Enosburg Falls

Enosburg Falls
Listed building in Enosburg Falls
Location in Vermont
Enosburg Falls
Basic data
Foundation :	1880
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Franklin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 54 ′  N , 72 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 54 ′  N , 72 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,329 (as of 2010)
Population density :	144.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	9.47 km 2  (approximately 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.21 km 2  (approximately 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	129 m
Postal code :	05450
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-24025
GNIS ID :	1457373
Website :	www.villageofenosburgfalls.org

Enosburg Falls is a village in the town of Enosburgh in Franklin County , Vermont in the United States with a population of 1,329 (according to the 2010 census). Village Enosburg Falls is located in northeast Town Enosburgh on the St. Albans – Richford railway line . The Missisquoi River flows west through the center of the village.

history

View from 1892

The Grant for Enosburgh was proclaimed on March 12, 1780 by the Vermont Republic . It was given to General Roger Enos and others on May 15, 1780. Enosburg Falls was declared a incorporated village on December 24, 1888 and was one of the smallest villages in Vermont. A high school was founded a short time later.

The St. Albans – Richford railway, which was still opened as the Missisquoi Railroad on July 1, 1873 , connected Enosburg Falls with St. Albans and Richford . The route was closed in 1992, today the Missisquoi Valley Rail-Trail , a cycling and hiking trail , is on its route .

The National Register of Historic Places in Enosburg Falls includes the Enosburg Opera House , Billado Block, and the Dr. BJ Kendall Company .

Population development

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents										974
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	954	1153	1236	1195	1168	1289	1321	1266	1207	1350
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1473	1329

Census results Enosburg Falls, Vermont

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Larry Gardner (1886–1976), Major League Baseball player , four-time World Series winner
• Olin M. Jeffords (1890–1964), lawyer, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 67 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Abby Maria Hemenway: The Vermont historical Gazetteer . 2nd volume. Burlington 1870, p. 132 ff . ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

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

• Homepage of the community (English) * Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from September 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Enosburg Falls in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed September 30, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Enosburgh Comprehensive Municipal Plan 2015 (pdf) , accessed September 30, 2017
4. ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed September 30, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed September 30, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed September 30, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Population 1890–2010 according to census results