River, then along the northerly low watermark of the Ottauquechee River to the Hartford-Pomfret town line." (Vermont Statutes, Title 17, Chapter 34, Section 1893a)
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/fullsection.cfm?Title=17&Chapter=034&Section=01893a
The rest of the town of Hartford is in Windsor-6-2
Windsor-6-2 Vermont Representative District, 2002-2012
The Windsor-6-2 Representative District is a two member state Representative district in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is one the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the...
.
As of the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827. As there are a total of 150 representatives, there were 4,059 residents per representative (or 8,118 residents per two representatives). The one member Windsor-6-1 District had a population of 4,224 in that same census, 4.07% above the state average.
See also
- Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2005-2006 sessionMembers of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2005-2006 sessionThe following is a list of the persons who have served in the Vermont House of Representatives during the 2005-2006 session:-Addison-1:*Steven B. Maier, Democrat*Betty A. Nuovo, Democrat-Addison-2:*Willem W. Jewett, Democrat-Addison-3:...
- Vermont Representative Districts, 2002-2012Vermont Representative Districts, 2002-2012Vermont's state House of Representatives consists of 150 members elected from 108 single or two-member districts as provided for in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002,...