Quechee, Vermont

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Quechee, Vermont
Census-designated place
Quechee gorge vermont 2009.JPG
Quechee Gorge at Quechee State Park
Windsor County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Quechee highlighted.svg
Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont.
Coordinates: 43°38′44″N72°25′6″W / 43.64556°N 72.41833°W / 43.64556; -72.41833
Country United States
State Vermont
County Windsor
Area
 • Total1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Land1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
580 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total831
 • Density430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
05059
Area code 802
FIPS code 50-57775 [1]
GNIS feature ID1459125 [2]

Quechee is a census-designated place and one of five unincorporated villages in the town of Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 656. [3] It is the site of Quechee Gorge on the Ottauquechee River and is also the home to the Quechee Lakes planned community, initiated in the late 1960s, which also brought to the community the small Quechee Lakes Ski Area in the 1970s.

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Quechee was known for a picturesque covered bridge at the site of the old Quechee mill, which now houses the Simon Pearce glass-blowing facility and restaurant. The bridge was severely damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011. [4] The bridge has since been rebuilt.

Quechee has a small branch post office with zip code 05059.

The region was historically inhabited by tribes of the Abenaki people; evidence exists of an ancient Abenaki village at the site of Quechee, in addition to more recent Abenaki settlements and activity throughout Hartford. [5]

Geography

Quechee is located along the Ottauquechee River in the western part of the town of Hartford. U.S. Route 4 passes through the CDP, just south of the village center, connecting with Woodstock and Rutland to the west and with White River Junction to the east. Quechee Gorge forms the southeastern edge of the CDP.

Education

It is in the Hartford School District. [6]

Mid Vermont Christian School, a private K-12 school, is in Quechee. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "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. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Quechee CDP, Vermont". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ Cullen, Kevin (August 30, 2011). "A rampage of rivers" – via The Boston Globe.
  5. ↑ "Abenaki Life" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Windsor County, VT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 15, 2023. - Text list.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Quechee CDP, VT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 15, 2023. - Compare to the postal address: "399 West Gilson Ave. White River Junction, VT 05001" - Despite the postal address it is not in the White River Junction CDP.
  8. ↑ Ballam, Ed (October 4, 1993). "Mid-Vermont Christian School Meets Success". Valley News . pp. A1, A6. - See clipping of first and of second page (detail text 1, detail text 2, and detail text 3) at Newspapers.com. The source states that the school is in Quechee.
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