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Time Zone: Bennington County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Manchester is the Seat for Bennington County.

Bennington County is one of the original counties of Vermont and was founded in 1779.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bennington had a population of 35,470 people. This is a decrease of 4.34% since the last Census (which gave a population of 37,078 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bennington represented 5.93% of the total population of Vermont.

Below are some of the communities located in Bennington County:

  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Bennington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
  • Dorset
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
  • Glastenbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Landgrove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Landgrove is located in Bennington County (VT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Manchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • North Bennington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Old Bennington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
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    • Peru
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Peru is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Pownal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
    • Readsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Rupert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Sandgate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Searsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Shaftsbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Stamford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Sunderland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunderland is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Winhall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Winhall is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Woodford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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