Waterbury (Vermont)

Waterbury
Waterbury Amtrak Station
Location in Vermont
Waterbury
Basic data
Foundation :	June 7, 1763
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Washington County
Coordinates :	44 ° 22 ′  N , 72 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 22 ′  N , 72 ° 46 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	5,064 (as of 2010)
Population density :	40.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	128.7 km 2  (approx. 50 mi 2 ) of which 124.8 km 2  (approx. 48 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	188 m
Postal code :	05671
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-76975
GNIS ID :	1462244
Website :	www.WaterburyVT.com

Waterbury is a town in Washington County of the state of Vermont in the United States with 5,064 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

The area lies in the middle of the Green Mountains and is traversed by the Winooski River . Montpelier is 17 km southeast, Burlington 40 km northwest of the area. There are three settlement centers in the Town of Waterbury: the Village Waterbury , Waterbury Center and Colbyville .

Expansion of the urban area

The main settlement in the Town of Waterbury is the Village Waterbury, which lies in the south on the Winooski River and has its own rights . In the village there is also the Mills Village settlement, the core of which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, just like the center of Waterbury Village . To the north is the Waterbury Center settlement in the center of the town .

Neighboring communities

All information as air lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Stowe , 6.5 km
• Northeast: Worcester , 11.3 mi
• East: Middlesex , 14.2 km
• South: Moretown , 5.5 mi
• South West: Duxbury , 8.0 km
• West: Bolton , 8.3 miles

climate

Waterbury, Vermont
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     74   -3 -13     69   -1 -12     79   4th -7     84   12 0     94   19th 6th     107   24 11     102   26th 13     112   25th 12     99   20th 8th     102   13 2     94   6th -3     79   0 -9 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Waterbury, Vermont Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -2.9 -0.9 4.1 11.9 18.9 23.7 25.8 24.8 20.2 13.2 6.3 -0.4 O 12.1 Min. Temperature (° C) -13.2 -12.0 -7.1 -0.2 6.3 10.9 13.4 12.4 8.0 1.9 -2.5 -9.3 O 0.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 73.7 68.6 78.7 83.8 94.0 106.7 101.6 111.8 99.1 101.6 94.0 78.7 Σ 1,092.3 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.9 11.0 12.5 14.0 15.4 16.1 15.7 14.5 13.0 11.4 10.1 9.5 O 12.8 Rainy days ( d ) 15th 12 13 13 13 13 13 14th 12 13 15th 16 Σ 162 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean average temperature in Waterbury is between −8.1 ° C in January and 19.7 ° C in July. The place is thus in the range of the long-term mean temperature in Vermont. The snowfall between October and May is up to six 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 in the USA.

history

The town was proclaimed on June 7, 1763 as part of the New Hampshire Grants by Governor Benning Wentworth , but was not permanently settled until 1784. The first city assembly, with which the administrative independence of the town was established, took place on March 31, 1790. Waterbury was primarily used for agriculture, but two larger watercourses offered the possibility of building grain and wood mills as well. A local industry quickly developed from this, some of which also had an innovative effect. The Colby brothers , later important Vermont entrepreneurs, founded the first willow bark peeling factory here from 1856 in a disused schnapps distillery; Willow was an indispensable basis for the construction of boxes and baskets back then. The town recorded a significant increase in area at the end of October 1850 when some areas from the neighboring town of Middlesex were added to it, which was then newly cut.

As early as 1849 Waterbury was connected to the growing rail network of the United States via the Windsor – Burlington railway, but this was hardly used by local industry. The passenger traffic, however, was considerable. In 1897, the Waterbury station was therefore also served by an interurban tram, the Waterbury – Stowe tram, which existed until 1932. The increasing individual traffic and the decreasing number of transports led to a neglect of the route until 1966 the passenger traffic was stopped for safety reasons. After an initial renovation of the line, Waterbury was connected to the Canadian metropolis of Montreal between 1977 and 1995 with the express train The Montrealer . In 1995 this train connection was discontinued and replaced by the express train The Vermonter , which has since connected the community with Washington.

Religions

The religious communities are a Roman Catholic , a Wesleyan congregation and a branch of the United Church of Christ ; there are also two Methodist churches.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Waterbury, Vermont
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										93
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	644	966	1269	1650	1192	2352	2198	2633	2297	2232
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2810	3273	3542	4045	4118	4276	4303	4614	4465	4589
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	4915	5064

Economy and Infrastructure

The commercial basis of the place is now tourism. Waterbury serves as a central location for a large number of summer and especially winter sports destinations within a radius of 50 kilometers. In addition, two larger companies with their headquarters are located here: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream production, which is also represented in Europe, and a coffee roaster, Green Mounain Coffee Roasters .

traffic

The Interstate 89 is located on the southern edge of the town and is the most important transport links. In addition, runs on the remaining railway Windsor Burlington Amtrak Express The Vermonter .

Public facilities

In addition to the usual municipal facilities and schools, Waterbury has a public library. The closest hospital, the Central Vermont Medical Center , is in Berlin .

education

Waterbury, along with Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield and Warren, is part of the Washington West Supervisory Union .

The town offers all types of schools up to high school: the Thatcher Brook Primary School, which has four classes and a kindergarten, and the Crossett Brook Middle School . A public library completes the educational offer.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Lucius Benedict Peck (1802–1866), politician and member of the US House of Representatives
• William P. Dillingham (1843–1923), politician and governor of Vermont
• Mason S. Stone (1859–1940), politician and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
• Wallace M. Greene junior (1907-2003), general in World War II

Personalities who have worked on site

• Ezra Butler (1763-1838), Vermont governor and member of the US House of Representatives; Lawyer in Waterbury
• Henry Fisk Janes (1792–1879), politician and member of the US House of Representatives; Waterbury City Council
• Porter H. Dale (1867–1933), politician and member of the Vermont parliament in both houses of the US Senate; Teacher at Waterbury
• Charles J. Adams (1917-2008), American lawyer and politician, the Vermont Attorney General was

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 182 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

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

• Community website
• Profile of the community on the official portal www.Vermont.gov (English)
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from July 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Waterbury in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 24, 2012
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010 (English)
4. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
5. ^ Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont: natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. George H. Salisbury, Burlington 1842, p. 182 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
6. ↑ AJ Coolidge and GB Mansfield: A History and Deskription of New England, General and Local . 2nd volume. Austin Coolidge, Boston 1859, p. 933 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
7. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
8. ↑ Description of the station, its history and the statistical key figures on the website www.GreatAmericanStations.com (English)
9. ^ Washington West Supervisory Union , accessed June 11, 2017
10. ↑ Homepage of the Thatcher Brook Primary School (English)