Bolton (Vermont)

Bolton
Bolton Valley
Location in Vermont
Bolton
Basic data
Foundation :	June 7, 1763
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Chittenden County
Coordinates :	44 ° 24 ′  N , 72 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 24 ′  N , 72 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,182 (as of 2010)
Population density :	10.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	110.2 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 109.4 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	212 m
Postal code :	05465
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-06550
GNIS ID :	1462045
Website :	www.boltonvt.com
Bolton Valley

Bolton is a town in Chittenden County of the state of Vermont in the United States , with a population of 1,182 (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

Bolton is in the east of Chittenden County, in the western foothills of the Green Mountains , on the eastern edge of the Lake Champlain Valley. The Winooski River flows through the area of ​​the settlement from east to west and takes the water of many small, mostly nameless tributaries that flow from the surrounding mountains. There are only a few small lakes in the area of ​​the town. The surface is hilly. The highest point is the 1123 m high Bolton Mountain . The Bolton Valley Ski area is located on the western slopes of the 1035 m high Ricker Mountains.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Underhill , 2.9 mi
• Northeast: Stowe , 11.5 miles
• East: Waterbury , 8.3 miles
• Southeast: Duxbury , 4 miles
• South: Huntington , 5.5 mi
• West: Richmond , 7.1 miles
• Northwest: Jericho , 6.1 mi

climate

The mean temperature in Bolton ranges from −11.0 ° C (12 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 18.2 ° C (61 degrees Fahrenheit) in July. This makes the place about 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-term mean of Vermont. The snowfalls between October and May peak in January and are significantly higher than the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range of values ​​in the USA, in the period from September to December it is sometimes significantly lower.

history

Bolton was proclaimed on June 7, 1763 by Benning Wentworth as part of New Hampshire with an area of ​​6 by 6 miles, corresponding to the usual 23,040 acres (about 93.2 km²) for settlement. Bolton was named after Charles Paulet, 5th Duke of Bolton . The first settlers were Noah Dewey, Peter Dilse, James Moore, Thomas Palmer, Robert Stinson and John and Robert Kenedy. The grant recipients were acquaintances and friends of Wentworth. The group around Samuel Averill was not interested in the settlement, but acted as land speculators.

Bolton was measured and divided in 1800 by John Johnson. On October 27, 1794, the northern part of Huntington was added to the town of Bolton. Since the surface of the town is very hilly, settlement was only possible in the valley of the Winooski River.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Bolton, Vermont
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										88
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	219	249	306	452	470	602	645	711	674	547
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	486	469	390	325	287	301	237	427	715	971
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	971	1182

Culture and sights

Sports

Bolton is known as a winter sports area through the Bolton Valley Ski area , which is located on the western slopes of the Ricker Mountains.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Bolton is traversed by Interstate 89 in a west-east direction. It connects Bolton with Burlington and Montpelier. US Highway 2 runs parallel to the interstate through the town. Both closely follow the Winooski River. The Bolton Valley Access Road opens up the Bolton Valley ski area. Bolton is on the Windsor – Burlington railway line , but is no longer served.

Public facilities

There is no hospital in Bolton. The University of Vermont Medical Center , Burlington, is the closest hospital.

education

Bolton belongs to the Mount Mansfield Modified Union School District with Huntington, Jericho, Richmond and Underhill . In Bolton, the Smilie Memorial School offers education from kindergarten through fourth grade.

There is no library in Bolton. The closest are in Underhill, Richmond and Huntington.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• George Willard (1824–1901), politician, Member of Parliament for Michigan in the US House of Representatives

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 25 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Abby Maria Hemenway: The Vermont historical Gazetteer . 1st volume. Burlington, Vermont 1867.

Web links

Commons : Bolton, Vermont  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• City homepage
• Profile of the community on the official portal www.Vermont.gov (English)
• Entry on VirtualVermont.com ( Memento from May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bolton in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed June 4, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Bolton Mountain on Peakery.com , accessed June 4, 2017
4. ↑ Ricker Mountain on Peakery.com , accessed June 4, 2017
5. ↑ Index of / geo. In: census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
7. ↑ ^{a b} Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and Statistical , page 25 , accessed June 4, 2017
8. ^ History of Bolton from Gardiner Lane (pdf) , accessed June 4, 2017
9. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
10. ^ Mount Mansfield Modified Union School District , accessed June 3, 2017
11. ^ Smilie Memorial School , accessed June 3, 2017