Bellows Falls, Vermont
Bellows Falls, Vermont | ||
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FIPS code 50-04225[2] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1456381[3] | |
Website | Official website |
Bellows Falls is an
History
The community was settled in 1753 by colonists of English descent, who called it Great Falls.[7] Later the settlers renamed the town for Colonel Benjamin Bellows, a landowner,[8][9] but kept the name Great Falls for the waterfall, a translation of their Abenaki name, "Kitchee pontegu."[7] In 1785, Colonel Enoch Hale built at the falls the first bridge over the Connecticut River. It was the only bridge across the river until 1796, when another was built at Springfield, Massachusetts.[10] The bridge was later replaced. Two bridges currently link Bellows Falls to New Hampshire: the New Arch Bridge (also called the Church Street Bridge), which replaced the Arch Bridge in 1982, and the Vilas Bridge.[11]
The
In 1802, entrepreneurs built the first
The years of industry created wealth in the town, and substantial Victorian houses and mercantile buildings were constructed. Bellows Falls today attracts visitors through
Geography
The village is located within the town of Rockingham. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land. Bellows Falls is bounded on the east by the Connecticut River.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 697 | — | |
1880 | 2,229 | 219.8% | |
1890 | 3,092 | 38.7% | |
1900 | 4,337 | 40.3% | |
1910 | 4,883 | 12.6% | |
1920 | 4,860 | −0.5% | |
1930 | 3,930 | −19.1% | |
1940 | 4,236 | 7.8% | |
1950 | 3,881 | −8.4% | |
1960 | 3,831 | −1.3% | |
1970 | 3,505 | −8.5% | |
1980 | 3,456 | −1.4% | |
1990 | 3,313 | −4.1% | |
2000 | 3,165 | −4.5% | |
2010 | 3,148 | −0.5% | |
2020 | 2,747 | −12.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[18] |
Demographics
As of the
There were 1,329 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were couples living together and joined in either
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,608, and the median income for a family was $45,688. Males had a median income of $29,137 versus $22,340 for females. The
Tourism
One of Bellows Falls' cultural attractions is the
Transportation
Notable people
- Donald H. Balch — United States Air Force general
- Colleen Barrett — Former president of Southwest Airlines
- Mark Brown — American baseball player
- E. William Crotty — American diplomat
- Donald E. Edwards — American state military officer
- Carlton Fisk — American baseball player
- Robert Gillis — American college football coach
- Jay H. Gordon — American politician
- Warner A. Graham – American judge (1884–1934)[20]
- Hetty Green — American businesswoman and financier
- James F. Howard Jr. — Professor of neurology
- Bruce M. Lawlor — Retired United States Army officer
- Israel Lund — Conceptual painter
- Guy McPherson — scientist
- Michael J. Obuchowski — Former member of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Roger Robb — American judge
- Thomas M. Salmon — Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 2007 to 2013
- Thomas P. Salmon — Governor of Vermont from 1973 to 1977
- Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon — American author, scientist and researcher
- Gary Smith (record producer) — American businessman
- Ernest Thompson — American writer, actor, and director
- Matt Trieber — American politician
- Rick Veitch — American comics artist and writer
- Asa Wentworth Jr. — American politician
See also
- Arch Bridge (Bellows Falls) – bridge in Bellows Falls, Vermont, USA
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Vermont
- Steamtown, U.S.A.
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellows Falls
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Bellows Falls village, Vermont". Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Roots on the River" Vermont Festivals
- ^ No Film Film Festival Facebook[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b GNIS page for Great Falls
- ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; Mansfield, John B. (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts. pp. 886–888.
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- ^ The First Toll Bridge at Bellows Falls
- ISBN 978-0-7385-1033-0
- ^ "Bellows Falls Downtown Historic District"
- ^ Historic marker on site at Bridge Street, Bellows Falls[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Bellows Falls Canal"
- ^ Coolidge, A. J. and Mansfield, J. B. (1859) A. J. Coolidge & J. B. Mansfield, A History and Description of New England Boston, Massachusetts
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Bellows Falls Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Face Value: The Bellows Falls Petroglyphs". August 9, 2015.[unreliable source?]
- ^ Cutler, William Richard (1914). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial. Vol. 3. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1468.