The Caledonia Senate District is one of 13 Vermont Senate districts

Vermont Senate districts, 2002-2012

Vermont's state Senate consists of 30 members elected from 13 single or multi-member districts provided for 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,...

 included in the redistricting

Redistricting

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 and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly

Vermont General Assembly

The Vermont General Assembly is the legislative body of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly," but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself...

 following the 2000 U.S. Census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 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 Caledonia District includes all of Caledonia County

Caledonia County, Vermont

Caledonia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury.The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there....

 as well as the Orange County towns of Bradford, Fairlee

Fairlee, Vermont

-Notable people:* Milton Friedman, economist, former resident of Ely* Richard W. Mallary, congressman* Samuel Morey, inventor* George W. Morrison, congressman* Nathaniel Niles, politician* Stephen Thomas, politician and brigadier generalHelen Gahagan Douglas...

, Newbury

Newbury (town), Vermont

Newbury is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,955 at the 2000 census. Newbury includes the villages of Newbury, Center Newbury, West Newbury, South Newbury, Boltonville, Peach Four Corners, and Wells River.-History:...

, Orange

Orange, Vermont

Orange is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 965 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.0 square miles , of which 38.8 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water...

, Topsham

Topsham, Vermont

Topsham is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,142 at the 2000 census. It contains four villages: East Topsham, Topsham Four Corners, Waits River and West Topsham.-Geography:...

, and West Fairlee

West Fairlee, Vermont

West Fairlee is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 726 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.8 square miles , of which 22.6 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water...

.

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 Caledonia District had a population of 38,076 in that same census. The district is apportioned two senators. This equals 19,038 residents per senator, 6.19% below the state average.

District Senators

• Joseph C. Benning, Republican
• M. Jane Kitchel
  M. Jane Kitchel
  M. Jane Kitchel is a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Caledonia senate district.Jane Kitchel was elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2004 and reelected in 2006.-Biography:...
  
  , Democrat
  Democratic Party (United States)
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Caledonia County

• Barnet
  Barnet, Vermont
  Barnet is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,690 at the 2000 census. Barnet contains the locations of Barnet Center, East Barnet, McIndoe Falls, Mosquitoville, Passumpsic and West Barnet.-Geography:...
  
  
• Burke
  Burke, Vermont
  Burke is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2000 census. The town contains the villages of East Burke, West Burke and Burke Hollow.-Geography:...
  
  
• Danville
  Danville, Vermont
  Danville is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. It was named for the 18th-century French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville...
  
  
• Groton
  Groton, Vermont
  Groton is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 876 at the 2000 census. It contains the places Groton Pond, Rickers Mills, Rickers and West Groton.-Geography:...
  
  
• Hardwick
  Hardwick, Vermont
  Hardwick is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,174 at the 2000 census.It contains the incorporated village of Hardwick and the unincorporated villages of East Hardwick and Mackville...
  
  
• Kirby
  Kirby, Vermont
  Kirby is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 456 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.4 square miles , of which 24.4 square miles is land and 0.04 square mile is...
  
  
• Lyndon
  Lyndon, Vermont
  Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,448 at the 2000 census. Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville and three unincorporated villages: Lyndon, Lyndon Center, and East Lyndon.Lyndon is the...
  
  
• Newark
  Newark, Vermont
  Newark is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 470 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.2 square miles , of which 36.8 square miles is land and 0.4 square mile is...
  
  
• Peacham
  Peacham, Vermont
  Peacham is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 665 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.7 square miles , of which 46.7 square miles is land and 0.9 square mile is...
  
  
• Ryegate
  Ryegate, Vermont
  Ryegate is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,150 at the 2000 census. The town contains the villages of South Ryegate, East Ryegate, and Ryegate Corner.-History:...
  
  
• Sheffield
  Sheffield, Vermont
  Not to be confused with the city of Sheffield in the UK, or Sheffield, Massachusetts.Sheffield is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States...
  
  
• St. Johnsbury
  St. Johnsbury, Vermont
  St. Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 census. St. Johnsbury is located approximately northwest of the Connecticut River and south of the Canadian border.St...
  
  
• Stannard
  Stannard, Vermont
  Stannard is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 185 at the 2000 census. The town has no paved roads.-Geography:...
  
  
• Sutton
  Sutton, Vermont
  Sutton is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,001 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.4 square miles , of which 38.3 square miles is land and 0.1 square mile is...
  
  
• Walden
  Walden, Vermont
  Walden is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 782 at the 2000 census. The community has no ZIP code of its own; mail is routed through the West Danville and East Hardwick post offices.-Geography:...
  
  
• Waterford
  Waterford, Vermont
  Waterford is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2000 census.The town was originally called Littleton but the name was changed to Waterford in 1797.-Geography:...
  
  
• Wheelock
  Wheelock, Vermont
  Wheelock is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 621 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.8 square miles , of which 39.6 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is...
  
  

Orange County

• Bradford
• Fairlee
  Fairlee, Vermont
  -Notable people:* Milton Friedman, economist, former resident of Ely* Richard W. Mallary, congressman* Samuel Morey, inventor* George W. Morrison, congressman* Nathaniel Niles, politician* Stephen Thomas, politician and brigadier generalHelen Gahagan Douglas...
  
  
• Newbury
  Newbury (town), Vermont
  Newbury is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,955 at the 2000 census. Newbury includes the villages of Newbury, Center Newbury, West Newbury, South Newbury, Boltonville, Peach Four Corners, and Wells River.-History:...
  
  
• Orange
  Orange, Vermont
  Orange is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 965 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.0 square miles , of which 38.8 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water...
  
  
• Topsham
  Topsham, Vermont
  Topsham is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,142 at the 2000 census. It contains four villages: East Topsham, Topsham Four Corners, Waits River and West Topsham.-Geography:...
  
  
• West Fairlee
  West Fairlee, Vermont
  West Fairlee is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 726 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.8 square miles , of which 22.6 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water...
  
  

See also

• Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session
  Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session
  The following is a list of the persons who have served in the Vermont Senate during the 2005-2006 session:-Addison:*Claire D. Ayer, Democrat*Harold W. Giard, Democrat-Bennington:*Richard W. Sears, Democrat*Mark I. Shepard, Republican-Caledonia:...
  
  
• Vermont Senate Districts, 2002-2012
  Vermont Senate districts, 2002-2012
  Vermont's state Senate consists of 30 members elected from 13 single or multi-member districts provided for 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,...
  
  

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)

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