Winooski, Vermont

Chittenden County

50-85150

Winooski is a city in Chittenden County, the State of Vermont in the United States with 7267 inhabitants ( according to the census of 2010). It is located in the vicinity of the largest city in Vermont, Burlington, and between the cities of South Burlington, Colchester and the Essex Junction Village. The total population in this metropolitan area of around 85,000 people (as of 2010), and thus about 15 % of the total population of Vermont. The city is located about four kilometers east of Lake Champlain on the banks of the Winooski River and about three kilometers north- west of the Burlington International Airport.

The city was named after a place name in the local Abenaki, which means something like: "Where the Wild onions grow ". Remains a point near the river bank deposit of a pervading clans, dated to about 3000 BC, are considered the oldest archaeological site in this area. The first historical settlement of the area took place in 1770; at that time was built on this site by Ira Allen attached a wooden house which served both as a defense for the first settlers as a selling station and as a branch of Onion River Company under the name of Fort Frederick. The fort never had his military values ​​are indeed prove, but was regarded by the settlers as an important reason to settle in the area. After the liberation war of the Winooski River was dammed at this point and built with lumber mills on both banks. Until the middle of the last century into the water power of the waterfalls located here and rapids was used for the operation of various mills.

The present city was carved out of Chittenden County on March 7, 1922, declared the independent city. This date can be found, along with a bunch of onions, in the city arms again. This represents the most recent Winooski Vermont's administrative unit dar.

As the closure of several water- powered wool combing in 1953 about 1,000 jobs destroyed and this was so also impacted the surrounding communities as an opportunity for the establishment of a joint marketing company in the surrounding communities that settled shortly thereafter with IBM to build a semiconductor plant in Essex Junction. This work presents today with 6500 employees the largest employers in Vermont dar.

Religious communities of the city are a Methodist, a Baptist, and two Roman Catholic churches. In all the city's schools are represented through high school; also is a public library available. A Historical Society complements the community life.

Population Development

Surrounding communities

  • North: Colchester, 6.5 km
  • East: Essex, 8 km
  • East: Essex Junction, 5.5 km
  • South: South Burlington, 4 km
  • West: Burlington, 3 km
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