Essex, Vermont

Essex is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 18,626 at the 2000 census. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (465x744, 34 KB)Description: Map of Vermont towns with Essex highlighted Source: Map created by Jared C. Benedict on 26 March 2004. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (465x744, 34 KB)Description: Map of Vermont towns with Essex highlighted Source: Map created by Jared C. Benedict on 26 March 2004. ... Chittenden County is a county located in the state of Vermont. ... Official language(s) None[1] Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 45th  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ...

Vermont's Circumferential Highway (I-289 or Circ) courses through Essex, and the section within Essex's jurisdiction has been completed. However Circ construction has been halted in surrounding communities by court action from environmental protesters.

The Town of Essex comprises three voting districts: District 6-2, is also the Village of Essex Junction (a semi independent village within the town), and Districts 6-1 & 6-3 together comprise the town outside the village. The Town and Village each operate their own fire department, library, parks department, and municipal services, and contain separate school districts for grades K–8. Both governments operate a unified police department, and the unified Essex High School. Essex Junction is a village located in Chittenden County, Vermont. ... Essex High School (EHS) is a public secondary school located in Essex Junction, Vermont. ...

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.8 km² (39.3 mi²). 101.0 km² (39.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.79%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 18,626 people, 7,013 households, and 5,014 families residing in the town. The population density was 184.4/km² (477.5/mi²). There were 7,170 housing units at an average density of 71.0/km² (183.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.37% White, 0.88% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 7,013 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,441, and the median income for a family was $65,794. Males had a median income of $45,428 versus $27,426 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,854. About 1.8% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Merger

The Village of Essex Junction was formed—within the Town of Essex—on 1892-11-15. The Village was formed to provide services (such as sidewalks, water, and sewars) to the villagers that the rest of the, mostly rural, town citizens did not want, and did not want to pay for. Essex Junction is a village located in Chittenden County, Vermont. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ...

As the town outside the village developed, they gradually added similar serves for themselves, and by 1958, the first hints of merger showed up in a voter petition. Since then a series of votes (often contentious) had defeated or passed merger in each community, but never at the same time in both. (which was required by the state legislature for them to sign off on the merger)

This finally changed on 2006-11-07 when merger passed in the town as a whole, and in the village. Everyone in the Town got to vote once on approving the merger, and the Villagers got to vote in a second ballot to accept the merger if it passed the townwide vote. This was confusing enough that the large regional paper misreported the results as a defeat of the merger, based solely on the vote results outside the village.^[1] 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ...

The next day the correct results were reported in both the town’s paper,^[2] and as a correction in the regional paper.^[3]

Once the results are accepted by the state legislature, a multi-year merger process will begin resulting in the new Town of Essex Junction replacing the current governments of the Town of Essex and the Village of Essex Junction.

On Thursday, 2006-12-07 it was reported by the Burlington Free Press that a petition to reconsider the merger was submitted to the town. The petition contained signatures totaling more than 5 percent of registered voters, which is the threshold required to force a re-vote. ^[4] 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable residents

• William B. Castle, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.

William Bainbridge Castle (November 30, 1814–February 28, 1872) was an American politician of the Whig Party who served as the 11th and final mayor of Ohio City from 1853 to 1854 and the 14th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1855 and 1856. ...

See also

• Essex Junction, Vermont

Essex Junction is a village located in Chittenden County, Vermont. ...

References

1. ^ Welch, Victoria. “Essex Defeats Merger 2-1.” Burlington Free Press. ©2006-11-08.
2. ^ Tyler, George. “Merger Wins: Confusion over vote count.” Essex Reporter. ©2006-11-09.
3. ^ Welch, Victoria. “Essex merger moves forward: An apology to our Essex readers.” Burlington Free Press. ©2006-11-09.
4. ^ “New rift emerges in Essex merger.” Burlington Free Press. ©2006-12-07.

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External links

• Essex Vermont Official Website
• Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce Business and tourism information.
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