Hinesburg is a

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in Chittenden County,

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, United States. The town was named for Abel Hine, town clerk. The population was 4,698 at the 2020 census. The main settlement of Hinesburg in the center of town is a

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(CDP), with a population of 872 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Hinesburg is located in southern Chittenden County, bordered by

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to the south. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.00%, is water. The main settlement of Hinesburg is located near the geographic center of town along

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in the valley of the La Platte River. VT 116 leads north to South Burlington and south to

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Schools and libraries

* Hinesburg Community School * Champlain Valley Union High School, which services Hinesburg and many surrounding towns. * Carpenter Carse Library

Notable events

In April 1985, 29 teachers at Hinesburg Elementary School went on strike for two weeks following a salary dispute. The strike was described by ''

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'' as "the longest, most bitter teachers' strike in Vermont history". On the night of September 29, 2008, the Saputo cheese factory caught fire. The fire department billed the local Saputo cheese plant $500,000 for firefighting gear ruined in fighting the fire. Their destruction was caused by hazardous cleaning chemicals stored at the plant. It was announced in October that the cheese factory would be closed. The factory was the town's third largest employer.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,340 people, 1,596 households, and 1,174 families residing in the town. The

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was 109.0 people per square mile (42.1/km²). There were 1,693 housing units at an average density of 42.5 per square mile (16.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.90%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.51%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.16% from

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, and 1.06% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.78% of the population. There were 1,596 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were couples living together and joined in either

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, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $49,788, and the median income for a family was $54,836. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $24,107 for females. The

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for the town was $22,230. About 2.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the

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, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

John Clayton Allen John Clayton Allen (February 14, 1860 – January 12, 1939) was an American politician who represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1925-1933. Allen was born in Hinesburg, Vermont in 1860. He attended the common s ...

, US congressman from

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, novelist * Leverett Baldwin, Illinois state representative * Mary Adaline Edwarda Carter, artist *

Jeff Dinitz Jeffrey Howard Dinitz (born 1952) is an American mathematician who taught combinatorics at the University of Vermont. He is best known for proposing the Dinitz conjecture, which became a major theorem. Dinitz is married to Susan Dinitz and has t ...

, mathematician * William C. Hill (1917–1998), Associate Justice of the

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, US congressman from

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; governor of

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Bill Lippert William J. Lippert, Jr., commonly known as Bill Lippert, is a legislator and gay rights activist from the U.S. state of Vermont who has served since 1994 in the Vermont House of Representatives as state representative of the Town of Hinesburg. H ...

, politician *

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, politician *

William Lamb Picknell William Lamb Picknell (October 23, 1853 – August 8, 1897) was an American painter of landscapes, coastal views, and figure genres, known for his rapid painting style. He was born in Hinesburg, Vermont and died in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Li ...

, painter; known for his rapid painting style *

Ossian Ray Ossian Ray (December 13, 1835 – January 28, 1892) was a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early years Ray was born in Hinesburg, Vermont and his family moved to Irasburg, Vermont when he was young. He attended the public school ...

, US congressman from

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Heman R. Smith Heman R. Smith (1795 – September 1, 1861) was a Hinesburg farmer and military officer who served as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia. Biography Heman R. Smith was born in Hinesburg, Vermont in 1795, and was the son of Sagy Smith (176 ...

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of the Vermont Militia * Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, early American

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, educator, traveler, writer, and philanthropist * David Zuckerman,

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References

External links

Town of Hinesburg official website
{{authority control Towns in Vermont Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area Towns in Chittenden County, Vermont