Bennington is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It is one of two shire towns of the county, the other being Manchester. As of the 2020 US Census, the population was 15,333. Bennington is the most populous town in southern Vermont, the second-largest town in Vermont and the fifth-largest municipality in the state.
Northeast
Bennington
Bennington County, VT
Population
15,338
Walk Score
84 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,010
Median home value
$191,200
Chartered
1749
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Bennington College Historic District · listed 2022
- Bennington Fish Hatchery · listed 1994
- Carrigan Lane Historic District · listed 1998
- Downtown Bennington Historic District · listed 1980
- Downtown Bennington Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2008
- Furnace Grove Historic District · listed 1997
- Holden-Leonard Workers Housing Historic District · listed 2011
- Old Bennington Historic District · listed 1984
- Orchards, The · listed 2000
Notable landmarks
- Bennington Battle Monument · listed 1971
- Bennington Falls Covered Bridge · listed 1973
- Bennington High School · listed 2005
- Bennington Post Office · listed 1976
- Bennington Railroad Station · listed 1988
- Bradford, W.H., Hook and Ladder Fire House · listed 1999
- Bull, William C., House · listed 2022
- First Congregational Church of Bennington · listed 1973
- Henry Covered Bridge · listed 1973
- Henry, William, House · listed 1988
- Holden-Leonard Mill Complex · listed 1988
- Mathews, David, House · listed 1979
- Norton, Julius and Sophia, House · listed 2021
- Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme HOuse · listed 2002
- Ritchie Block · listed 1986
- School Street Duplexes · listed 2007
- Silk Covered Bridge · listed 1973
- Squire, Frederick, House · listed 1992
- Whitney, Cora B., School · listed 2001
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