Chelsea (Vermont)

Chelsea
Location in Vermont
Chelsea
Basic data
Foundation :	October 2, 1780
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Orange County
Coordinates :	44 ° 0 ′  N , 72 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 0 ′  N , 72 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,238 (as of 2010)
Population density :	12 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	103.4 km 2  (about 40 mi 2 ) of which 103.3 km 2  (about 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	359 m
Postal code :	05038
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-13525
GNIS ID :	1462069
Website :	Town website
Orange County Court House in Chelsea

Chelsea is a town in the US state of Vermont and is a county seat of Orange County with a population of 1238 (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

Chelsea is located in the White River Valley in the Green Mountains . The only smaller lake in the Town area is Keyser Pond in the southeast, near the Chelsea Town Forest. The terrain is hilly without any major elevations. The highest point is the 541 m high Holt Hill . The area of ​​the valley is used for agriculture and livestock farming, otherwise the timber industry dominates.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Barre City , 14 mi
• Northeast: Corinth , 14.0 km
• East: Vershire , 7.1 miles
• Southeast: Strafford , 9.6 miles
• South: Tunbridge , 8.0 km
• Southwest: Randolph , 10.9 miles
• Northwest: Williamstown , 10 mi

climate

Town of Chelsea, Vermont
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     67   -3 -16     57   -1 -16     69   4th -10     72   11 -2     81   19th 4th     85   24 9     92   27 11     88   25th 10     88   21st 6th     77   14th 0     80   6th -5     67   -1 -12 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Town of Chelsea, Vermont Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -2.6 -1.3 4.1 11.3 18.9 23.9 26.7 25.1 20.7 14.4 6.4 -0.6 O 12.3 Min. Temperature (° C) -16.3 -16.0 -9.5 -2.3 3.6 8.7 11.4 10.2 6.1 0.3 -4.6 -12.4 O −1.7 Precipitation ( mm ) 67 57 69 72 81 85 92 88 88 77 80 67 Σ 923 Rainy days ( d ) 10 9 10 11 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 Σ 126 Source: www.weatherbase.com

On a long-term average, around 212 cm of snow fall per year, with peaks in December (42.7 cm), January (50.0 cm), February (45.5 cm) and March (39.1 cm).

history

Founded on October 2, 1780, proclaimed under the name Turnersburgh on August 4, 1781 by the Vermont Republic , the town was renamed Chelsea on October 13, 1788.

A first, not yet permanent settlement is recorded from spring 1784; the pioneers, however, spent the winter in their traditional places. They did not bring their families with them until the following spring, so that from then on we can speak of permanent settlement. The constituent city assembly took place on March 31, 1788; the permanent representation of the town in the Vermont Senate was implemented in 1794. Since 1795 Chelsea has been the administrative seat (the shire town ) of Orange County.

In the first ten years of the settlement of the place a first school was built; a first, congretional church existed from 1799, a Methodist congregation since 1825. The current district court building was built in 1847.

Chelsea had its highest population at the beginning of the 19th century with about 2,000 inhabitants. According to the United States Census 2010 , the place still had 1,238 inhabitants.

Parts of the place - especially the city center - were entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Two Methodist congregations and one United Church of Christ congregation add to the community's social life.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Chelsea, Vermont
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										239
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	897	1327	1462	1858	1859	1958	1757	1526	1462	1230
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1070	1074	1087	1004	1013	1025	957	983	1091	1166
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1250	1238

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The town is connected to the north-south running Vermont Route 110 from Washington in the north to Tunbridge in the south and by the Vermont Route 113 , which branches off in the main town, with the Vershire to the east. There is no direct connection to the network of interstate connections. The connection to the Websterville – East Barre railway was planned in 1893 , but this did not come about.

Public facilities

The Chelsea Health Center was founded in 1953. It is run on a voluntary basis and is part of Gifford Medical Center , which is located in Randolph and is the closest hospital.

education

Chelsea is part of the White River Valley Supervisory Union .

Chelsea Public School is located in Chelsea , the school encompasses elementary classes from kindergarten through fifth grade and middle and high school through twelfth grade.

The Chelsea Town Hall and Public Library building was constructed in 1894. Alden Speare donated it to the Town of Chelsea. The use of the building has not changed to this day.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• John Young (1802–1852), politician and governor of New York State
• Robert S. Hale (1822–1881), politician and New York State representative in the US House of Representatives
• William Freeman Vilas (1840–1908), politician
• John Lement Bacon (1862–1909), politician and Vermont State Treasurer
• F. Ray Keyser (1927–2015), politician and governor of the State of Vermont

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. Volume III, p 52 ( limited preview in Google Book search). (for development up to 1840)
• Abby Maria Hemenway: The Vermont historical Gazetteer, Volume 2 . Burlington 1870, p. 870 ff . ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

Commons : Chelsea, Vermont  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Community website
• Profile of the municipality on the official portal www.Vermont.gov
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from August 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chelsea in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 17, 2012
2. ↑ ^{a b} Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Holt Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
4. ↑ Index of / geo. In: census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019 . 
5. ^ ^{A b} The History of Chelsea. Town of Chelsea, accessed May 25, 2013 . 
6. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
7. ↑ ^{a b} Chelsea Town Plan ( memento of November 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on March 24, 2017
8. ^ White River Valley Supervisory Union | Vermont. In: wrvsu.org. Retrieved March 24, 2017 (American English). 
9. ↑ Chelsea Public School | Learning. Community. Respect. | Chelsea, VT. In: chelseaschoolvt.org. Retrieved March 24, 2017 (American English). 
10. ^ Chelsea Public Library Home. In: chelsealibrary.com. Chelsea Public Library, accessed March 24, 2017 .