West Rutland

West Rutland is a city of the County of Rutland in the state of the Vermont to the the United States. The population of the city reached 2535 inhabitants with the census of 2000. The city is in the agglomeration of Rutland.

Geography

West Rutland is located at 197 m of altitude. The city extends on 46,6 km ².

History

The history of West Rutland is to be correlated with that of Rutland, the close city. Indeed, West Rutland was created by the companies being located at Rutland because the marble careers, which made the richness of the area, were there.

When the careers were closed, the city lost all its economic attractivity. At this point in time arrived of the avid artists of beautiful landscapes and the families which wished a semi-rural life.

Nowadays, West Rutland is nothing any more but one small town of countryside.

Demography

2535 people live with West Rutland including 1691 households and 1166 families. The median number of people in a family is of 3 people. There are 1079 houses.

The Middle Age is 39 years.

11,2% of the population live in lower part of the poverty line.

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