Enosburgh

Enosburgh
Enosburgh Opera House
Location in Vermont
Enosburgh
Basic data
Foundation :	May 15, 1780
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Franklin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 53 ′  N , 72 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 53 ′  N , 72 ° 45 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,781 (as of 2010)
Population density :	22.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	126.2 km 2  (approx. 49 mi 2 ) of which 125.8 km 2  (approx. 49 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	228 m
Postal code :	05450
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-24050
GNIS ID :	1462090
Website :	www.enosburghvermont.org

Enosburgh (ˈiːnəsbɜrɡ) is a town in Franklin County of the state of Vermont in the United States with 2,781 inhabitants.

geography

Geographical location

Enosburgh lies on the middle reaches of the Missisquoi River , which flows into Lake Champlain about 30 km further west . In the eastern part of Franklin County. The Missisquoi River flows through the northern part of the town in a westerly direction. It has many small streams as tributaries. In the center there are some smaller lakes, such as Adams Pond . The surface of the town is slightly hilly, the highest point is Leach Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Berkshire , 2.4 mi
• Northeast: Richford , 10.9 mi
• East: Montgomery , 10 mi
• South: Bakersfield , 2.7 mi
• Southwest: Fairfield , 12.9 mi
• West: Sheldon , 12 miles
• Northwest: Franklin , 10.9 mi

City structure

The town is divided into several settlement cores, the largest of which, the Village Enosburg Falls , is built around some rapids in the river and may have some structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Other residential areas are Bordoville , East Enosburgh , North Enosburgh , Samsonville , West Enosburgh and Enosburgh Center .

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Enosburg Falls Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -2.4 -1.3 4.5 12.4 19.8 24.4 26.8 25.6 21.5 15.1 7.1 -0.2 O 12.8 Min. Temperature (° C) -15.1 -14.8 -7.9 -0.6 5.5 10.7 13.4 12.1 8.1 2.4 -2.9 -10.9 O 0.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 61 55 68 77 92 107 115 106 100 96 94 72 Σ 1,043 Rainy days ( d ) 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 12 14th 13 Σ 147 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean average temperature in Enosburgh is between −8.7 ° C in January and 20.1 ° C in July. This means that the place is about 0.5 degrees warmer than the long-term mean of Vermont in summer, while it is on average in the winter months. The snowfalls between October and May (with the peaks of 54.4 cm, 56.9 cm and 55.4 cm in December, January and February) are an average of 2.5 meters more than twice as high as the mean snow depth in the UNITED STATES. 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

Dr. BJ Kendall Company

The grant for Enosburgh was proclaimed on March 12, 1780 and awarded on May 15, 1780 to General Roger Enos and others. The place was founded in 1780 along with five other places in the area ( Berkshire , Richford , Montgomery, Wyllis - today: Jay - and Westfield ) to help raise the costs of the Vermont armed forces. Enosburgh was named after the recipient of the grant, General Roger Enos, who retired here into private life around 1775. Enos was the father-in-law of Ira Allen . Settlement began in 1797, with Amos Fasett and Stephan House among the first settlers. The town's constituent assembly took place in 1798.

When Dr. BJ Kendall established his equine clinic in Enosburgh for the healing of horses suffering from spar , the town flourished.

Religions

Four different faith communities are located in the city: the Baptists , the Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic Church each have one congregation, the Methodists with two (one each in Enosburgh Falls and West Enosburgh).

Population development

Census Results - Town of Enosburgh, Vermont
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	143	704	932	1560	2022	2009	2066	2077	2213	2299
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2054	2212	2231	2093	2082	2101	1966	1918	2070	2535
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2788	2781

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Through the north of the town, following the course of the Missisqoui River, Vermont Route 105 runs from Richford to Sheldon in a west-east direction . The Vermont Route 108 runs north to south, from Berkshire in the north to Bakersfield in the south. They cross in Enosburgh Falls . There is no Amtrak station in Enosburgh. The next is in St. Albans.

Public facilities

Besides the usual municipal facilities and a public library, Enosburgh has no public facilities. The closest hospital is Northwestern Medical Center in Saint Albans .

education

Enosburgh is part of the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union with Bakersfield, Berkshire, Montgomery and Richford . The Enosburg Falls Elementary School offers classes from preschool to fifth grade. The Enosburg Falls Middle School offers the secondary classes up to the eighth grade and the Enosburg Falls High School is on site as a secondary school.

Larger colleges can be found in Colchester and Winooski ; the closest university location is Burlington .

The Enosburgh Public Library is on Main Street. The library building was built in 1983. The land on which the building was built was donated to the town.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• John F. Follett (1831–1902), politician and member of the US House of Representatives.

Personalities who have worked on site

• Horace Eaton (1804–1855), governor of the state of Vermont. Worked here in his father's doctor's office.
• Roger Enos (1729–1808), politician and general in the Vermont militia

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, Vermont  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Profile of the community on the official portal www.Vermont.gov (English)
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from September 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Enosburgh in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 17, 2012
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Leach Hill on Peakery.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 7, 2017  
4. ↑ Index of / geo. In: census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Climate and labor market data at www.City-Data.com (English)
6. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
7. ^ Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union , accessed May 7, 2017.
8. ^ Enosburg Falls Elementary School , accessed May 7, 2017
9. ^ Enosburg Falls Middle School , accessed May 7, 2017
10. ^ Enosburg Falls High School , accessed May 7, 2017
11. ^ Enosburgh Public Library , accessed May 7, 2017