Bennington Vermont Senate District, 2002–2012

The Bennington Senate District is one of 13 Vermont Senate districts included 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, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. A new plan will be developed in 2012 following the 2010 U.S. Census.

The Bennington District includes all of Bennington County as well as the Windham County town of Wilmington.

As of the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827. As there are a total of 30 Senators, there were 20,294 residents per senator. The Bennington District had a population of 39,219 in that same census. The district is apportioned two senators. This equals 19,610 residents per senator, 3.37% below the state average.

District Senators

2005-2006

• Richard W. Sears, Democrat
• Mark I. Shepard, Republican

2007-2008

• Robert Hartwell, Democrat
• Richard W. Sears, Democrat

Towns and cities in the Bennington District

Bennington County

• Arlington
• Bennington
• Dorset
• Glastenbury
• Landgrove
• Manchester
• Peru
• Pownal
• Readsboro
• Rupert
• Sandgate
• Searsburg
• Shaftsbury
• Stamford
• Sunderland
• Winhall
• Woodford

Windham County

• Wilmington

See also

• Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session
• Vermont Senate Districts, 2002-2012

External links

• Map of Vermont Senate districts and statistics (PDF)
• Vermont Act 151 (2002), which created the districts. Note comprehensive act, redistricting section begins on page 67. (PDF)

Coordinates: 43°00′51″N 73°11′38″W / 43.014187°N 73.194008°W