Arlington, Vermont

Coordinates: 43°4′29″N 73°9′50″W / 43.07472°N 73.16389°W / 43.07472; -73.16389
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This article is about the town. For the town center and census-designated place, see Arlington (CDP), Vermont.

Arlington, Vermont
FIPS code
50-01450[1]
GNIS feature ID1462027[2]
Websitewww.arlingtonvt.org

Arlington is a

2020 census.[3]

History

The town of Arlington was chartered July 28, 1761, by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth, as part of the New Hampshire Grants. In 1777, Arlington became the first capital of the Vermont Republic.

Among the first settlers in Arlington were Captain Jehiel Hawley and his family, who had settled there by 1764. They were

Congregational church. At a Proprietor's meeting in 1764, the town voted to give 50 acres (20 hectares) of land to any man who would set up a gristmill in what is now East Arlington
. This offer was accepted by Remember Baker (first cousin of Ethan Allen), who built a grist and sawmill.

In the years leading up to the American Revolution, both New York and New Hampshire laid claim to lands comprising current-day Vermont. The Province of New York began to grant land in 1765, lagging New Hampshire by four years. Arlington was, for the most part, settled by Anglicans from Roxbury, Newtown, and Milford, Connecticut, with ownership rights derived from the New Hampshire Grants.

When settlers with New York grants arrived, conflicts ensued. Among other things, the residents of Arlington relied on the militancy of Ethan Allen to discourage those touting New York grants. Ethan Allen and his group were known by their friends as the Green Mountain Boys. They were relatively effective in promoting the cause of New Hampshire grantees, although legal ownership was not settled monetarily for many years.

Several members of the Green Mountain Boys lived in Arlington before the

Battle of Saratoga in the Province of New York
and were soundly defeated.

Geography

Arlington lies in the Valley of Vermont between the

Taconic Range to the west and the Green Mountains to the east, with most of Arlington's land mass lying in the Taconic Range. Five prominent peaks are located within the town: Grass Mountain, Spruce Peak, The Ball (also locally referred to as West Mountain), Red Mountain, and Big Spruce Mountain
. The highest peak is Grass Mountain at elevation 3,109 ft (948 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.4 square miles (109.9 km2), of which 42.2 square miles (109.4 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.45%, is water.[5] The Battenkill, famous for trout fishing, flows through the center of town.

  • The Battenkill as it flows through West Arlington
    The
    Battenkill
    as it flows through West Arlington
  • Fog over the Battenkill in West Arlington
    Fog over the Battenkill in West Arlington
Climate data for Arlington, Vermont
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C −1.9 0.9 4.9 12.4 18.8 24.1 25.8 25.1 20.9 14.1 7.7 1.3 12.9
Daily mean °C −7.2 −5.3 −1.0 5.9 11.9 16.9 19.2 18.3 13.8 7.7 2.7 −3.4 6.7
Mean daily minimum °C −12.5 −11.6 −6.9 −0.6 5.5 9.8 12.5 11.7 6.8 1.3 −2.3 −8.2 0.5
Average precipitation mm 86.4 71.1 91.4 88.9 109.2 119.4 116.8 111.8 96.5 109.2 101.6 101.6 1,201.4
Average snowfall cm 49.8 42.2 33.0 10.4 — — — — — 1.5 10.2 43.7 190.8
Mean daily maximum °F 28.6 33.6 40.8 54.3 65.8 75.4 78.4 77.2 69.6 57.4 45.9 34.3 55.2
Daily mean °F 19.0 22.5 30.2 42.6 53.4 62.4 66.6 64.9 56.8 45.9 36.9 25.9 44.1
Mean daily minimum °F 9.5 11.1 19.6 30.9 41.9 49.6 54.5 53.1 44.2 34.3 27.9 17.2 32.9
Average precipitation inches 3.40 2.80 3.60 3.50 4.30 4.70 4.60 4.40 3.80 4.30 4.00 4.00 47.30
Average snowfall inches 19.6 16.6 13.0 4.1 — — — — — 0.6 4.0 17.2 75.1
Average precipitation days 14.7 11.2 13.5 12.6 14.3 13.3 12.6 11.8 11.0 12.3 12.9 14.7 154.9
Average snowy days 10.6 8.7 7.3 2.3 — — — — — 0.4 3.0 9.0 41.3
Source: [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1790991—
18001,59761.2%
18101,463−8.4%
18201,354−7.5%
18301,207−10.9%
18401,035−14.3%
18501,0844.7%
18601,1465.7%
18701,63642.8%
18801,532−6.4%
18901,352−11.7%
19001,193−11.8%
19101,3079.6%
19201,3704.8%
19301,4415.2%
19401,418−1.6%
19501,4633.2%
19601,6059.7%
19701,93420.5%
19802,18412.9%
19902,2995.3%
20002,3974.3%
20102,317−3.3%
20202,4576.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the

Hispanic
of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 1,009 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were couples living together and joined in either

civil union
, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. Of all households, 27.9% were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 88.1 men.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,590, and the median income for a family was $49,412. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,199 for females. The

poverty line
, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Schools in Arlington include Arlington Memorial School, a high school with some 250 students.[8]

Economy

One of the largest employers for residents of Arlington is the Orvis company in neighboring Sunderland.[9]

Mack Moulding is the largest employer in Arlington by far. Orvis has its offices in Sunderland and a retail outlet in Manchester Center.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Arlington town, Bennington County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Arlington town, Bennington County, Vermont". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "www.weatherbase.com". Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "About". Arlington Memorial High School. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  9. ISBN 978-0-13-512351-5
    .
  10. ^ "Actor Alec Baldwin has purchased a farmhouse and land in Arlington, Vt".
  11. ^ Wiley, Edgar J. (1917). Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, 1800-1915. Middlebury: Middlebury College. pp. 22–23.
  12. ISBN 9780252070785
    .

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