Hinesburg, Vermont

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Hinesburg, Vermont |settlement_type = Town |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Town Hall Hinesburg Vermont USA.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Hinesburg town hall |image_flag = |image_seal = HinesburgVTseal.png |image_map = Chittenden County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Hinesburg highlighted.svg |mapsize = 260px |map_caption = Location in Chittenden County and the state of Vermont  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Vermont |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Chittenden |parts_type = Communities |parts = Hinesburg Mechanicsville Rhode Island Corner South Hinesburg  |established_title = |established_date = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name =  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 103.2 |area_land_km2 = 102.1 |area_water_km2 = 1.0 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_total = 4698 |population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = 46.0 |population_density_sq_mi =  |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 532 |coordinates = {{coord|44|19|27|N|73|07|10|W|region:US-VT|display=it}}  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 05461 |area_code = 802 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 50-33475<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1462119<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1462119}}</ref> |website = {{URL|www.hinesburg.org}} |footnotes = }}

'''Hinesburg''' is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Abel Hine, town clerk.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000733475|title=Census - Geography Profile: Hinesburg town, Chittenden County, Vermont|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> The population was 4,698 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000733475| title=Census - Geography Profile: Hinesburg town, Chittenden County, Vermont| publisher=United States Census Bureau| access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>

The main settlement of Hinesburg in the center of town is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 872 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020 CDP">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5033400| title=Census - Geography Profile: Hinesburg CDP, Vermont| publisher=United States Census Bureau| access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography== Hinesburg is located in southern Chittenden County, bordered by Addison County to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|103.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|102.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.00%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000733475| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hinesburg town, Chittenden County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 19, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213121654/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000733475| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The main settlement of Hinesburg is located near the geographic center of town along Vermont Route 116 in the valley of the La Platte River. VT 116 leads north {{convert|11|mi}} to South Burlington and south {{convert|17|mi}} to Bristol.

==Schools and libraries== thumb|left|alt=Champlain Valley Union High School building|Champlain Valley Union High School * 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 ''The New York Times'' as "the longest, most bitter teachers' strike in Vermont history".<ref>{{Cite news|title = Teacher Strike Splits Vermont Town|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/30/us/teacher-strike-splits-vermont-town.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = June 30, 1985|access-date = August 24, 2018}}</ref>

On the night of September 29, 2008, the Saputo cheese factory caught fire.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/the-sun/saputo-fire-under-investigation/| title=Saputo fire under investigation| work=The Sun| access-date=October 6, 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book | author = Baird, Joel Banner |title = Fire department bills Saputo $500,000 | publisher = Burlington Free Press | date = October 24, 2008}}</ref> It was announced in October that the cheese factory would be closed. The factory was the town's third largest employer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200881023002|title=Burlington Free Press|access-date=October 24, 2008}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align = left |1790= 454 |1800= 933 |1810= 1238 |1820= 1332 |1830= 1669 |1840= 1682 |1850= 1834 |1860= 1702 |1870= 1573 |1880= 1330 |1890= 1205 |1900= 1216 |1910= 1042 |1920= 964 |1930= 1019 |1940= 1000 |1950= 1120 |1960= 1180 |1970= 1775 |1980= 2690 |1990= 3780 |2000= 4340 |2010= 4396 |2020= 4698 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 16, 2015 }}</ref> }} As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,340 people, 1,596 households, and 1,174 families residing in the town. The population density 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% White, 0.14% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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 marriage or civil union, 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 per capita income for the town was $22,230. About 2.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* John Clayton Allen, US congressman from Illinois * Lisa Alther, novelist * Leverett Baldwin, Illinois state representative * Mary Adaline Edwarda Carter, artist * Jeff Dinitz, mathematician * William C. Hill (1917–1998), Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court<ref>{{cite book |last=Guest |first=James A. |date=1979 |title=Vermont Legislative Directory (1979) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJpDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22william+c.+hill%22+%22university+of+vermont%22+%221968%22 |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Vermont Secretary of State |author-link=James A. Guest |page=131 |ref={{sfnRef|''Vermont Legislative Directory (1979)''}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Marquis Who's Who Staff |date=2000 |title=Who Was Who In America |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4GcYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22hill%2C+william+charles%22 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=Marquis Who's Who |page=131 |isbn=9780837902326 |ref={{sfnRef|''Who Was Who In America''}}}}</ref> * William Alanson Howard, US congressman from Michigan; governor of Dakota Territory * Bill Lippert, Vermont state representative * Charles D. McEwen, Minnesota state representative * William Lamb Picknell, painter; known for his rapid painting style * Ossian Ray, US congressman from New Hampshire * Heman R. Smith, Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia * Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, early American feminist, educator, traveler, writer, and philanthropist * David Zuckerman, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * [http://www.hinesburg.org/ Town of Hinesburg official website]

Category:Hinesburg, Vermont Category:Towns in Vermont Category:Burlington metropolitan area, Vermont Category:Towns in Chittenden County, Vermont