Ludlow (Village)

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Ludlow
Ludlow Graded School
Ludlow Graded School
Location in Vermont
Ludlow (Vermont)
Ludlow
Ludlow
Basic data
Foundation : 1867
State : United States
State : Vermont
County : Windsor County
Coordinates : 43 ° 24 ′  N , 72 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 24 ′  N , 72 ° 42 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 811 (as of 2010)
Population density : 231.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.5 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.5 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 305 m
Postal code : 05149
Area code : +1 802
FIPS : 50-41200
GNIS ID : 1458312
Website : ludlow.vt.us

Ludlow is a village in the town of Ludlow in Windsor County , Vermont , United States with a population of 811 (2010 census). Ludlow is centrally located in the town of Ludlow and is traversed by the Black River in an easterly direction.

history

The town of Ludlow, in which the Village Ludlow is centrally located on the banks of the Black River, was put up for sale by Benning Wentworth as part of his New Hampshire Grants on September 16, 1761. Settlement began along the river bank in 1784.

Black River Academy

In 1835 the Black River Academy was founded; a grammar school that spawned a number of later famous personalities. The building now serves as a museum.

The Village Ludlow was granted independent rights in 1867.

The Ludlow Village Historic District has been listed on the National Register Historic Districts since 2007 . The Black River Academy had already been listed in 1972 , the Ludlow Graded School in 1979 and the Congregational Church of Ludlow in 2004 .

Population development

year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents 1179 1081
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 1454 1621 1732 1642 1780 1678 1658 1508 1352 1123
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 958 811

Ludlow, Vermont census result

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Vermont State Route 103 runs initially in a southerly direction to the center of the Village, then east parallel of the Black River . Coming from the south, Vermont State Route 100 joins Route 103.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who have worked on site

  • William W. Stickney (1853–1932), governor of Vermont; studied at the Black River Academy and was a school councilor in Ludlow

Web links

Commons : Ludlow (village), Vermont  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Ludlow in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 3, 2017
  2. Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
  3. Ludlow, Vermont (VT 05149) 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 December 3, 2017 (English).
  4. Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed December 3, 2017 .
  5. Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed December 3, 2017 .
  6. Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed December 3, 2017 .
  7. Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed December 3, 2017 .
  8. Population 1880–2010 according to census results