Middlebury, Vermont

Main Street

Otter Creek Falls

Middlebury is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 8,183 at the 2000 census. Middlebury is the home of Middlebury College, founded in 1800. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (465x744, 34 KB)Description: Map of Vermont towns with Middlebury 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 Middlebury highlighted Source: Map created by Jared C. Benedict on 26 March 2004. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 568 KB)Picture of downtown Middlebury, VT taken by jd4508. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 568 KB)Picture of downtown Middlebury, VT taken by jd4508. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 622 KB)Otter Creek Falls beneath Main Street in Middlebury, VT taken by jd4508. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 622 KB)Otter Creek Falls beneath Main Street in Middlebury, VT taken by jd4508. ... Addison County is a county located in the state of Vermont. ... Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked {{{AreaRank}}}  - Total {{{TotalAreaUS}}} sq mi ({{{TotalArea}}} km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Middlebury College is a private, small, highly selective liberal arts college located in the rural New England shire town of Middlebury, Vermont, United States. ...

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.4 km² (39.2 mi²). 101.1 km² (39.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.36%) 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. ...

The Middlebury village (44.014236° N 73.167276° W) is centered in the northwest corner of the town boundaries, at the Otter Creek falls. To the east Middlebury is bordered by the foothills of the Green Mountains and the town of Ripton. The northern boundary of Middlebury heads east from the Belden Falls of Otter Creek, near the confluence of Otter Creek and the New Haven River, with the towns of New Haven and Bristol to the north. To the west Middlebury is bordered by the towns of Weybridge and Cornwall, Vermont in the center of the Champlain Valley. To the south of Middlebury is the town of Salisbury, also at the base of the foothills. The Green Mountains may refer to: The Green Mountains in Vermont in the United States extending into southern Quebec in Canada. ... Ripton, Vermont Ripton is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ... Otter Creek Falls in Middlebury, Vermont Otter Creek is one of the major streams located in the state of Vermont. ... New Haven, Vermont New Haven is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ... Bristol, Vermont Bristol, Vermont Main Street Bristol is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ... Weybridge, Vermont Weybridge is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ... Cornwall, Vermont Cornwall is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ... Champlain Valley is a region of the United States around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York. ... Salisbury, Vermont Salisbury is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ...

Major geographical features within the town are: Otter Creek, which runs from south to north along the western edge of the town, with the falls at the center of the Middlebury village; the East Middlebury River which flows west to Otter Creek out of the mountains from Ripton along the southern edge of the town; and Chipman Hill, a hill of glacial till rising 450 ft (140m) above the village just to the northeast of the village. Ripton, Vermont Ripton is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 8,183 people, 2,657 households, and 1,533 families residing in the town. The population density was 80.9/km² (209.7/mi²). There were 2,805 housing units at an average density of 27.7/km² (71.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.27% White, 1.09% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% 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. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... 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. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... 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 2,657 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... A civil union is a recognized union similar to marriage. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 17.5% under the age of 18, 31.4% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,723, and the median income for a family was $46,691. Males had a median income of $32,645 versus $25,994 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,926. About 5.3% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% 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. ...

History

The town of Middlebury was chartered on November 2, 1761. In November of 1778 much of the town was burned during Carleton's Raid during the American Revolutionary War. In the following decades early settlers including the Chipman, Foote, Painter, Smalley and Washburn families cleared fields from the forests in the valley, ran their farms, and vied for the lucrative honor of having the village located on their properties. A survey dispute with the town of Salisbury in lead to the forfeiture of Gamaliel Painter's farm to Salisbury and Painter's transition from farming to the development of Middlebury Village near his and Abisha Washburn's mill, and the other mills that surrounded the Otter Creek falls that run underneath what is now Main Street. 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United States and Vermont Republic British Commanders Seth Warner Christopher Carleton Strength unknown number of local militia 454 soldiers plus sailors on the ships Casualties 79 captured, unknown killed and wounded 1 killed, 17 missing and 1 wounded On October 24, 1778 with snow already on the ground but... Combatants American Revolutionaries French Monarchy Spanish Empire Dutch Republic Oneida and Tuscarora tribes Polish volunteers Prussian volunteers Kingdom of Great Britain Iroquois Confederacy Hessian mercenaries Loyalists Commanders George Washington Nathanael Greene Gilbert de La Fayette Comte de Rochambeau Bernardo de Gálvez Tadeusz Kościuszko Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Sir... Salisbury, Vermont Salisbury is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ...

Middlebury College is the host of the annual Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the oldest surviving such conference in the United States. Middlebury College is a private, small, highly selective liberal arts college located in the rural New England shire town of Middlebury, Vermont, United States. ... The Bread Loaf Writers Conference is the oldest writers conference in the United States. ...

Trivia

The [1]West Cemetery in Middlebury has an unusual occupant: the "Ashes of Amun-Her-Khep-Esh-Ef, aged two years, son of Sen Woset third King of Egypt and his wife Hathor-Hotpe, 1883 BC". The child's body, upon his death in ancient Egypt, was mummified and the mummified remains ended up in storage in the Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. George Mead, a chairman of the museum board, decided to have the remains cremated and given a proper burial.

Notable residents

• Ronald D. Liebowitz, the 16th president of Middlebury College.
• John M. McCardell, Jr., president emeritus and a professor of history at Middlebury College.
• Jim Douglas, governor of Vermont.
• John Deere, inventor of the "Plow that Broke the Plains" and founder of Deere & Company.
• Edward John Phelps, lawyer and diplomat.
• Steven C. Rockefeller, son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller.
• Patty Sheehan, professional golfer.
• John Wolcott Stewart, former U.S. Senator and Representative from Vermont
• Emma Willard, women's rights advocate, who founded the first women's school of higher education.
• William Hazlett Upson, creator of the Alexander Botts stories in the Saturday Evening Post.

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Points of interest

• Otter Creek Brewing
• Town Hall Theater
• Vermont Experimental Cold-Hardy Cactus Garden
• The Marble Works
• Stewart Hall
• "Bobo" Sheehan Olympic alpine ski coach

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External links

• Middlebury town website
• Middlebury College
• Henry Sheldon Museum - Vermont and community history
• Early Vermont Maps and Atlases - Maps of Middlebury and the region from the 18th and 19th centuries. (hosted by Middlebury College).
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