Graniteville, Vermont

Graniteville, Vermont
Census-designated place
Rock of Ages quarry in Graniteville
Location in Washington County and the state of Vermont
Coordinates: 44°9′3″N72°29′32″W / 44.15083°N 72.49222°W / 44.15083; -72.49222
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Washington
Area
• Total	1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
• Land	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,264 ft (385 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	784
• Density	450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	05654
Area code	802
FIPS code	50-29425 [1]

Graniteville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Barre, Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population of the CDP was 784 at the 2010 census. ^[2] Prior to 2010, it was part of the Graniteville-East Barre CDP, which consisted of three unincorporated villages in the town: Graniteville, East Barre, and Websterville. ^[3]

Graniteville is home to the Rock of Ages granite company and the E. L. Smith Quarry, the world's largest deep hole granite quarry. ^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Graniteville CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 1.94%, is water. ^[5]

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Graniteville CDP, Vermont". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 19, 2012.
3. Local History Archived 2010-04-07 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 14, 2020
4. "Rock of Ages" (PDF). Central-VT.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Graniteville CDP, Vermont". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 19, 2012.