Rochester, Vermont
| Rochester, Vermont | |
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| Town | |
The village, early 1900s
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| Motto: The heart of the Green Mountains | |
 Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont. |
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 Location of Vermont with the U.S.A. |
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| Coordinates: 43°52′34″N 72°48′44″W / 43.87611°N 72.81222°WCoordinates: 43°52′34″N 72°48′44″W / 43.87611°N 72.81222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Windsor |
| Chartered | 1781 (Vermont) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.4 sq mi (148.6 km2) |
| • Land | 57.1 sq mi (147.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 878 ft (620 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,139 |
| • Density | 20/sq mi (7.7/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05767 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-60100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462188 |
| Website | www |
Rochester is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census. The central village is delineated as the Rochester census-designated place.
Set on the edge of the Green Mountain National Forest, the town is a picturesque tourist destination.
Rochester was granted in 1780, chartered in 1781 to Dudley Chase, Asa Whitcomb and 63 others, then organized in 1788. It was first settled in the winter of 1781-1782 by David Currier and his family. Rochester's boundaries later expanded when the town of Philadelphia was divided up among its neighbors.
The surface of the town is mountainous and broken, but the intervales along the White River provided good farmland. There were sites supplying water power for mills. By 1859, when the population was 1,493, industries included one gristmill, several sawmills, one tub factory, and a variety of mechanic shops. The White River Railroad from Bethel opened to Rochester in 1900, but was abandoned in 1933 during the Great Depression.
Rochester was one of thirteen Vermont towns isolated by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011.
Main Street in 1912
Pierce residence c. 1915
Street scene c. 1915
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.4 square miles (148.6 km2), of which 57.1 square miles (147.8 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2), or 0.53%, is water. Rochester is drained by the White River.
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