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 Click Image to Enlarge Vermont CountiesThere are fourteen counties in Vermont. Each county has a county seat, known in Vermont as shire town. In 1777, Vermont had two counties. The western side of the state was called Bennington County and the eastern was called Cumberland County. In 1781 Cumberland County was broken up into three counties in Vermont, plus Washington County, which eventually became part of New Hampshire. Today's Washington County was known as Jefferson County until 1814. Essex County, Orleans County, and Caledonia County are commonly referred to as the Northeast Kingdom. |
Essex County, VermontEssex County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameMeaning of County Name Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryEssex County is one of 14 counties in Vermont. Essex County is the county located in the northeastern part of the US state of Vermont. Its shire town is Guildhall. On September 3, 1783, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris the Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. Vermont's border with Quebec was established at 45 degrees north latitude Guildhall is the chief town. This county is bounded north by Canada, east and south by Connecticut River, which separates it from Coos County, New Hampshire, south-west by Caledonaia County, and west by Orleans County. It is about forty-five miles long from north to south, and twenty-three broad
from east to west.
GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 674 square miles (1,745 kmē), of which, 665 square miles (1,723 kmē) of it is land and 9 square miles (22 kmē) of it (1.27%) is water. The Connecticut River watershed includes the Moose and Nulhegan rivers as well as
Paul Stream. Maidstone Lake and Great Averill and Island ponds are among the numerous small lakes. Recreational
areas include Maidstone and Brighton state parks, Victory State Forest, and Brighton Municipal Forest. Essex is one
of the most heavily forested counties in Vermont, with an abundance of spruce, fir, birch, and maple trees. The
region also features many species of wildlife, notably moose. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
