Killington (Vermont)

Killington
Church of Our Savior
Location in Vermont
Basic data
Foundation :	July 7, 1761
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Rutland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 40 ′  N , 72 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′  N , 72 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	811 (as of 2010)
Population density :	6.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	121.4 km 2  (approx. 47 mi 2 ) of which 120.8 km 2  (approx. 47 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	561 m
Postal code :	05751
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-37685
GNIS ID :	1462208
Website :	www.killingtontown.com
Killington Coat of Arms

Killington is a town in Rutland County of the state of Vermont in the United States with 811 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census). The town was called Sherburne from 1800 to 1999 and has been back to its original name since then.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the Town of Killington has a total area of ​​121.4 km ² , of which 120.8 km ² is land and 0.6 km ² (= 0.47%) is water. The headwaters of the Ottauquechee River are in the Killingtons area.

Geographical location

The town of Killington is located on the eastern slopes of the Green Mountains , in eastern Rutland County. The Ottauquechee River rises on the slopes of the Green Mountains and crosses the area of ​​the town in a north-south direction. Another stream rises below the 1291 m (4235 ft ) high Killington Peak , this flows into the Ottauquechee River, which is itself a tributary of the Connecticut River . Other mountains in the Town area include 1159 m (3802 ft) high Bear Mountain , 1,098 m (3602 ft) high Rams Head, and 1,092 m (3589 ft) high Snowden Peak . They are close together and their slopes form the Killington Ski Area .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Stockbridge , 2.5 mi
• East: Bridgewater 6.5 miles
• Southwest: Mendon , 6.2 mi
• North-west: Chittenden , 14.1 km

climate

The mean mean temperature in Ira is between -7.2 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to 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 in the USA.

history

The Town of Killington was founded on July 7, 1761 by a grant from New Hampshire . In 1800 it was renamed Sherburne after the landowner Colonel Benjamin Sherburne. On March 2, 1999, the people of Killington decided to revert to the original name; this decision was approved by the Vermont General Assembly , so that the town since July 1, 1999 is again called Killington.

Killington was one of thirteen Vermont towns that were cut off from the outside world on August 28, 2011 by flooding related to Hurricane Irene ; Killington was inaccessible for 19 days.

Killington voters have twice voted in favor of Vermont secession and New Hampshire accession . The motivations are a perceived inequality in taxes paid to Vermont in relation to benefits received. However, these votes are only symbolic as the state governments of both Vermont and New Hampshire would have to approve.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Killington, Vermont
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										32
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	90	116	154	452	498	578	525	462	450	451
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	402	409	336	298	266	283	266	558	891	738
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1095	811

Culture and sights

Parks

Ranger quarters in Gifford Woods State Park

The Gifford Woods State Park is located in the northwest of the Town. It was established in 1931. In the following years it was able to grow further thanks to land donations from Walter K. Barrows.

Sports

The Killington Ski Resort is the largest ski area in the eastern United States. There are numerous holiday accommodations here. In November 2016, Killington hosted the Alpine Ski World Cup for the first time ; a slalom and a giant slalom competition for women were organized.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The US Highway 4 , results of the Green Mountains in the west to the southeast through the town and connects the west with Killington Mendon and in the southeast with Bridgewater. Vermont State Route 100 branches off from Highway 4 in a northerly direction . It leads to Pittsfield.

Public facilities

There is no hospital of its own in Killington. The closest hospital is the Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland .

education

Killington is part of the Windsor Central Supervisory Union . In the village is the Killington Elementary School with classes from kindergarten to sixth grade.

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Jared Goldberg (* 1991), ski racer

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 162 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Killington in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 1, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ^ Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer . DeLorme , Yarmouth, Maine 1996, ISBN 0-89933-016-9 .
4. ↑ Killington Peak Map • peakery. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Bear Mountain . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ). peakery.com ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ^ Rams Head . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
7. ^ Snowden Peak . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
8. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
9. ↑ Killington, Vermont (VT 05751) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on March 1, 2017 (English). 
10. ↑ About Killington ( English ) Virtual Vermont.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
11. ^ Profile for Sherburne, Vermont ( English ) ePodunk. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
12. ↑ 2000 Docs ( English ) Vermont Government. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
13. ↑ Floodwaters from Storm isolates 13 Vermont Towns (English) , The New York Times . August 31, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2015. 
14. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
15. ↑ Vermont State Parks - Gifford Woods State Park. In: vtstateparks.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017 . 
16. ↑ Home. In: wcsu.net. Windsor Central Supervisory Union, accessed March 1, 2017 (American English). 
17. ^ Killington Elementary School - Welcome. In: kesvt.org. Retrieved March 1, 2017 . 

Web links

Commons : Killington, Vermont  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Town of Killington official website
• Profile of the community on the official portal www.Vermont.gov (English)
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from November 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive )