Island Pond

Island Pond
The train station of the place
Location in Vermont
Island Pond
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Essex County
Coordinates :	44 ° 49 ′  N , 71 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 49 ′  N , 71 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	821 (as of 2010)
Population density :	76 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	11.8 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 10.8 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	358 m
Postal code :	05846
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	5035725
GNIS ID :	02378128
Website :	www.IslandPond.com

Island Pond is a census-designated place in Essex County in the state of Vermont in the United States . At the 2010 census there were 821 people. Island Pond consists of a settlement core in the town of Brighton and lies in a valley of the eastern ridges of the Green Mountains on the north bank of a lake; the name of the village comes from this lake. It is part of the Berlin Micropolitan Statistical Area .

climate

Island Pond, Vermont
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     76   -5 -17     53   -3 -16     74   2 -10     76   10 -1     99   17th 5     112   22nd 10     119   25th 13     122   24 12     99   19th 7th     112   12 2     99   5 -3     81   -2 -11 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Island Pond, Vermont Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -5.1 -2.8 2.2 10.1 17.3 22.3 24.5 23.7 19.3 12.1 5.1 -1.8 O 10.6 Min. Temperature (° C) -16.9 -15.8 -10.1 -1.3 4.8 10.4 12.8 11.6 7.3 1.6 -3.2 -11.3 O −0.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 76.2 53.3 73.7 76.2 99.1 111.8 119.4 121.9 99.1 111.8 99.1 81.3 Σ 1,122.9 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.8 11.0 12.5 14.1 15.4 16.2 15.8 14.5 13.0 11.4 10.1 9.4 O 12.8 Rainy days ( d ) 17.0 13.3 14.4 13.6 16.0 17.1 17.3 15.7 16.4 16.7 17.2 18.7 Σ 193.4 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean average temperature in Iceland Pond is between -11.0 ° C in January and 18.7 ° C in July.

history

Around 1830 a mill was built at the inlet to this lake, which was converted into a steam engine-powered T-shirt factory around 1880. It was only with the construction of the rail link from Montreal in Canada to Portland in Maine that the place gained supraregional importance because the two rail lines that operated this connection had their transfer point here (see Montreal – Island Pond and Portland – Island Pond ). In addition, a forest railway branched off from this main line nearby, which opened up the area for logging and Island Pond served as a transfer station for the wood. With the end of passenger traffic in 1960 and the closure of the depot in 1966, Island Pond lost its importance. The line still exists and is now operated by the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad .

The special community with a Christian - rigorous background Twelve Tribes settled in Island Pond in 1977 after they had left Tennessee . In the isolation of the area, she sought protection from government interference. In 1984 there was a state raid on allegations of child abuse.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The place is crossed by Vermont Routes 105 and 114, which are now the most important link with the outside world. The John H. Boylan State Airport is also about 2.5 km to the southeast of the village .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Porter H. Dale (1867–1933), politician and representative of the State of Vermont in the US Congress
• Frederick Augustus Grant Cowper (1883–1978), Romanist and Medievalist
• Rudy Vallée (1901–1986), singer, actor and musician
• Charlie Bourgeois (1919–2014), music organizer and producer

Personalities who have worked on site

• George N. Dale (1834–1903), politician and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. Volume III p 33 ( limited preview in Google Book search). (for the period up to 1840)
• Benjamin Homer Hall: History of Eastern Vermont . D. Appleton & Co., New York 1865 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

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

• Community homepage (in English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official Census data 2010, which also includes areas, coordinates, organization, GNIS and FIPS. ( Memento from April 3, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
2. ↑ Twelve Tribes aka Northeast Kingdom Community Church, Church in Island Pond, The Communities ( Memento of March 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )