Rutland (City)

Rutland
Ethnic Festival 2008 The festively illuminated city center
Location in Vermont
Rutland
Basic data
Foundation :	November 17, 1892
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Rutland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 37 ′  N , 72 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 37 ′  N , 72 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	16,495 (as of 2010)
Population density :	828.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	20.0 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 19.9 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	173 m
Postcodes :	05701, 05702
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-61225
GNIS ID :	1462193
Website :	www.rutlandcity.org
Mayor :	David Allaire (2017-2019)

Rutland is a city in Rutland County of the state of Vermont in the United States and the administrative seat of the county with 16,495 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census). The city was spun off from the administrative district of the same name in 1892 as the third independent municipality (after West Rutland and Proctor , both in 1886) . Rutland City is the administrative center ( Shire Town ) of the county.

geography

Geographical location

Rutland is located in the center of Rutland County and west of the Green Mountains in the broad valley of Otter Creek , in the center of the surrounding town of Rutland .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Brandon , 15 miles
• East: Woodstock , 23 mi
• South: Wallingford , 9 miles
• Southwest: Poultney , 15 miles
• West: West Rutland , 6 km
• Northwest: Benson , 30 km

climate

The mean mean temperature in Rutland is between −6.7 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 21.7 ° C (71 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At more than two meters, the snowfall between October and May is considerably higher than the average snow depth in the USA, the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA. In the period from mid-October to mid-December, it was even considerably lower.

history

Marble quarry in Rutland

After the rise of the area as an industrial center and important marble producer and the connection to the railway network in 1851, the main town was declared a "village" in 1886 and on November 17, 1892 an independent town. This cemented Rutland's status as the area's cultural and business center. Its largest theater - now in operation again as the "Paramount Theater" - had around 1,000 seats. In 1893 the horse-drawn tram, which had existed since 1885, was replaced by an electrically operated tram, which was in operation until 1923, but was then replaced by the emerging automobile.

Berwick House, 1907

The economic decline of the city began with the Great Depression in 1929, which intensified after the Second World War and continues to this day. One important reason was the change in the architectural style of magnificent buildings: glass and steel replaced marble. The quarries in the area were no longer busy; the decline of rail traffic in the US in favor of cars and airplanes increasingly cut the city off from cheap heavy haulage routes. In 1953, rail passenger traffic ended, and in 1963 the Rutland Railway was completely abandoned. The attempt to market the ground marble as a component of toothpaste was at times successful, but only saved the branch of industry for a few years. In the 1980s and 1990s, the marble quarries in the area had to be shut down, resulting in job losses and the emigration of workers. Between 1970 and 2000, contrary to the trend in the United States and Vermont, the population of Rutland declined by more than 10% from 19,293 to 17,292 people. Meanwhile, the most important branch of industry in Rutland is mechanical engineering ; the city's largest employer is General Electric .

With a large trade fair, summer events and the promotion of winter sports tourism, the city has since tried to give itself a new economic basis. In addition, a daily passenger train connection to New York City was resumed by Amtrak with the Ethan Allen Express ; other routes were reopened for freight traffic. Local public transport also exists again, this time as urban bus transport. This service was free of charge until 2007, but was then charged with a flat fare of 50 cents per trip when gasoline prices rose.

All types of schools up to and including college are offered in the city. A public library rounds off the educational offer. The city hospital was founded in 1895 and has been serving the citizens of the city since 1958 in a new building that has since been expanded several times.

Many of Rutland's buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places , including large, contiguous sections of downtown.

Population development

Census Results - City of Rutland, Vermont
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	11,499	13,546	14,954	17,315	17,082	17,659	18,325	19,293	18,436	18,230
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	17,292	16,495

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Ethan Allen Express at Rutland Station

Rutland is connected by US Highway 7 , which runs north to south through the village, with Pittsford in the north and Clarendon in the south. The US Highway 4 branches in the center off the highway 7 and runs east to Mendon. There is an Amtrak station in Rutland .

Public facilities

The Rutland Regional Medical Center is the local hospital for Rutland and the surrounding area.

education

Rutland Intermediate School

Rutland Free Library

Rutland has its own school district with the Rutland City School District . These include:

• Rutland High School with grades 9–12
• Rutland Middle School with grades 7–8
• Rutland Intermediate School with grades 3–6
• Northeast Primary School with school classes K-2
• Northwest Primary School with school classes K-2

There are also several private schools:

• Catholic Christ the King School (Elementary School)
• Mount Saint Joseph Academy with school classes 9–12
• Rutland Area Christian School with the school classes Kindergarten-12

There are also two colleges in Rutland City:

• St. Joseph in Vermont (originally College of Saint Joseph the Provider)
• Community College of Vermont (CCV)

The Rutland Free Library is located on Court St., Rutland. The library was founded in 1886, initially located in the Old Memorial Hall on West Street, but in 1930 the library was moved to the old prison on Center Street.

Regular events

The Rutland Halloween Parade has been held annually on Halloween since 1959.

sons and daughters of the town

For personalities who were born here before the town was founded in 1892, see the article on the Rutland District .

• Robert Stafford (1913–2006), politician, member of the US House of Representatives and Senator
• John J. Daley (1923–2000), politician and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
• Frederick M. Reed (1924–2012), American lawyer and politician
• Andrea Mead-Lawrence (1932–2009), ski racer and Olympic champion
• Jim Jeffords (1934–2014), politician and US Senator
• Aaron Lewis (* 1972), singer, songwriter and guitarist

Web links

Commons : Rutland, Vermont  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• City website
• Profile of the municipality on the official portal www.Vermont.gov
• Site of the Rutlands Historical Society (English)
• Illustrated page about the Rutland train station

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rutland City in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 18, 2012
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ Rutland, Vermont (VT 05701, 05736) 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 2, 2017 (English). 
5. ↑ Population 1900–2010 according to census results
6. ^ Rutland City Public Schools. In: rutlandcitypublicschools.org. Retrieved March 2, 2017 (American English). 
7. ↑ local history and genealogy - Rutland Free Library . In: Rutland Free Library . ( rutlandfree.org ).