Who is the Bennington County Probate Judge?

Lon McClintock is the Probate Judge of Bennington County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Bennington County Sheriff?

James Gulley Jr. is the Sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Bennington County State's Attorney?

Erica Marthage is the State's Attorney of Bennington County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Bennington County commissioners?

Mary C. Frost (Assistant Judge); Brian W. Peat (Assistant Judge).

What is the population of Bennington County?

About 37,269 people, with a median age of 46.9; the median household income is $73,325 and 11.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Bennington County?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 542 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,277, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Bennington County?

41 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 16 township, 11 school district and 10 special district governments.

Bennington County, VT elected officials: assistant judges, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Bennington County: 5 seats on 4 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Assistant Judges

Bennington County Assistant Judges

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assistant Judge	Mary C. Frost source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Assistant Judge	Brian W. Peat source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Probate Judge	Lon McClintock source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	James Gulley Jr. source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	Erica Marthage source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Bennington County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 41 local governments in Bennington County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (3 municipal, 16 township)	19	0
School districts (school boards)	11	0
Special districts (elected boards)	10	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Bennington County

37,269people

46.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$73,325 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

41.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$279,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.4%U.S.: 8.4%

63.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.8% · White 90.8% · Black 1.1% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 4.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Bennington County

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Vermont: 2.6%.

542people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

16,735people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

17,277in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	542	16,735	17,277
August 2026	3.3%	570	16,949	17,519
July 2026	3.1%	542	16,895	17,437
June 2026	3.2%	553	16,911	17,464
May 2026	2.8%	489	16,762	17,251
April 2026	3.7%	629	16,454	17,083
March 2026	3.3%	563	16,664	17,227
February 2026	3.5%	593	16,452	17,045
January 2026	3.6%	625	16,577	17,202
December 2025	3.0%	528	16,914	17,442
November 2025	3.4%	595	17,048	17,643
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	536	17,285	17,821
August 2025	3.0%	545	17,386	17,931
July 2025	2.9%	522	17,521	18,043
June 2025	2.9%	528	17,689	18,217
May 2025	2.7%	486	17,548	18,034
April 2025	3.2%	578	17,224	17,802
March 2025	3.2%	576	17,245	17,821
February 2025	3.7%	655	16,898	17,553
January 2025	3.4%	604	17,119	17,723
December 2024	3.0%	532	17,482	18,014
November 2024	3.0%	543	17,516	18,059
October 2024	2.3%	420	17,688	18,108

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.1%	559	17,262	17,821
2024	2.8%	516	17,644	18,160
2023	2.4%	427	17,643	18,070
2022	2.8%	500	17,246	17,746
2021	4.4%	762	16,494	17,256
2020	6.5%	1,147	16,481	17,628
2019	2.6%	483	18,251	18,734
2018	3.0%	560	18,399	18,959
2017	3.5%	664	18,098	18,762
2016	3.7%	679	17,842	18,521

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Vermont's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Bennington County

252.9 per 100,0002025. Vermont: 214.4.

822.4 per 100,0002025. Vermont: 1,419.3.

0murders2025, 95 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	95	252.9	309	822.4
2024	92	242.0	482	1,267.9
2023	93	243.1	473	1,236.7
2022	126	330.0	562	1,472.1
2021	85	228.1	556	1,491.9
2020	68	188.3	570	1,578.6
2019	102	281.9	674	1,862.5
2018	77	211.4	553	1,518.3
2017	39	105.8	517	1,402.2
2016	64	173.2	568	1,537.1

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Bennington Police Department	2025	83	239	15,075
Manchester Police Department	2025	3	54	4,458
Winhall Police Department	2024	2	2	1,168

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Vermont · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.84 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 20,692 people.

38sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

13civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Bennington Police Department	20	8	15,075
Manchester Police Department	10	4	4,458
Winhall Police Department	8	1	1,159

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	38	1.84	13	3
2024	39	1.87	14	3
2023	40	1.90	14	3
2022	37	1.76	15	3
2021	37	1.88	12	3
2020	41	2.07	13	3
2019	42	2.11	13	3
2018	41	2.06	12	3
2017	43	2.12	13	3
2016	38	1.87	12	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Bennington County Probate Judge?: Lon McClintock is the Probate Judge of Bennington County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Bennington County Sheriff?: James Gulley Jr. is the Sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Bennington County State's Attorney?: Erica Marthage is the State's Attorney of Bennington County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Bennington County commissioners?: Mary C. Frost (Assistant Judge); Brian W. Peat (Assistant Judge).
What is the population of Bennington County?: About 37,269 people, with a median age of 46.9; the median household income is $73,325 and 11.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Bennington County?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 542 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,277, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Bennington County?: 41 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 16 township, 11 school district and 10 special district governments.

Officeholders as of December 1, 2025, from the Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual 2025–2026 (Secretary of State), listings as of December 1, 2025; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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