West Fairlee, Vermont Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 726. Estimated population in July 2024: 738 (+1.7% change)
Males: 368 (50.7%), Females: 358 (49.3%)
Orange County
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $40,667
Median house value: $93,500
Population by Race
Races in West Fairlee:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (21.1%), United States (17.2%), French (16.3%), Irish (14.7%), German (8.0%), Scottish (5.1%).
Elevation: 741 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in West Fairlee
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in West Fairlee town
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 12.6%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +121 (+20.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near West Fairlee:
- ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LEBANON, NH)
- CENTRAL VERMONT HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BARRE, VT)
- COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WOODSVILLE, NH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Fairlee:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 54 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 73 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
- MANCHESTER (about 89 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Fairlee:
- POST MILLS (about 3 miles; POST MILLS, VT; Abbreviation: 2B9)
- DEAN MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; HAVERHILL, NH; Abbreviation: 5B9)
- EDWARD F KNAPP STATE (about 29 miles; BARRE/MONTPELIER, VT; Abbreviation: MPV)
Amtrak station near West Fairlee:
- 19 miles: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (RAILROAD ROW). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Fairlee:
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; KEENE, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 68 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 75 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
Public primary/middle school in West Fairlee:
- WESTSHIRE (Students: 102; Location: 894 VT RT 113; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in West Fairlee:
- WEST FAIRLEE FREE PUBLIC (Operating income: $2,464; Location: P.O. BOX 8; 17,297 books; 30 audio materials; 202 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)