West Haven (Vermont)

West Haven
Baptist Church in West Haven
Location in Vermont
West Haven
Basic data
Foundation :	October 20, 1792
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Rutland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 38 ′  N , 73 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 38 ′  N , 73 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	264 (as of 2010)
Population density :	3.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	73.7 km 2  (approx. 28 mi 2 ) of which 72.1 km 2  (approx. 28 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	76 m
Postal code :	05743
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-80875
GNIS ID :	1462252

West Haven is a town in Rutland County of the state of Vermont in the United States with 264 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

The village is on the plain south of Lake Champlains and east of the Hudson River . The landscape is largely flat, there are no elevations worth mentioning. The Horton Brook is the town's main watercourse. The western and southern borders of the municipality are largely determined by the course of the Poultney River , which is also the border to the neighboring state of New York .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Benson , 4.3 mi
• East: Fair Haven , 7 miles
• Southeast: Hampton, New York , 5.2 mi
• South: Whitehall, New York , 2.5 mi
• West: Dresden, New York , 7.5 mi
• Northwest: Putnam, New York , 4.4 mi

climate

The mean mean temperature in West Haven ranges from −6.7 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 22.2 ° C (72 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 8 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At around 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 of values ​​in the USA, between mid-September and mid-December even significantly below.

history

Originally sold to a group of land buyers as part of the Fair Haven charter, West Haven was separated as a separate area on October 20, 1792; Immediately after the separation, the constituent city assembly took place. Although the independence of the two areas had been confirmed by the Vermont House of Representatives, it was not until 1823 that the two parishes were each granted their own representative in the Vermont House of Representatives; previously both communities had to be content with a common representative.

From the beginning, the area was dominated by agriculture. Since the neighboring community of Fair Haven and the local centers of Rutland and Whitehall are within easy reach, West Haven's economic boom resulted in a significant migration of the population. Since no rail connection and no major road was built through the area, West Haven has remained isolated from industrialization to this day.

Population development

Census Results - Town of West Haven, Vermont
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	430	679	684	724	774	718	580	713	492	412
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	355	363	343	280	302	232	220	240	253	273
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	278	264

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

There are no major transport links in the town. A highway, a railroad connection and a local airport can be found in the neighboring community of Fair Haven.

Public facilities

There are no special public facilities in West Haven. The closest hospital is the Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland .

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 187 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Andrew Napoleon Adams: A History of the Town of Fair Haven, Vermont . Leonard & Phelps, Fair Haven 1870 ( limited preview in Google book search).

Web links

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

• Profile of the municipality on the official portal www.Vermont.gov
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from November 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ West Haven in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed October 1, 2014
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
5. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results