Lyndon, Vermont
| Lyndon, Vermont | |
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Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center
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 Lyndon, Vermont |
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 Lyndon, Vermont
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| Coordinates: 44°32′9″N 72°0′19″W / 44.53583°N 72.00528°WCoordinates: 44°32′9″N 72°0′19″W / 44.53583°N 72.00528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Caledonia |
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| • Total | 39.8 sq mi (103.1 km2) |
| • Land | 39.5 sq mi (102.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,981 |
| • Density | 152/sq mi (58.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05849, 05850 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-41725 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462140 |
| Website | www |
Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,981 at the 2010 census. Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville, and three unincorporated villages: Lyndon, Lyndon Center, and East Lyndon.
Lyndon is the second-most populous town in the Northeast Kingdom; only neighboring St. Johnsbury is larger. It is also the fastest growing town in Vermont with a population over 5,000, growing 9.8% in the decade preceding the 2010 census.
When Rhode Island proprietors secured the original Lyndon township grant, the area was covered in forests and woodlands. The Passumpsic River, flowing through the center of the town, provided power for grist and saw mills. The charter of the town of Lyndon was signed by Governor Thomas Chittenden in 1780.
It seems likely that the name Lyndon was chosen to honor Josias Lyndon (1704–1778), a former governor of Rhode Island and friend of many of the proprietors. Many of these men served with the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, 1st Division, including Israel Angell. The original proprietors secured the grant as a business venture and had no intention of settling it. Some of the men held high positions of rank, including Jonathan Arnold, William Greene, and James Manning,the President of Rhode Island College, later Brown University. They needed men in search of free land, who would clear each proprietor's grant in return for a portion of it. The town was surveyed in 1781 by Jonathan Arnold, Daniel Cahoon and Daniel Owen. Settlement began in 1789. By the 1790 census, twelve families with 59 residents made their homes in Lyndon. These families installed roads, mills, homes, barns, fields, crops, churches, and schools.
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