St. George (Vermont)

St. George
St. George
Location in Vermont
St. George
Basic data
Foundation :	August 18, 1763
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Chittenden County
Coordinates :	44 ° 23 ′  N , 73 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 23 ′  N , 73 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	674 (as of 2010)
Population density :	73.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	9.2 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.2 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	251 m
Postal code :	05495
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-62050
GNIS ID :	1462198
Website :	www.stgeorgevermont.com

St. George is a town in Chittenden County of the State of Vermont in the United States , with 674 inhabitants (according to census 2010).

geography

Geographical location

St. George is located in southwest Chittenden County, near the east bank of Lake Champlain and just south of the local metropolis of Burlington . There are only a few small watercourses and a small lake in the area of ​​the town. The area is hilly and the highest point is Mount Pritchard, 355 m high .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Williston 1.5 miles
• East: Richmond , 9.2 miles
• South: Hinesburg , 3.1 km
• West: Shelburne , 9.2 mi

climate

The average temperature in St. George is between -11.0 ° C (12 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 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 St. George Grant was awarded on August 18, 1763 by Benning Wentworth under the New Hampshire Grants with a size of 2200 acres (890 hectares ). This was an unusually small size for a town, the usual 23,040 acres. Settlement began in 1784. The first settler in the area was Joshua Isham from Connecticut. The town's constituent assembly took place in 1813.

Wentworth named the town after the patron saint of England George around King George III. , in whose name the lands were given, to appease. George III was not pleased with the way Wentworth handled the land grants as conflicts arose with the New York colony and he waived a tax in favor of the Crown. As governor, Wentworth actually earned more than the king, as he received a portion of every grant and also charged fees for the award.

Population development

Census Results - Town of St. George
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										57
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	65	28	120	135	121	127	121	111	93	106
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	90	109	100	84	87	117	108	477	677	705
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	698	674

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Vermont State Route 116 from the northwest to the south running meets in the southern part of the town to the north and south running Vermont State Route 2A . The next Amtrak station is in Essex Junction.

Public facilities

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

education

St. George is part of the Chittenden South Supervisory Union with Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne and Williston . St. George does not have its own school. School children attend schools in the Williston School District.

The Town of St. George does not have its own library. The closest are in Hinesburgh, South Burlington or Williston.

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . tape III . Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 156 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Abby Maria Hemenway: The Vermont historical Gazetteer, Volume 1 . Burlington 1867.

Web links

Commons : St. George, Vermont  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Profile of the community on the official portal www.Vermont.gov (English)
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from May 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ St. George in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed June 6, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Mount Pritchard on Peakery.com , accessed June 6, 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 , p. 156 , accessed June 5, 2017
7. ↑ St. George on Virtual Vermont , accessed June 6, 2017
8. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
9. ↑ Chittenden South Supervisory Union ( Memento of the original from March 9, 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 June 6, 2017 
10. ^ School Board St. George , accessed June 6, 2017