Stannard (Vermont)

Stannard
Town Hall
Location in Vermont
Stannard
Basic data
Foundation :	August 19, 1867
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Caledonia County
Coordinates :	44 ° 33 ′  N , 72 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′  N , 72 ° 13 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	216 (as of 2010)
Population density :	6.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	32.4 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) of which 32.2 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	462 m
Postal code :	05842
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-69925
GNIS ID :	1462216
Website :	http://Vermont.gov

Stannard is a town in Caledonia County of the state of Vermont in the United States with 216 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

Stannard is in the northwest of Caledonia County, in the Green Mountains . Several smaller tributaries of the Lamoille River flow through the west of the town and in the east there are tributaries of the Joes Brook . There are several small lakes in the town area, the largest being Stannard Pond . The surface of the town is hilly, the highest point is the 796 m high Ide Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Wheelock , 1.3 mi
• East: Danville , 4 miles
• South: Walden , 3.5 miles
• West: Greensboro , 8 miles

climate

The mean mean temperature in Stannard is between −9.44 ° C (15 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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

Stannard was founded on August 9, 1867. Named after George J. Stannard of Georgia , a Civil War general who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg . The area was previously known as Goshen Gore Number 1 and was given town status by the Vermont Legislature Act.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Stannard
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents						215	240	228	252	239
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	222	206	173	154	140	116	113	88	142	148
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	185	216

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

None of the major highways or federal highways in the United States passes through Stannard. The town is only accessed by small streets. The Vermont State Route 16 runs west from Stannard.

Public facilities

There is no hospital in Stannard. The closest is Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury.

education

Stannard is part of the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union with Hardwick, Craftsbury and Greensboro in Orleans County, Wolcott in Lamoille County and Woodbury in Washington County . Stannard does not have its own school, the closest in the school district is Hardwick Elementary School in Hardwick. It offers classes from kindergarten to sixth grade for 260 schoolchildren. The Hazen Union High School also in Hardwick serves about 350 students from the seventh to the completion of high school in the twelfth grade.

There is no library in Stannard. The closest are in Greensboro and Hardwick.

Web links

Commons : Stannard, Vermont  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Profile of the community on the official portal www.Vermont.gov (English)
• Entry at VirtualVermont.com (English) ( Memento from July 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Stannard in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed June 29, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Ide Mountain on Peakery.com , accessed on June 29, 2017
4. ↑ Index of / geo. In: census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Stannard on the City Daty portal , accessed on June 29, 2017
6. ↑ Stannard, Vermont, New England, USA. In: virtualvermont.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Population 1850-2010 according to census results
8. ^ Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union , accessed June 29, 2017
9. ^ Hardwick Elementary School , accessed June 29, 2017
10. ^ Hazen Union High School , accessed June 29, 2017