West Pawlet, Vermont
| Pawlet, Vermont | |
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Vermont Route 133 heading northward through Pawlet
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 Pawlet, Vermont |
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| Coordinates: 43°22′28″N 73°12′7″W / 43.37444°N 73.20194°WCoordinates: 43°22′28″N 73°12′7″W / 43.37444°N 73.20194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Rutland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.9 sq mi (111.1 km2) |
| • Land | 42.9 sq mi (111.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,477 |
| • Density | 34/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05761 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-54250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462170 |
| Website | http://www.pawlet.com |
Pawlet is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,477 at the 2010 census.
Pawlet was one of the New Hampshire Grants, chartered from Benning Wentworth, Governor of colonial New Hampshire. The charter was granted on August 26, 1761 to Jonathan Willard and 61 other shareholders. The town was named for the Mettawee River, which was called "Paulet" or "Paulette" on the earliest maps of the area that later became Vermont. It was part of Bennington County until Rutland County was created in 1781.
The first town meeting on record took place on December 22, 1775. Since this meeting was called by town clerk Simeon Burton, it is apparent that Pawlet was already settled by then.
Pawlet is located in the Taconic Mountains. The town is located on Vermont’s western boundary with New York, and adjacent towns include Wells to the north, Danby to the east, Rupert to the south, and Granville and Hebron, New York to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.9 square miles (111 km2), of which 0.02% is water.
Pawlet is a rural farming town. The local school (Mettawee Community School) is about five minutes from downtown Pawlet and downtown West Pawlet.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,394 people, 575 households, and 396 families residing in the town. The population density was 32.5 people per square mile (12.5/km2). There were 707 housing units at an average density of 16.5 per square mile (6.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.85% White, 0.29% African American, 0.65% Native American, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
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