Barre is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,924 at the 2010 census. Popularly referred to as "Barre Town", the town almost completely surrounds "Barre City", which is a separate municipality.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,602 people, 2,951 households, and 2,216 families residing in the town. The population density was 248.1 people per square mile. There were 3,046 housing units at an average density of 99.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 98.47% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population. There were 2,951 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $53,565. Males had a median income of $32,873 versus $26,061 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,609. About 3.7% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
"Barre City" is incorporated separately from the town.
Graniteville, a CDP near the southern border of the town, is home to the Rock of Ages E.L. Smith Quarry, the world's largest deep hole quarry. It was used as a backdrop in Batman & Robin and Star Trek.
Websterville is an unincorporated village and CDP.
Education
"Barre Town" has its own school, Barre Town Middle and Elementary School, which hosts students from pre-school through grade eight. The public high school is Spaulding High School and is located in "Barre City". A local charity, Capstone Community Action, had plans in 2017 to open an early childhood education center. The center would be based in Lamoille County and provide classrooms for 45 children, as well as services for parents such as housing counseling, tax assistance and financial advice. The center was partly funded by a $500,000 government grant from the Head Start program.
Notable people
Jodi Cilley, film producer, educator and entrepreneur
