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  1. Bennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,347. [1] The shire towns ( county seats) are jointly Bennington ("The Southshire") and Manchester ("The Northshire"), [2] and the largest municipality is Bennington. The county was created in 1778. [3]

  2. Created in March 1778, Bennington is the oldest extant county in Vermont. It is named for Benning Wentworth, a colonial governor. The county seat is shared by Bennington and Manchester, which has long been a resort village. Bennington, the first town formed by the New Hampshire Grants (1749), was the unofficial headquarters of the Green ...

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