Bolton, Vermont
| Bolton, Vermont | |
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 Location in Chittenden County and the state of Vermont |
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 Bolton, Vermont
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| Coordinates: 44°24′9″N 72°52′34″W / 44.40250°N 72.87611°WCoordinates: 44°24′9″N 72°52′34″W / 44.40250°N 72.87611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Chittenden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.5 sq mi (110.2 km2) |
| • Land | 42.2 sq mi (109.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,614 ft (492 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,182 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (10.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-06550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462045 |
| Website | boltonvt |
Bolton is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,182 at the 2010 census, up from 971 at the 2000 census. The town is home to Bolton Valley, a popular ski resort for locals.
The principal transportation artery of the town is U.S. Route 2, which follows the north side of the Winooski River. Interstate 89 passes through the town parallel to Route 2 but does not have an interchange there.
Bolton is located in eastern Chittenden County, bordered to the east by Washington County. The main crest of the Green Mountains runs north to south through the eastern part of the town, and the Winooski River, running east to west, cuts through the mountains south of the center of the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.5 square miles (110.2 km2), of which 42.2 square miles (109.4 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2), or 0.65%, is water.
The character of the town is predominantly rural. There are four principal settlements:
The Long Trail passes through Bolton on its way from Camel's Hump to Mount Mansfield.
Bolton has its own elementary school. Pre K - grade 4. The Ellen P. Smilie Memorial School's benefactor was Ellen Pinneo, born in 1849 on Pinneo Flats in Bolton. She attended the Pinneo Flats School, which, years later was destroyed by the flood of 1927. Ellen married Melville Smilie and moved to Montpelier where she lived for many years until her death on December 17, 1933. After the flood of 1927 washed away her old schoolhouse, she donated $1000 toward the rebuilding of another school on Pinneo Flats. In her will, she bequeathed a sum of money to the Memorial School. When I - 89 was constructed through Bolton and cut off access to the Memorial School, it was demolished to make way for "progress" and in 1960 part of the present school was erected. In September 1999, a large addition was completed adding five new classrooms and a large gym to the existing building. A final gift was made that made it possible to enlarge the library facility and increase the number of books. The school is exceptional with a strong partnership with Smilie families and Townspeople.
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