Colchester (Vermont)

Colchester
Colchester Harbor
Location in Vermont
Colchester
Basic data
Foundation :	June 7, 1763
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Chittenden County
Coordinates :	44 ° 33 ′  N , 73 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′  N , 73 ° 12 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	17,067 (as of 2010)
Population density :	178.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	151.9 km 2  (approx. 59 mi 2 ) of which 95.5 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	30 m
Postal code :	05446
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-14875
GNIS ID :	1462073
Website :	www.ColchesterVT.gov

Colchester is a town in Chittenden County in the state of Vermont in the United States . With a population of 17,067 (according to the 2010 census), Colchester is Vermont's fourth largest settlement after Burlington , Essex and South Burlington .

geography

Geographical location

Colchester is in northeast Chittenden County, on Malletts Bay on the east bank of Lake Champlain on the northern edge of the Burlington metropolitan area . The Colchester Pond is the largest lake in the area of Town. In the south, the Winooski River forms the border with Burlington. The area of ​​the town is flat, the highest point being the 368 m high Brigham Hill

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Milton , 4.5 mi
• Northeast: Westford , 15 mi
• East: Essex , 10 miles
• Southeast: South Burlington , 3.5 mi
• South: Burlington , 1.9 mi
• Southwest: Au Sable, New York , 22 mi
• West: Peru, New York , 23 mi
• Northwest: South Hero , 6.4 mi

climate

The mean mean temperature in Colchester is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfall between mid-October and mid-May is more than two meters, about twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range of values ​​in the USA, between September and mid-December it is even significantly lower.

history

The area was released for settlement on July 7, 1763 by Benning Wentworth . At that time the area was still part of New Hampshire . With the founding of Vermont, Colchester was assigned to the new state. The place was named after the British politician William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein , who among other things carried the title of "Baron Colchester". The permanent settlement of the area took place from 1770 under Ira and Ethan Allen , who built a fortified trading post in the area of ​​today's city of Winooski and brokered land to settlers.

With the opening of the Central Vermont Railway in 1849, the town began to prosper. As the outskirts of today's metropolitan area of ​​Burlington, Colchester not only benefited from the export of agricultural products, but also participated in the industrial boom in the area.

With the spin-off of the independent town of Winooski on March 7, 1922, Colchester lost its main town; in the meantime, however, Colchester Village has developed into the new capital.

Religions

Three Roman Catholic parishes, an Episcopal Church and a branch of the United Church of Christ depict the religious life of the parish.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Colchester
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										137
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	347	657	960	1489	1739	2575	3041	3911	4421	5143
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	5352	6450	6627	2638	3031	3897	4781	8776	12,629	14,731
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	16,986	17,067

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The place is connected to the expressway network of North America via Interstate 89 and US Highway 2 . Colchester can also be reached by air from the nearby Burlington International Airport.

tourism

In the summer months, Mallet Bay, which is part of Colchester, is a popular vacation destination for summer visitors from New York and New England. It is lined with a number of marinas , campsites and hotels. A former railway line that ran from the south bank of Mallet Bay over an earth dam to South Hero and Alburgh is now used as a hiking trail through the lake. An annual fishing competition that takes place on Father's Day regularly attracts up to 6,000 participants. The 2001 military world ski championships took place in the village . The bay is named after a French captain who lived here after the British victory over the French, the Indian Wars and the beginning of British settlement.

Public facilities

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

education

Old Hall, St. Michaels College

All types of school starting with early childhood education up to and including high school are represented in town. There is also a center for difficult-to-educate children in Colchester.

The Saint Michael's College is a private, Catholic university.

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Kim Loeffler (* 1972), triathlete.
• Dan Westover (born 1974), biathlete.

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. Volume III, p 56 ( limited preview in Google Book search). (for development up to 1840)
• Abby Maria Hemenway: The Vermont historical Gazetteer, Volume 2 . Burlington 1870 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

Commons : Colchester, Vermont  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Colchester in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved April 19, 2012
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Brigham Hill on Peakery.com , accessed on June 1, 2017
4. ↑ Index of / geo. In: census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019 . 
5. ^ Colchester on the City Daty portal , accessed June 1, 2017
6. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
7. ^ Colchester Schools , accessed June 1, 2017