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Rutland County, Vermont
Rutland County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Rutland
Year Organized: 1781
Square Miles: 932 |
Court House: 83 Center Street
County Courthouse
Rutland, VT 05701-4017
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
For Rutland, Massachusetts. The Town of Rutland is a residential hill town. Rutland's original lands of about 12 square miles were purchased from natives in Natick's Indian Praying Town in 1686. Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
The original Rutland was chartered in 1761 as part of the New Hampshire Grants by the Provincial Governor Benning
Wentworth. The first settlers arrived in 1770 led by Colonel James Mead. Almost immediately a controversy arose with New
York claiming the same land grants under the name of “Socialborough.” This controversy ultimately led to the Vermonters
forming the Republic of Vermont from 1777-1791. Vermont became the fourteenth state in 1791.
During the early 1800’s the Rutland area was known for agriculture and for the sheep industry. By the mid 1800’s the
development of the marble industry and the arrival of the railroads created an industrial and retail boom which
brought many immigrant workers to the Rutland area. Rutland has continued to grow in industry and population to
become the largest city in Southern Vermont.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 945 square miles (2,447 kmē), of which, 933
square miles (2,415 kmē) of it is land and 12 square miles (32 kmē) of it (1.30%) is water. The primary stream of
the county is Otter Creek, which runs through the county from the south to the north.
Neighboring Counties:
- Addison County, Vermont - north
- Windsor County, Vermont - east
- Bennington County, Vermont - south
- Washington County, New York - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Benson |
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- Brandon |
town |
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- Burke |
town |
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- Castleton |
town |
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- Chittenden |
town |
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- Clarendon |
town |
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- Danby |
town |
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- Fair Haven |
town |
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- Goshen |
town |
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- Hubbardton |
town |
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- Ira |
town |
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- Killington |
town |
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- Leicester |
town |
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- Mendon |
town |
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- Middletown Springs |
town |
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- Mount Holly |
town |
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- Mount Tabor |
town |
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- Pawlet |
town |
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- Pittsfield |
town |
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- Pittsford |
town |
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- Poultney |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Proctor |
town |
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- Rutland
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city |
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- Shrewsbury |
town |
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- Sudbury |
town |
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- Tinmouth |
town |
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- Wallingford |
town |
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- Wells |
town |
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- West Haven |
town |
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- West Rutland |
town |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our 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,
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