Coventry, Vermont
| Coventry, Vermont | |
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| Town | |
 Located in Orleans County, Vermont |
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 Location of Vermont with the U.S.A. |
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| Coordinates: 44°52′54″N 72°13′3″W / 44.88167°N 72.21750°WCoordinates: 44°52′54″N 72°13′3″W / 44.88167°N 72.21750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Orleans |
| Organized | July 7, 1920 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2) |
| • Land | 27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 218 ft (276 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,014 |
| • Density | 36.9/sq mi (14.3/km2) |
| • Households | 379 |
| • Families | 286 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05825 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-16150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462077 |
Coventry /ˈkɒvəntri/ is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,086 at the 2010 census.
A waste system company paid the town about $800,000 in "tipping fees" in 2009. This allows the town property tax rate to be zero. However, the town still pays school taxes.
Town was named for the birthplace of one of the founders, Major Elias Buel, who was born in Coventry, Connecticut.
A record exists from 1860, showing that the "Artillery Company" of the 3rd Regiment mustered for annual drill on June 5. An inventory shows they possessed one six pound brass cannon.
In 1861, the 3rd Vermont Infantry, Company B, was recruited in part from Coventry.
In 2004, what was billed as the final concert of the band Phish was held in Coventry on August 14–15. The concert was the single largest gathering of people in the town's history. Some fans had to be turned back due to heavy rains. Even so, with 65,000 attendees Coventry's augmented population was the largest in the state at that time, outranking Burlington, Vermont, which had around 39,000 people in the 2000 census.
The Phish concert was a two-day event (August 14–15, 2004), held near the airport that borders Coventry and Newport. People began arriving early Friday morning and shortly after the roads became congested. On Friday morning, it had rained. The soft land in the parking area had turned to mud. Cars were then turned away. Instead of driving home, they parked their cars on the median of Interstate 91, choosing to walk the rest of the way to the concert.
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