North Bennington

History

The North Bennington Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The district covers an area of and includes 164 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. It is home to the Park-McCullough Historic House, a well-preserved, 35-room, Victorian country house. The H.C. White site, at the southern end of the village, was added to the Register in 2009.

Geography

North Bennington is located in the northwest part of the town of Bennington and is bordered to the north by the town of Shaftsbury. The southern border of the village follows the Walloomsac River. Vermont Route 67 passes through the village, leading northeast to South Shaftsbury and west to the New York state line, where it becomes New York State Route 67, continuing on to North Hoosick. Vermont Route 67A intersects VT 67 in the center of North Bennington and leads southeast to downtown Bennington. North Bennington's boundary with Bennington cuts across the grounds of Bennington College. Bennington College occupies a hill on the southeast border of the village. The village is also home to two independent grade schools, The Village School of North Bennington (grades pre-K-6) and the progressive Southshire Community School (grades K-8). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.40%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,314
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7,234
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  7,062
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  6,075
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,603
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5,340
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  5,204
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,121

Largest nearby schools

• Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School
  High · Bennington · 926 students · 16:1 ratio
• Mt. Anthony Union Middle School
  Middle · Bennington · 522 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• Molly Stark School
  Elementary · Bennington · 417 students · 19.9:1 ratio
• Bennington Elementary School
  Elementary · Bennington · 312 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• Pownal Elementary School
  Elementary · Pownal · 271 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Shaftsbury Elementary School
  Elementary · Shaftsbury · 245 students · 13.6:1 ratio
• Monument Elementary School
  Elementary · Bennington · 149 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Woodford Hollow School
  Elementary · Bennington · 28 students · 9.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2020-03-11
  0 km SSW of South Glens Falls, New York
• M 2.76 — 2011-08-27
  5 km WSW of Altamont, New York
• M 2.69 — 2011-08-25
  5 km WSW of Altamont, New York
• M 3.15 — 2009-12-13
  15 km N of Medusa, New York
• M 2.56 — 2009-12-13
  14 km N of Medusa, New York
• M 2.9 — 2009-10-21
  15 km N of Medusa, New York