Swanton Village

Swanton Village
Listed building of the Swanton School
Location in Vermont
Swanton Village
Basic data
Foundation :	November 27, 1888
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Franklin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 55 ′  N , 73 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 55 ′  N , 73 ° 7 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,386 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1,211.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	2.05 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.97 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	129 m
Postal code :	05488
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-71650
GNIS ID :	1459802
Website :	www.swanton.net

Swanton Village is a village in the town of Swanton in Franklin County , Vermont , United States with a population of 2386 (according to the 2010 census). The Village Swanton is located in the northeast town of Swanton. A route on the Vermont and Canada Railroad led to Swanton Village. The Missisquoi River flows in a north-westerly direction through the western part of the village and flows into Lake Champlain a few kilometers away.

history

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

The first traces of settlement in the area can be found as early as 8000 BC. Further archaeological finds prove the presence of today's Abenaki in the area from 800 BC. Chr.

Village Swanton is the main settlement area of ​​Town Swanton. It was given independent rights on November 27, 1888. It is the economic center of the town and is where shops, the library, schools and churches are located. The Village green with the Royal Swans, a gift from Queen Elizabeth II from 1961, is also located here.

On the National Register of Historic Places in Swanton Village are the First Congregational Church of Swanton , the Methodist Episcopal Church , the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, and the Swanton School .

Population development

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents									1200	1878
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1168	1236	1371	1558	1461	2275	2390	2630	2520	2360
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2548	2386

Census results Swanton Village, Vermont

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Lou Blonger (1849–1924), salon and casino owner and mine speculator in the Wild West

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 170 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

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

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Entry on VirtualVermont.com (English) ( Memento from May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Swanton Village in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed September 30, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ^ Swanton Historical Society: An Outline of Swanton's History. In: swantonhistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved September 30, 2017 (American English). 
4. ^ History of Swanton, Swanton Village Inc. In: swanton.net. Retrieved September 30, 2017 (American English). 
5. ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed September 30, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed September 30, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed September 30, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed September 30, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Population 1880–2010 according to census results