Castleton (Vermont)

Castleton
Castleton Library
Location in Vermont
Castleton
Basic data
Foundation :	September 22, 1761
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Rutland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 38 ′  N , 73 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 38 ′  N , 73 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	4,717 (as of 2010)
Population density :	46.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	109.7 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 100.7 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	194 m
Postal code :	05735
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-11950
GNIS ID :	1462065
Castleton Station from 1850 - back in operation since 2010

Castleton is a town in Rutland County of the state of Vermont in the United States with 4,717 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

The area is located in southwest Vermont on the western flank of the Green Mountains , near the border with New York State. Lake Bomoseen is located on the western border of the town and is an attraction for those seeking relaxation. The main settlement of Castleton Village is on a plateau above the south bank of the Castleton River , which flows through the area from east to west.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Hubbardton , 1.9 mi
• Northeast: Pittsford , 8.4 mi
• East: West Rutland , 7.2 mi
• South-east: Ira , 8.1 km
• South: Poultney , 2.4 mi
• West: Fair Haven , 6.4 mi
• Northwest: Benson , 9.4 mi

Note: There is no common border between Castleton and West Rutland. The two places are so close to each other that it makes sense to include them on this list.

climate

The mean mean temperature in Castleton is between −6.7 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 21.7 ° C (71 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfall between October and May is significantly more than two meters in this period and about 40 centimeters as the peak value in January, 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, from September to mid-December it is even significantly lower.

history

Castleton was proclaimed September 22, 1761 and sold to Massachusetts settlers . The area was settled from 1766; a first permanent house was built in 1769, the first wintering took place in 1770. It was not until March 1777 that the constituent assembly of the town took place, which made the town an independent political entity. During the British and Indian Wars , between 1778 and 1779, Fort Warren was built near what is now Castleton Village and constantly manned by soldiers; the acts of war prevented a systematic settlement of the area until then.

In 1787, the General Assembly of the Republic of Vermont decided to establish the first college on Vermont, which was then known as the Rutland County Grammar School . It originally served as a general college for teachers and administrators; In 1818 a medical branch was added. After several renaming and spin-offs from departments, it now serves under the name Castleton State College as a college for around 2000 students. This makes it the most important employer in the area.

On October 1, 1850, the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad opened on the Whitehall – Rutland railway; Castleton got a station, which was expanded into a wedge station by the opening of the additional connection to Eagle Bridge on March 9, 1852, like Whitehall in the neighboring state of New York. Passenger traffic was shut down in 1933, freight traffic remained on the route to Whitehall, but was discontinued on the line to Eagle Bridge in 1983. After the rest of the route was renovated, the Ethan Allen Express has been running daily between Rutland and New York City since 1999, and has served Castleton station since January 2, 2010 (instead of the Fair Haven station previously used ). The station building from 1850, renovated in 2009, serves as the station building.

Religions

There are seven different parishes in Castleton, including two free churches.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Castleton, Vermont
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										800
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	1039	1420	1541	1783	1769	3016	2852	3243	2605	2396
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2089	1885	1919	1794	1601	1748	1902	2837	3637	4278
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	4367	4717

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Vermont Route 4 is the main transport link from east to west through the town. The nearest airport is Fair Haven Municipal Airport , 7 km southwest of central Castelton.

Public facilities

In addition to the public schools and the library, only the usual municipal facilities exist. The closest hospital, Rutland Regional Medical Center , is in Rutland City.

education

Castleton is part of the Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union with Benson, Fair Haven and Orwell .

In addition to Castleton State College, there are two primary schools in the town, the Castleton Village School and the Castleton-Hubbardton Elementary School . All secondary schools are concentrated in Rutland City.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Alexander W. Buel (1813–1868), politician and representative of the State of Michigan in the US House of Representatives

Personalities who have worked on site

• Chauncey Langdon (1763-1830), politician and Vermont representative in the US House of Representatives; practiced here as a lawyer
• Samuel Shaw (1768–1827), Vermont politician and representative in the US House of Representatives; was a doctor in Castleton
• Rollin Carolas Mallary (1784–1831), politician and Vermont representative in the US House of Representatives; practiced here as a lawyer
• Edwin L. Drake (1819-1880), petroleum pioneer; grew up here

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 45 ff . ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

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

• Profile of the municipality on the official portal www.Vermont.gov
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from December 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Castleton in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed October 1, 2014.
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
5. ^ Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont: natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. George H. Salisbury, Burlington 1842, p. 46 ff . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
6. ↑ AJ Coolidge and GB Mansfield: A History and Deskription of New England, General and Local . 2nd volume. Austin J. Coolidge, Boston 1859, p. 774 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
7. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
8. ^ Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union | Believe, Inspire, Achieve. In: arsu.org. Retrieved July 28, 2017 (American English). 
9. ↑ Joint homepage of the two primary schools (English)