St. Albans (town), Vermont
| Town of St. Albans | |
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St. Albans Town Hall
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_highlighted.svg) Location in Franklin County and the state of Vermont. |
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| Coordinates: 44°48′37″N 73°9′8″W / 44.81028°N 73.15222°WCoordinates: 44°48′37″N 73°9′8″W / 44.81028°N 73.15222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.5 sq mi (156.8 km2) |
| • Land | 37.0 sq mi (95.9 km2) |
| • Water | 23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,999 |
| • Density | 162/sq mi (62.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05488 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS Code | 50-011-61750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462197 |
| Website | www |
Saint Albans, commonly abbreviated as St. Albans, is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 5,999 at the 2010 census, up from 5,086 at the 2000 census. The town completely surrounds the city of St. Albans.
The town was named for St Albans in England, which itself is named after the Early Christian British saint and protomartyr.
On October 19, 1864, St. Albans was the site of the St. Albans Raid, the northernmost Confederate land action of the American Civil War, which was an enemy cavalry raid and bank robbery across the border from Quebec, Canada. The town of St. Albans and the city of St. Albans were separated in 1902. References to "St. Albans" prior to this date generally refer to the town center, which now belongs to the city. The town was incorporated in 1859, and the city in 1902.
Henri Le Caron, who, while acting as a secret agent of the British government, held the position of "Inspector-General of the Irish Republican Army", asserted that he distributed fifteen thousand stands of arms and almost three million rounds of ammunition in the care of the many trusted men stationed between New York and St. Albans, in preparation for the unsuccessful Fenian raid on Canada which took place in April 1870. United States General George Meade, forewarned, captured much of these munitions as they arrived.
Amelia Earhart was said to have flown here May 22, 1934.
The town is located in western Franklin County and extends west into Lake Champlain to the border with Grand Isle County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 60.5 square miles (156.8 km2), of which 37.0 square miles (95.9 km2) is land and 23.5 square miles (60.9 km2), or 38.84%, is water. The southwest part of the town fronts on St. Albans Bay, an arm of Lake Champlain. Woods Island, Burton Island, and Ball Island within the lake are all part of the town.
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