Richmond (Vermont)

Richmond
Congregational Church
Location in Vermont
Richmond
Basic data
Foundation :	October 27, 1794
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Chittenden County
Coordinates :	44 ° 24 ′  N , 72 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 24 ′  N , 72 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	4,081 (as of 2010)
Population density :	48.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	84.8 km 2  (approx. 33 mi 2 ) of which 83.5 km 2  (approx. 32 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	257 m
Postal code :	05477
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-59275
GNIS ID :	1462186
Website :	www.richmondvt.gov

Richmond is a town in Chittenden County of the state of Vermont in the United States , with a population of 4,081 (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

Richmond is located in the southeast of Chittenden County, in the western foothills of the Green Mountains , on the eastern edge of the Lake Champlain Valley. The Winooski River flows through the area of ​​the settlement in a westerly direction and takes in the water of many small, mostly nameless tributaries that flow from the surrounding mountains. In the southeast the Huntington River flows in a northerly direction into the Winooski River. There are two major lakes in the Town area, Gillett Pond in the south and Richmond Pond in the northeast. The surface is hilly. The highest point is the 503 m high Huckleberry Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Jericho , 4.4 km
• East: Bolton , 7.1 miles
• South: Huntington , 2.4 mi
• Southwest: Hinesburg , 7.5 mi
• West: Williston , 5.3 miles

climate

The average temperature in Richmond ranges from −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfall between mid-October and mid-May is more than 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 of values ​​in the USA, between September and mid-December it is even significantly lower.

history

Richmond was founded in 1794, in which the towns of Huntington, Williston and Jericho gave up land. In March 1795, the town's constituent assembly took place. The area was first settled in 1775 by Amos Brownson and John Chamberlain along with their families. They left the area in the fall and did not return to their farms until after the American War of Independence in the spring of 1784.

Round Church

The first gathering of the settlers took place in 1795. A piece of land from Bolton was added in 1804. The people of Richmond lived from agriculture and trade. With the construction of US Highway 2, many travelers stayed overnight in Richmond, as it is halfway between Burlington and Montpelier. With the improved infrastructure, industry and commerce settled in Richmond. A dairy opened in 1885, others followed. At the time, Richmond was Vermont's second largest producer of butter and cheese.

Isaac Gleason and Thomas Whitcomb donated land for the construction of a meeting house, which should also serve as a defense. Construction of the Round Church began in 1812. Money for its construction was raised from the sale of benches in the building. The Round Church was used by various religious communities. The Round Church was used for the town's assemblies until 1973. After that, these were no longer held there because the building did not meet modern security requirements. It is now used and maintained by the Richmond Historical Society .

Richmond Underwear Company

The Richmond Underwear Company was founded in 1900 in order to have another economic mainstay for the residents of the town. It grew to become one of the largest manufacturers of underwear in Vermont and provided 300 jobs. It was the first building in the town with steam heating and electrical energy. In 1946 it was sold to the Cellucord Corporation and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Richmond, Vermont
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	718	935	1014	1109	1054	1453	1400	1309	1264	1115
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1057	1419	1447	1315	1225	1278	1303	2249	3159	3729
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	4090	4081

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Interstate 89 traverses Richmond in a west-east direction. It connects Richmond with Burlington and Montpelier. US Highway 2 runs parallel to the interstate through the town. Both roads follow the course of the Winooski River. Richmond is on the Windsor – Burlington railway line , but is no longer served.

Public facilities

There is no hospital in Richmond. The University of Vermont Medical Center , Burlington, is the closest hospital.

education

Richmond is part of the Mount Mansfield Modified Union School District with Bolton, Jericho, Huntington and Underhill . In Richmond, the Richmond Elementary School offers education from preschool through fourth grade. and the Camels Hump Middle School classes from fifth through eighth grade.

The Richmond Free Library is housed in the former Universalist Unitarian Congregation church, built in 1897. Services were held here until 1956, after which the congregation sold the building to Walter A. Griffith, who donated it to the Richmond School District. The town invested in the building and it was converted into a cafeteria. After the construction of the elementary and middle school in 1990, the first floor was renovated again and the library moved in. Work began in 2002 and was completed in 2003 to make the second floor usable for the library.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Lindy Cochran (* 1953), ski racer
• Marilyn Cochran (* 1950), ski racer
• George F. Edmunds (1828–1919), politician, represented Vermont in the US Senate

Personalities who have worked on site

• Kristina Sabasteanski (* 1969), biathlete
• Barbara Ann Cochran (* 1951), ski racer
• Bob Cochran (* 1951), ski racer

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 49 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Abby Maria Hemenway: The Vermont historical Gazetteer . 1st volume. Burlington, Vermont 1867.

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Richmond in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on June 4, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Huckleberry Hill on Peakery.com , accessed June 5, 2017
4. ↑ Index of / geo. In: census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
6. ^ Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and Statistical , page 149 , accessed June 5, 2017
7. ↑ ^{a b} Town of Richmond History , accessed June 5, 2017
8. ↑ Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places , accessed June 5, 2017
9. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
10. ^ Mount Mansfield Modified Union School District , accessed June 5, 2017
11. ^ Richmond Elementary School , accessed June 5, 2017
12. ^ Camels Hump Middle School , accessed June 5, 2017
13. ^ Richmond Free Library , accessed June 5, 2017