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Randolph, Vermont

Randolph is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,774 at the 2020 census,[3] making Randolph the largest town in Orange County. The town is a commercial center for many of the smaller, rural farming communities that surround it.

Randolph, Vermont
Town
Downtown Randolph
Randolph town boundaries
Coordinates: 43°57′07″N 72°39′54″W / 43.9520°N 72.6650°W / 43.9520; -72.6650
Country United States
State Vermont
CountyOrange
Chartered1781 (Vermont)
CommunitiesRandolph
Randolph Center
East Randolph
North Randolph
South Randolph
Area
 • Total47.9 sq mi (124.1 km2)
 • Land47.9 sq mi (124.0 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
694 ft (420 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,774
 • Density100/sq mi (38/km2)
 • Households
1,783
 • Families
1,066
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
05041 (East Randolph), 05061 (Randolph Center), 05060 (Randolph)
Area code802
FIPS code50-58075[1]
GNIS feature ID1462182[2]
Websiterandolphvt.org

When the area was originally settled there were three villages—Randolph Center, East Randolph and West Randolph—the current locations of the three fire departments.[4] What is now Randolph, the primary village of the town, had previously been the village of West Randolph.

History edit

 
Print of West Randolph from 1886 by L.R. Burleigh with listing of landmarks

Vermont granted the town on November 2, 1780, when the New Hampshire settlers could not locate the original grantees, whose patents were issued by New York. It was chartered on June 29, 1781, to Aaron Storrs and 70 others, and was originally named "Middlesex".[5]

The town was first settled c. 1778, when Vermont was an unrecognized state whose government existed in defiance of the government of New York, which claimed Vermont was a part of New York. To encourage recognition of the state by the United States, the town was renamed in honor of Edmund Randolph.[5]

With productive soil for cultivation, farming became an intensive industry. By 1830, when the population reached 2,743, between twelve and thirteen thousand sheep grazed its pastures. Randolph was noted for its good butter, cheese and mutton.[6]

Two branches of the White River provided water power for watermills. By 1859, the town had three gristmills, one oil mill, and one carding mill.[7] In 1848, the Vermont Central Railroad opened service through the town. Randolph's prosperity during the Victorian era endowed it with some fine architecture, including the Second Empire Randolph Railroad Depot and Renaissance Revival Kimball Public Library.[8]

In 1921, Randolph was the setting for, and provided some of the cast of, a silent movie called The Offenders. In 1922 the same was true for the film Insinuation.

Today, Randolph is a thriving meeting-spot and shopping center for the surrounding area. The town is home to attractions such as the Porter Music Box Museum and the Chandler Music Hall. Also located in Randolph are the Gifford Medical Center, a hospital; Dubois & King, a civil and structural engineering firm; and Randolph Union High School, which also serves students from the neighboring towns of Braintree and Brookfield. Downtown Randolph hosts the Amtrak station, shops, restaurants, Playhouse Movie Theatre, and several gas stations.

Geography edit

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.9 square miles (124.1 km2), of which 47.9 square miles (124.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.08%) is water. Randolph is drained by the second and third branches of the White River.

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1790893
18001,841106.2%
18102,25522.5%
18202,48710.3%
18302,74310.3%
18402,678−2.4%
18502,666−0.4%
18602,502−6.2%
18702,82913.1%
18802,9102.9%
18903,23211.1%
19003,141−2.8%
19103,1911.6%
19203,010−5.7%
19303,1665.2%
19403,2783.5%
19503,4996.7%
19603,414−2.4%
19703,88213.7%
19804,68920.8%
19904,7641.6%
20004,8531.9%
20104,778−1.5%
20204,774−0.1%
[9]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,853 people, 1,769 households, and 1,144 families residing in the town. The population density was 101.4 people per square mile (39.2/km2). There were 1,905 housing units at an average density of 39.8 per square mile (15.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% White, 0.21% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.02% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 1,769 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,283, and the median income for a family was $50,756. Males had a median income of $31,353 versus $25,160 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,591. About 5.3% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education edit

The main campus of Vermont Technical College is located in Randolph Center.

Two public schools operated by the Orange Southwest Supervisory Union serve Randolph.

  • Randolph Elementary School K–6
  • Randolph Union Jr. High School, grades 7–12[10]

Transportation edit

Roads and highways edit

Randolph is served by five state-maintained routes. Interstate 89 passes through Randolph and has one exit near the center of town. Paralleling the Interstate are Vermont Route 12, which passes through downtown Randolph and the western half of town, and Vermont Route 14, which passes through the eastern half of town. East-west Vermont Route 66, which is located entirely within Randolph, connects all three of those north-south routes. Vermont Route 12A splits from Vermont Route 12 just north of downtown Randolph and heads to the northwest to enter Braintree.

Public transportation edit

 
Randolph Railroad Depot

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides daily service to Randolph, operating its Vermonter between Washington, D.C. and St. Albans, Vermont. Tri-Valley Transit provides local bus transportation across town, Orange County and to and from the White River Junction and Lebanon, New Hampshire areas.[11]

Media edit

Weekly newspaper edit

The Herald of Randolph[12]

Radio edit

  • WWFY – 100.9 FM (Froggy 100.9 FM – Today's BIG Country)
  • WRFK – 107.1 FM (107.1 Frank FM – Classic Rock)
  • WCVR – 1320 AM (Real Country 1320 – country)
  • WVXR – 102.1 FM (VPR Classical)
  • WVTC – 90.7 FM (Vermont Tech Radio – various music)

Sites of interest edit

Notable people edit

International relations edit

Randolph is twinned with:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Randolph town, Orange County, Vermont". Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Randolph Fire Departments". Randolph VT town website. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Randolph, Vermont, New England, USA. Virtualvermont.com (May 25, 2013). Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
  6. ^ "RANDOLPH, VERMONT • Historic New England". newenglandtowns.org. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Coolidge, Austin Jacobs; Mansfield, John Brainard (1859). A History and Description of New England, General and Local. A.J. Coolidge. p. 881. coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.
  8. ^ "History of Kimball Public Library".
  9. ^ "Randolph Town, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Randolph Union High School". orangesouthwest.org. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  11. ^ Main Page, Stagecoach Transportation Services. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  12. ^ The Herald of Randolph official site
  13. ^ "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Birth Entry for Geo. W. Barker". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "Death of George W. Barker". Argus and Patriot. Montpelier, VT. April 24, 1873. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Bakersfield: Funeral of the Hon. Calvin H. Blodgett to be Held To-Day". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. August 5, 1919. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Biography, Harry H. Cooley" (PDF). Secretary of State Harry H. Cooley Papers. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. Vermont State Archives. p. 1.
  17. ^ Maughan, Shannon (August 16, 2012). "Obituary: Jean Merrill". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  18. ^ Jonathan P.Miller, Appletons Encyclopedia, Retrieved August 4, 2015
  19. ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 272.
  20. ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 87.
  21. ^ Stone, Arthur F. (1929). The Vermont of Today. Vol. III. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 29.
  22. ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1989, page 514

External links edit

  • Kimball Public Library
  • Virtual Vermont – Randolph, Vermont
  • Randolph Herald – local newspaper
  • Randolph Historical Society – local history museum

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Randolph is a town in Orange County Vermont United States The population was 4 774 at the 2020 census 3 making Randolph the largest town in Orange County The town is a commercial center for many of the smaller rural farming communities that surround it Randolph VermontTownDowntown RandolphRandolph town boundariesCoordinates 43 57 07 N 72 39 54 W 43 9520 N 72 6650 W 43 9520 72 6650Country United StatesState VermontCountyOrangeChartered1781 Vermont CommunitiesRandolphRandolph CenterEast RandolphNorth RandolphSouth RandolphArea Total47 9 sq mi 124 1 km2 Land47 9 sq mi 124 0 km2 Water0 04 sq mi 0 1 km2 Elevation694 ft 420 m Population 2020 Total4 774 Density100 sq mi 38 km2 Households1 783 Families1 066Time zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP Codes05041 East Randolph 05061 Randolph Center 05060 Randolph Area code802FIPS code50 58075 1 GNIS feature ID1462182 2 Websiterandolphvt wbr org When the area was originally settled there were three villages Randolph Center East Randolph and West Randolph the current locations of the three fire departments 4 What is now Randolph the primary village of the town had previously been the village of West Randolph Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 Transportation 5 1 Roads and highways 5 2 Public transportation 6 Media 6 1 Weekly newspaper 6 2 Radio 7 Sites of interest 8 Notable people 9 International relations 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory edit nbsp Print of West Randolph from 1886 by L R Burleigh with listing of landmarks Vermont granted the town on November 2 1780 when the New Hampshire settlers could not locate the original grantees whose patents were issued by New York It was chartered on June 29 1781 to Aaron Storrs and 70 others and was originally named Middlesex 5 The town was first settled c 1778 when Vermont was an unrecognized state whose government existed in defiance of the government of New York which claimed Vermont was a part of New York To encourage recognition of the state by the United States the town was renamed in honor of Edmund Randolph 5 With productive soil for cultivation farming became an intensive industry By 1830 when the population reached 2 743 between twelve and thirteen thousand sheep grazed its pastures Randolph was noted for its good butter cheese and mutton 6 Two branches of the White River provided water power for watermills By 1859 the town had three gristmills one oil mill and one carding mill 7 In 1848 the Vermont Central Railroad opened service through the town Randolph s prosperity during the Victorian era endowed it with some fine architecture including the Second Empire Randolph Railroad Depot and Renaissance Revival Kimball Public Library 8 In 1921 Randolph was the setting for and provided some of the cast of a silent movie called The Offenders In 1922 the same was true for the film Insinuation Today Randolph is a thriving meeting spot and shopping center for the surrounding area The town is home to attractions such as the Porter Music Box Museum and the Chandler Music Hall Also located in Randolph are the Gifford Medical Center a hospital Dubois amp King a civil and structural engineering firm and Randolph Union High School which also serves students from the neighboring towns of Braintree and Brookfield Downtown Randolph hosts the Amtrak station shops restaurants Playhouse Movie Theatre and several gas stations nbsp Union Block in 1912 nbsp Kimball Library c 1915 nbsp North Main Street in 1913Geography editAccording to the United States Census Bureau the town has a total area of 47 9 square miles 124 1 km2 of which 47 9 square miles 124 0 km2 is land and 0 04 square mile 0 1 km2 0 08 is water Randolph is drained by the second and third branches of the White River Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 1790893 18001 841106 2 18102 25522 5 18202 48710 3 18302 74310 3 18402 678 2 4 18502 666 0 4 18602 502 6 2 18702 82913 1 18802 9102 9 18903 23211 1 19003 141 2 8 19103 1911 6 19203 010 5 7 19303 1665 2 19403 2783 5 19503 4996 7 19603 414 2 4 19703 88213 7 19804 68920 8 19904 7641 6 20004 8531 9 20104 778 1 5 20204 774 0 1 9 As of the census 1 of 2000 there were 4 853 people 1 769 households and 1 144 families residing in the town The population density was 101 4 people per square mile 39 2 km2 There were 1 905 housing units at an average density of 39 8 per square mile 15 4 km2 The racial makeup of the town was 97 77 White 0 21 African American 0 14 Native American 0 60 Asian 0 08 Pacific Islander 0 02 from other races and 1 17 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0 54 of the population There were 1 769 households out of which 31 5 had children under the age of 18 living with them 50 9 were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union 9 6 had a female householder with no husband present and 35 3 were non families 27 7 of all households were made up of individuals and 12 6 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 45 and the average family size was 3 00 In the town the population was spread out with 23 3 under the age of 18 15 9 from 18 to 24 23 8 from 25 to 44 23 1 from 45 to 64 and 13 9 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 36 years For every 100 females there were 103 1 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105 4 males The median income for a household in the town was 41 283 and the median income for a family was 50 756 Males had a median income of 31 353 versus 25 160 for females The per capita income for the town was 20 591 About 5 3 of families and 7 9 of the population were below the poverty line including 7 7 of those under age 18 and 7 5 of those age 65 or over Education editThe main campus of Vermont Technical College is located in Randolph Center Two public schools operated by the Orange Southwest Supervisory Union serve Randolph Randolph Elementary School K 6 Randolph Union Jr High School grades 7 12 10 Transportation editRoads and highways edit Randolph is served by five state maintained routes Interstate 89 passes through Randolph and has one exit near the center of town Paralleling the Interstate are Vermont Route 12 which passes through downtown Randolph and the western half of town and Vermont Route 14 which passes through the eastern half of town East west Vermont Route 66 which is located entirely within Randolph connects all three of those north south routes Vermont Route 12A splits from Vermont Route 12 just north of downtown Randolph and heads to the northwest to enter Braintree Public transportation edit nbsp Randolph Railroad Depot See also Randolph station Vermont Amtrak the national passenger rail system provides daily service to Randolph operating its Vermonter between Washington D C and St Albans Vermont Tri Valley Transit provides local bus transportation across town Orange County and to and from the White River Junction and Lebanon New Hampshire areas 11 Media editWeekly newspaper edit The Herald of Randolph 12 Radio edit WWFY 100 9 FM Froggy 100 9 FM Today s BIG Country WRFK 107 1 FM 107 1 Frank FM Classic Rock WCVR 1320 AM Real Country 1320 country WVXR 102 1 FM VPR Classical WVTC 90 7 FM Vermont Tech Radio various music Sites of interest edit nbsp Randolph Historical Society MuseumNotable people editGeorge W Barker U S Marshal for Vermont Judge of Maniwitoc County Wisconsin 13 14 Jedediah Berry author Dudley Blodget Wisconsin politician Calvin H Blodgett mayor of Burlington Vermont 15 Albert Brown Chandler president of the Postal Telegraph Company Dudley Chase United States Senator Harry H Cooley Secretary of State of Vermont 16 William H Dubois Vermont State Treasurer Joseph Edson U S Marshal for Vermont Lebbeus Egerton Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Martin Flint Anti Masonic Party leader who served as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia Henrik Galeen actor director William Hebard US congressman Carroll Ketchum Vermont state legislator Zosia Mamet singer actress Jean Merrill writer and editor 17 Colonel Jonathan Miller Freedom fighter abolitionist and women s rights 18 Justin Morgan horse breeder and composer Sherman R Moulton Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court 19 Buster Olney columnist for ESPN The Magazine John K Parish Wisconsin state legislator and jurist John W Rowell Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court 20 John C Sherburne Vermont s first Rhodes Scholar and Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court 21 Milan H Sessions politician Ronni Solbert children s book illustrator Larry Townsend Vermont legislator Levi Baker Vilas Vermont and Wisconsin politician Stephen W Webster Vermont state legislator who served as President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate 22 Jessamyn West librarianInternational relations editRandolph is twinned with nbsp MyrhorodSee also editList of towns in VermontReferences edit a b U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey October 25 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 Census Geography Profile Randolph town Orange County Vermont Retrieved January 4 2022 Randolph Fire Departments Randolph VT town website Retrieved January 28 2018 a b Randolph Vermont New England USA Virtualvermont com May 25 2013 Retrieved on 2014 04 12 RANDOLPH VERMONT Historic New England newenglandtowns org Retrieved March 13 2018 Coolidge Austin Jacobs Mansfield John Brainard 1859 A History and Description of New England General and Local A J Coolidge p 881 coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859 History of Kimball Public Library Randolph Town Vermont United States Census Bureau Retrieved August 27 2021 Randolph Union High School orangesouthwest org Retrieved March 13 2018 Main Page Stagecoach Transportation Services Retrieved December 17 2015 The Herald of Randolph official site Vermont Vital Records 1720 1908 Birth Entry for Geo W Barker Ancestry com Lehi UT Ancestry com LLC Retrieved February 2 2020 Death of George W Barker Argus and Patriot Montpelier VT April 24 1873 p 2 via Newspapers com Bakersfield Funeral of the Hon Calvin H Blodgett to be Held To Day Burlington Free Press Burlington VT August 5 1919 p 3 via Newspapers com Biography Harry H Cooley PDF Secretary of State Harry H Cooley Papers Montpelier VT Vermont Secretary of State Vermont State Archives p 1 Maughan Shannon August 16 2012 Obituary Jean Merrill Publishers Weekly Retrieved October 30 2018 Jonathan P Miller Appletons Encyclopedia Retrieved August 4 2015 Dodge Prentiss Cutler 1912 Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography Burlington VT Ullery Publishing Company p 272 Dodge Prentiss Cutler 1912 Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography Burlington VT Ullery Publishing Company p 87 Stone Arthur F 1929 The Vermont of Today Vol III New York NY Lewis Historical Publishing Company p 29 Vermont Secretary of State Vermont Legislative Directory 1989 page 514External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Randolph Vermont Kimball Public Library Virtual Vermont Randolph Vermont Randolph Herald local newspaper Randolph Historical Society local history museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Randolph Vermont amp oldid 1223294367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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