Lincoln (Vermont)

Lincoln
Burnham Hall, Town Office
Location in Vermont
Lincoln
Basic data
Foundation :	November 7, 1780
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Addison County
Coordinates :	44 ° 6 ′  N , 72 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 6 ′  N , 72 ° 58 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,271 (as of 2010)
Population density :	11.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	115.5 km 2  (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of which 115.0 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	387 m
Postal code :	05443
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-40075
GNIS ID :	1462135
Website :	lincolnvermont.org

Lincoln is a town in Addison County of the state of Vermont in the United States with 1,271 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

The community is located in the western mountain ranges of the Green Mountains , in the east of Addison County. It encompasses the north sloping valley of the New Haven River , which rises in the eastern mountains, and is framed by ridges in the east, south and west. Half of Lincoln Peak (1212 m) and Mount Abraham (1224 m), both of which are among the highest mountains in the Green Mountains, belong to their area. A mountain pass, Lincoln Gap , also runs through the area. Its highest point is about one kilometer west of the border with the neighboring Town Warren to the east .

Neighboring communities

All information as air lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Starksboro , 3 miles
• Northeast: Fayston , 8.3 mi
• East: Warren , 6.9 miles
• Southeast: Granville , 9.3 mi
• South: Ripton , 2.7 mi
• West: Bristol , 8.3 km

climate

The mean mean temperature in Lincoln is between −10.0 ° C (14 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 12 to 15 degrees cooler than the long-term mean in the USA, depending on the season. The snowfall between mid-October and mid-May is more than five and a half 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 December even significantly less.

history

Lincoln's area was one of the areas that was left out in the first bursts of colonization, as it did not have any recognizable fertile land in a plain, but lies in the mountains. At the time of the proclamation, the area covered an area of ​​23,040 acres (approximately 93 km²). By ceding a strip two miles (about 3.5 km) wide to the east of Warren, the annexation of a one mile wide strip with an area of ​​4400 acres (corresponding to about 1.1 km²) of the neighboring parish of Bristol to the west (both 1824) and the inclusion of an area to the north that had not been allocated due to survey errors, the Avery's Gore, in 1848 the town received its present shape and size.

Different information is available about the date of the proclamation: Thomson speaks of November 7, 1780; this is also the date that the church and the official bodies keep. The town is not listed in the 1790 census. Hemenway, on the other hand, cites November 9, 1790 as the founding date. Both sources mention the same buyer: a group of settlers around Benjamin Simonds. The two authors also agree that the land was sold two days after the proclamation. Among the first settlers was a large group of Quakers , which grew over the next few years but disappeared again by 1850; Only one street name today indicates the presence of this religious community.

The town's name does not derive, as might be assumed, from Abraham Lincoln , the 16th President of the United States (who was not even born when the town was founded). Rather, Major General Benjamin Lincoln , who played a role in the Battle of Bennington (1777), was honored here. The buyers group leader, Benjamin Simonds, served under him.

The construction of the railways from 1847 onwards had no impact on the residents of the isolated area: the route connecting the Connecticut River and Lake Champlain led through valleys south of the town; With the exception of the Lincoln Gap, no other major roads had been built, and the Lincoln Gap lost its importance after the railroad was built. Despite the existing and used hydropower, no industry worth mentioning developed in the area; agriculture was mainly carried out in the central, lower part of the area; the higher north and south areas were primarily used for logging.

This situation has essentially remained the same to this day. Since the mid-1960s, the censuses, as in all municipalities in the area, show higher population figures due to the development of the dormitory city for the nearby centers of Middlebury and Bristol.

Religions

A church community, the "United Church of Lincoln", is established in the village.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Lincoln
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	97	255	278	639	770	1057	1070	1174	1368	1255
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1152	980	841	800	745	577	481	599	870	974
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1214	1271

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Due to its location as a one-sided drivable valley, Lincoln is largely cut off from through traffic. The pass road "Lincoln Gap Road" leading east through the mountains to Warren is closed in winter in the area of ​​the mountain crossing.

Public facilities

There are no public institutions in Lincoln other than normal local government and elementary school. The closest hospital is the Porter Medial Center in Middlebury.

education

Lincoln, along with Bristol, Monkton, New Haven, Starksboro and Mt. Abraham, is part of the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union . In Lincoln is the six-class Lincoln Community School , which also has a kindergarten group. For all further training qualifications, the neighboring parishes, in particular the Middlebury Center, must be visited.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• George Walter Caldwell (1866–1946), doctor and writer

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 103 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Leonard Deming: Catalog of the Principal Officers of Vermont . 1st volume. Middlebury 1851, p. 49 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Samuel Swift: Statistical and historical account of the county of Addison, Vermont . Middlebury 1859. Online version
• Abby Maria Hemenway: The Vermont historical Gazetteer . 1st volume. Burlington 1867, p. 48 ff .
• History of Lincoln to circa 1880
  Copy from an 1886 History of Addison County, published by HP Smith. Middlebury College website. ( Memento from August 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

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

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Profile of the municipality on the official portal www.Vermont.gov
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lincoln in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed October 1, 2014
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Lincoln Peak on Peakery.com , accessed July 28, 2017
4. ↑ Mount Abraham on Peakery.com ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2017 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. , accessed July 28, 2017 
5. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
6. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
7. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ ANESU. In: anesu.org. Retrieved July 28, 2017 . 
9. ^ Lincoln Community School. In: lcsvt.org. Retrieved July 28, 2017 .