Chelsea, Vermont | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 43°59′22″N72°27′46″W / 43.98944°N 72.46278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Orange |
Chartered | 1781 (Vermont) |
Communities | Chelsea Chelsea West Hill |
Area | |
• Total | 39.9 sq mi (103.4 km2) |
• Land | 39.9 sq mi (103.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,233 |
• Density | 31/sq mi (11.9/km2) |
• Households | 495 |
• Families | 324 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 05038 |
Area code | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-13525 [1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1462069 [2] |
Website | www |
Chelsea is a town in and the shire town [3] (county seat) [4] of Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2020 census. [5]
Chelsea is located in a river valley in central Vermont. The First Branch of the White River travels through the valley and the town. Located in the center of town, in the village of Chelsea, are two commons.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.9 square miles (103.4 km2), of which 39.9 square miles (103.4 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.05%) is water.
Climate data for Chelsea 2 NW, Vermont, 1991–2020 normals: 1440ft (439m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 28.0 (−2.2) | 36.3 (2.4) | 49.8 (9.9) | 63.3 (17.4) | 71.8 (22.1) | 76.2 (24.6) | 75.3 (24.1) | 67.8 (19.9) | 54.5 (12.5) | 41.8 (5.4) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 51.7 (11.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 18.3 (−7.6) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 39.8 (4.3) | 52.4 (11.3) | 61.3 (16.3) | 65.7 (18.7) | 64.3 (17.9) | 56.9 (13.8) | 44.9 (7.2) | 33.8 (1.0) | 22.7 (−5.2) | 41.9 (5.5) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.2 (−13.8) | 8.6 (−13.0) | 17.2 (−8.2) | 29.8 (−1.2) | 41.5 (5.3) | 50.7 (10.4) | 55.2 (12.9) | 53.3 (11.8) | 46.0 (7.8) | 35.3 (1.8) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 14.7 (−9.6) | 32.1 (0.1) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.55 (65) | 2.21 (56) | 2.78 (71) | 3.24 (82) | 3.65 (93) | 4.68 (119) | 4.59 (117) | 4.25 (108) | 3.66 (93) | 4.42 (112) | 3.10 (79) | 3.31 (84) | 42.44 (1,079) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.10 (43.4) | 21.50 (54.6) | 17.10 (43.4) | 5.10 (13.0) | 0.30 (0.76) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.10 (2.8) | 4.00 (10.2) | 22.60 (57.4) | 88.8 (225.56) |
Source: NOAA [6] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 239 | — | |
1800 | 897 | 275.3% | |
1810 | 1,327 | 47.9% | |
1820 | 1,462 | 10.2% | |
1830 | 1,958 | 33.9% | |
1840 | 1,959 | 0.1% | |
1850 | 1,958 | −0.1% | |
1860 | 1,757 | −10.3% | |
1870 | 1,526 | −13.1% | |
1880 | 1,462 | −4.2% | |
1890 | 1,230 | −15.9% | |
1900 | 1,070 | −13.0% | |
1910 | 1,074 | 0.4% | |
1920 | 1,087 | 1.2% | |
1930 | 1,004 | −7.6% | |
1940 | 1,013 | 0.9% | |
1950 | 1,025 | 1.2% | |
1960 | 957 | −6.6% | |
1970 | 983 | 2.7% | |
1980 | 1,091 | 11.0% | |
1990 | 1,166 | 6.9% | |
2000 | 1,250 | 7.2% | |
2010 | 1,238 | −1.0% | |
2020 | 1,233 | −0.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
As of the census [8] of 2010, there were 1,238 people, 541 households, and 334 families residing in the town. Of the 541 household 117 had children under the age of 18 living within them.
The racial makeup of the town was 96.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
The median age of residents is 48.3. The median household income is $49,500. 89.2% of adults have earned a high school diploma or higher level of education. 17.9% of individuals live below the poverty line.
The town was founded on August 4, 1781. It was originally called Turnersburgh after settler Bela Turner. In 1788 the townspeople of Turnersburgh approved a bill to rename the town Chelsea.
The first small schoolhouses were established in the early 1800s. By 1845 there were 18 schools operating around the town. In 1852 the Chelsea Academy was built in the village district. The Chelsea Academy burnt in 1870. In 1913 the "new" Chelsea High School building was built, this building still houses the Chelsea Public School today. [9]
In 1983 the historic village center of Chelsea was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Chelsea Village Historic District. [10] Chelsea also has two standalone structures listed on the National Register: the Congregational Church of Chelsea [11] and the Moxley Covered Bridge. [12]
Figure, the original Morgan horse, is buried in Chelsea. [13]
In 2018 The Chelsea Arts Collective led a project to create a barn quilt trail in Chelsea. Barn quilts are painted pieces of plywood. Designs are often geometric and resemble the patchwork of a quilt. [14]
The following movies were filmed (either fully or partially) in Chelsea: [15]
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