Bennington County, Vermont

Bennington County
Bennington County
County
	Bennington County courthouse in Manchester
	Location within the U.S. state of Vermont
	Vermont's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°01′46″N 73°06′29″W / 43.029419°N 73.107956°W
Country	United States
State	Vermont
Founded	1778
Named for	Benning Wentworth
Shire Town	Bennington & Manchester
Largest town	Bennington
Area
• Total	678 sq mi (1,760 km2)
• Land	675 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Water	2.7 sq mi (7 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	37,347
• Density	55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.rpc.bennington.vt.us

Bennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,347.^[1] The shire towns (county seats) are jointly Bennington ("The Southshire") and Manchester ("The Northshire"),^[2] and the largest municipality is Bennington. The county was created in 1778.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Vermont: Individual County Chronologies". Vermont Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Vermont: Individual County Chronologies". Vermont Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

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