Milton (Vermont)

Milton
West Milton Bridge
Location in Vermont
Milton
Basic data
Foundation :	June 8, 1763
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Chittenden County
Coordinates :	44 ° 39 ′  N , 73 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 39 ′  N , 73 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	10,537 (as of 2010)
Population density :	79.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	157.7 km 2  (approx. 61 mi 2 ) of which 133.1 km 2  (approx. 51 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	58 m
Postal code :	05468
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-45250
GNIS ID :	1462149
Website :	miltonvt.org

Milton is a town in Chittenden County of the State of Vermont in the United States , with 10,537 inhabitants, according to census of 2010.

geography

Geographical location

Milton is in the northwest corner of Chittenden County, about eight miles north of the Burlington metropolitan area at the base of Arrowhead Mountain on the east bank of Lake Champlain . The Lamoille River flows through the town in a north-south direction and flows into the Sand Bar National Waterfowl Management Area in Lake Champlain, which belongs to Milton . Various small watercourses run through the town. The largest lake in the town is Arrowhead Mountain Lake . The surface of the town is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 438 m high Georgia Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Georgia , 2.6 mi
• Northeast: Fairfax , 11.2 mi
• East: Westford , 10.3 miles
• Southeast: Essex , 6.6 mi
• South: Colchester , 4.5 mi
• Southwest: South Hero , 10 mi
• Northwest: Grand Isle , 9.8 mi

climate

The average temperature in Milton ranges from −11.0 ° C (12 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 20.0 ° C (68 degrees Fahrenheit) in July. This makes the place about 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-term mean of Vermont. The snowfalls between October and May peak in January and are significantly higher than the mean snow depth in the USA. 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

The area was proclaimed settlement on June 8, 1763 by Benning Wentworth , belonged to the state of New Hampshire until Vermont was founded in 1777 , but was not permanently inhabited until 1782. Early settlers included William Irish, Leonard Owen, Amos Mansfield, Absalom Taylor, and Thomas Dewey. It was named after a relative of Wentworth, William Fitzwilliam, the Viscount Milton. The grant for Milton covered an area of ​​23,040 acres (approximately 93 km²). Much of Milton's early records were lost in the 1927 New England Flood .

The residents of the area called their place, however, "Checkerberry", after an evergreen plant that grows frequently in the area. Opened in 1890, the post office bore the official name of the main town, Milton Center, but when it closed six years later due to inefficiency, the locals reverted to their self-chosen name. It was not until the 1920s that the official name finally caught on.

In the years after it was founded, the settlers lived primarily from the timber industry, which changed to dairy farming around 1840. Milton's dairy farms are still widespread today, although the area has largely become a residential and sleeping city for commuters from the Burlington metropolitan area. An industrial park established a few years ago is intended to attract small-scale industry, with so far only moderate success.

religion

Milton's religious life is shaped by five parishes: a Roman Catholic , a Baptist , the Methodist , the Assemblies of God and the United Church of Christ .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Milton, Vermont
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										282
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	786	1548	1746	2100	2136	2451	1963	2062	2006	1585
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1804	1648	1523	1663	1750	1874	2022	4495	6929	8404
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	9479	10,352

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The main road link Milton is Interstate 89 , which crosses the area in a north-south direction and connects the place with Burlington in the south and Canada in the north. US Highway 7 runs parallel to the interstate in a north-south direction and in parts along the Arrowhead Mountain Lake . The nearest Amtrak station is in Essex Junction .

Public facilities

There is no hospital in Milton. The University of Vermont Medical Center at Burlington is the closest hospital.

education

In Milton there is the Milton Town School District . The Milton Elementary School offers classes from kindergarten through fifth grade. Subsequently, the Milton Middle School offers classes through the eighth grade. The high school degree can be obtained from Milton High School .

Nearby colleges are in Colchester, Winooski, and Burlington; the nearest university campus is also in Burlington.

The Milton Public Library was founded in March 1898. After the books were initially housed in the librarian's house, the library moved to a public building in 1909 and in 1925 to a small room in the Clark Memorial Building. When the public facilities moved to a new complex in 1995, the library moved with them and more rooms were added in 2011.

Web links

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

• City website
• Profile of the community on the official portal www.Vermont.gov (English)
• Entry at VirtualVermont.com (English) ( Memento from September 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Milton in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved April 18, 2012
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Georgia Mountain on Peakery.com , accessed on June 3, 2017
4. ↑ Index of / geo. In: census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
6. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
7. ^ Milton Town School District , accessed June 3, 2017
8. ^ Milton Elementary School , accessed June 3, 2017
9. ^ Milton Middle School , accessed June 3, 2017
10. ^ Milton High School , accessed June 3, 2017
11. ^ Milton Public Library , accessed June 3, 2017