Official Name: | Sandgate, Vermont |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Vermont |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bennington |
Parts Type: | Communities |
Parts: | Sandgate West Sandgate |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 109.3 |
Area Land Km2: | 109.1 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.2 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 387 |
Population Density Km2: | 3.5 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 248 |
Elevation Ft: | 814 |
Coordinates: | 43.1536°N -73.1892°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 05250 |
Area Code: | 802 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 50-62875[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1462201[2] |
Sandgate is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 387 at the 2020 census.[3]
Sandgate is located in northwestern Bennington County and is entirely within the Taconic Mountains. It is bordered to the north by the town of Rupert, to the east by Manchester, to the south by Arlington, and to the west by the town of Salem in Washington County, New York.Bear Mountain, with a summit of, is the highest point, located in the northern part of the town. The eastern part of town includes the lower slopes of Equinox Mountain, which has its summit in neighboring Manchester. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 109.3sqkm, of which 109.1sqkm is land and 0.2sqkm, or 0.16%, is water.[4] The entire town is part of the watershed of the Batten Kill, a tributary of the Hudson River in New York.
As of the census of 2000, there were 353 people, 149 households, and 98 families residing in the town. The population density was 8.4 people per square mile (3.2/km2). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 6.4 per square mile (2.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.45% White, 0.85% Black, 0.85% Asian, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic of any race were 0.28% of the population.
There were 149 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 21.5% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $46,944. Males had a median income of $31,042 versus $24,191 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,096. About 4.7% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.