An official survey mark set in July 2002 identifies the symbolic center of population for the State of Vermont as determined by the 2000 U.S. Census. The actual center of population, at 44° 04' 52.05" north latitude and 72° 48' 51.51" west longitude, is on Prickly Mountain about 0.64 miles southwest of this location and is the point where Vermont would balance perfectly if it were flat and weightless and all 608,827 residents counted in the 2000 census were of identical weight.