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Arlington, Vermont
Fog over the Battenkill in Arlington
Fog over the Battenkill in Arlington
Arlington, Vermont
Arlington, Vermont
Coordinates: 43°4′29″N 73°9′50″W / 43.07472, -73.16389
Country United States
State Vermont
County Bennington
Area
 - Total 42. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. There are fourteen counties in the US state of Vermont. These counties together contain 255 political units or "places" including 237 Towns Bennington County is a County in the US state of Vermont. As of 2000 the population was 36994 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (109. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²)
 - Land 42. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (109. 9 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation 581 ft (177 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,397
 - Density 56. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (21. 8/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 05250
Area code(s) 802
FIPS code 50-01450[1]
GNIS feature ID 1462027[2]

Arlington is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American area code 802 is the state of Vermont 's sole Telephone Area code. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states Bennington County is a County in the US state of Vermont. As of 2000 the population was 36994 Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 2,397 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Arlington lies in the Valley of Vermont between the Taconic Range to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. In fact, most of Arlington's land mass lies in the Taconic Range. Five prominent peaks are located within the town: Grass Mountain, Spruce Peak, The Ball (also locally referred to as West Mountain), Red Mountain, and Big Spruce Mountain. The highest peak is Grass Mountain at elevation 3,109ft. Arlington is set along the banks of the Battenkill River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (109. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²), of which, 42. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 square miles (109. 9 km²) of it is land and 0. 04 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (0. 05%) is water. The Battenkill River, famous for trout fishing, flows through the center of town.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,397 people, 1,009 households, and 676 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 56. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (21. 8/km²). There were 1,200 housing units at an average density of 28. 3/sq mi (10. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98. 08% White, 0. 25% Black or African American, 0. 08% Native American, 0. 42% Asian, 0. 08% Pacific Islander, 0. 21% from other races, and 0. 88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 46% of the population.

There were 1,009 households out of which 28. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56. 3% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** A civil union is a legally recognized union similar to Marriage. 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33. 0% were non-families. 27. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 38 and the average family size was 2. 90.

In the town the population was spread out with 23. 0% under the age of 18, 6. 0% from 18 to 24, 26. 2% from 25 to 44, 28. 3% from 45 to 64, and 16. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88. 1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,590, and the median income for a family was $49,412. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,199 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,277. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 4% of families and 7. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 3% of those under age 18 and 7. 2% of those age 65 or over.

Schools in Arlington include Arlington Memorial School, a high school with some 250 students. Arlington Memorial High School is a rural High school (grades 7-12 in Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont and part of the Arlington

History

The town of Arlington was chartered July 28, 1761, by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth, as part of the New Hampshire Grants. The New Hampshire Grants or Benning Wentworth Grants were Land grants made between 1749 and 1764 by the provincial governor of New Hampshire, In 1777, Arlington became the first capitol of the Vermont Republic.

Among the first settlers in Arlington were Captain Jehiel Hawley and his family, who had settled there by 1764. They were Anglicans and had fled Roxbury, Connecticut because of the oppressive requirements of the established Congregational church. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Roxbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently At a Propietor's meeting in 1764, the town voted to give fifty acres of land to any man who would set up a grist mill in what is now East Arlington. This offer was accepted by Remember Baker (first cousin of Ethan Allen), who built a grist and sawmill.

In the years leading up to the American Revolution, both New York and New Hampshire laid claim to lands comprising current day Vermont. The Province of New York began to grant land in 1765, lagging New Hampshire by four years. The Province of New York (1664-1776 (Provincie New York resulted from the capture of the Dutch Republic colony of Provincie Nieuw-Nederland by the Arlington was, for the most part, settled by Anglicans from Roxbury, Newtown and Milford, Connecticut, with ownership rights derived from the New Hampshire Grants. Roxbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. This article is about the town. For the borough see Newtown (borough, Connecticut. Milford is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

When settlers with New York grants arrived, conflicts ensued. Among other things, the residents of Arlington relied on the militancy of Ethan Allen to discourage those touting New York grants. Ethan Allen and his group were known by their friends as the Green Mountain Boys. They were relatively effective in promoting the cause of New Hampshire grantees, although legal ownership was not settled monetarily for many years.

Several members of the Green Mountain Boys lived in Arlington before the American Revolution, including Thomas Chittenden, Seth Warner and Remember Baker, who was the first town clerk. The Green Mountain Boys were historically the militia of the Vermont Republic. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Thomas Chittenden ( January 6, 1730 August 25, 1797) was an important figure in the founding of Vermont. This article is not about the mathematician Seth Warner author of several textbooks in particular about Topological rings Seth Remember Baker (June 1737 &ndash August 12, 1775) was a member of the Green Mountain Boys. Gideon Hard, a United States Congressman from New York was born in Arlington. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [3]

Noted residents of Arlington in the twentieth century were Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Carl Ruggles and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy Canfield Fisher ( February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer social activist and best-selling American author Charles "Carl" Sprague Ruggles ( March 11, 1876 – October 24, 1971) was an American Composer part of the group Norman Percevel Rockwell ( February 3, 1894 &ndash November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter and Illustrator

See also: Arlington (CDP), Vermont

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