St. Albans, Vermont | |
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 St. Albans, VT, from the southwest | |
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| Nickname: Railroad City of Vermont | |
 Location inFranklin County and the state ofVermont. | |
  St. Albans, Vermont Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:44°48′35″N73°5′14″W / 44.80972°N 73.08722°W /44.80972; -73.08722 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Vermont |
| County | Franklin |
| Settled | 1783 |
| Organized (town) | 1785 |
| Chartered (city) | 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tim Smith |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,877 |
| • Density | 3,393/sq mi (1,309.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05478 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-61675[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462196[4] |
| Website | www.stalbansvt.com |
St. Albans[5] is the only city in and theshire town[6] ofFranklin County, Vermont, United States. At the2020 census, the city population was 6,877. St. Albans City is completely surrounded bySt. Albans Town, which is a separate municipality. The city is in Northwestern Vermont, about 15 miles south of the Canadian border and 30 miles north ofBurlington.
One of theNew Hampshire grants, St. Albans was chartered by Colonial GovernorBenning Wentworth on August 17, 1763, to Stephen Pomeroy and 63 others. Named afterSt Albans,Hertfordshire,England, it was first settled during theRevolution by Jesse Welden. The war delayed further settlement until 1785, when other pioneers began to arrive from lower New England.
Farmers found the rich, darkloam suitable forcultivation, as well as for the raising ofcattle,horses andsheep.Butter andcheese were produced in great quantities.[7] St. Albans also became known as " The Rail City," home to a majordepot, operations center and repair shop of theVermont and Canada Railroad.[8] When the village was incorporated in 1859,[9] it had anironfoundry, a manufacturer offreight cars, and a large number ofmechanic shops.[7]
The northernmost engagement of theCivil War, known as theSt. Albans Raid, occurred here on October 19, 1864.
In 1869 theCongrégation de Notre Dame, founded inMontreal, Quebec, in the 17th century, establishedVilla Barlow Convent and St. Mary High School in St. Albans.
In 1902, the City of St. Albans was incorporated, comprising two square miles (518 hectares) within the town ofSt. Albans. Today it is atourist destination noted for itsVictorian andCraftsman stylearchitecture. Much of this was built during the railroad era, when more than 200 trains passed through daily.[10]
St. Albans is a research focus forgenealogists, asEuropeanimmigrants heading for the United States would sometimes land in Canada atHalifax,Nova Scotia orMontreal, Quebec, then take a train through the border crossing to this city. Some persons traveled to other parts of Vermont, New York or points west. TheNational Archives (NARA) lists for St. Albans cover the period 1895–1954.[11]
In late April St. Albans hosts the annual VermontMaple Festival. The festival includes various food-related contests, as well as the Sap Run, a footrace fromSwanton, 8.2 mi (13.2 km) to the north.[12] It was home to theVermont Voltage, a semi-professional men's soccer team, which folded in 2014.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km2), all land. The city is surrounded by the town ofSt. Albans, with its lushfarmland across gently rolling hills. The city is drained by Stevens Brook.
St. Albans is crossed byInterstate 89,U.S. Route 7, as well asVermont Route 36, 38, 104 and105. It is about 15 miles (24 km) from Vermont's border withQuebec.
St Albans has awarm-summer humid continental climate (KöppenDfb), bordering on ahot-summer humid continental climate (KöppenDfa).
| Climate data for St Albans Radio, 1991–2020 normals, 1929-2020 extremes: 380ft (116m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) | 63 (17) | 80 (27) | 88 (31) | 92 (33) | 96 (36) | 98 (37) | 99 (37) | 95 (35) | 86 (30) | 74 (23) | 66 (19) | 99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.8 (9.9) | 49.6 (9.8) | 58.2 (14.6) | 75.5 (24.2) | 83.5 (28.6) | 89.5 (31.9) | 88.7 (31.5) | 88.5 (31.4) | 83.1 (28.4) | 72.4 (22.4) | 65.0 (18.3) | 52.8 (11.6) | 89.7 (32.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 36.8 (2.7) | 52.0 (11.1) | 65.7 (18.7) | 74.4 (23.6) | 79.4 (26.3) | 77.2 (25.1) | 69.4 (20.8) | 56.1 (13.4) | 44.0 (6.7) | 32.3 (0.2) | 53.4 (11.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.7 (−8.5) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 28.4 (−2.0) | 42.7 (5.9) | 56.0 (13.3) | 65.1 (18.4) | 70.1 (21.2) | 68.0 (20.0) | 60.2 (15.7) | 47.9 (8.8) | 36.8 (2.7) | 25.0 (−3.9) | 44.7 (7.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.2 (−13.2) | 10.4 (−12.0) | 20.0 (−6.7) | 33.4 (0.8) | 46.2 (7.9) | 55.8 (13.2) | 60.9 (16.1) | 58.9 (14.9) | 51.0 (10.6) | 39.7 (4.3) | 29.5 (−1.4) | 17.8 (−7.9) | 36.0 (2.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −13.3 (−25.2) | −8.4 (−22.4) | −1.0 (−18.3) | 22.4 (−5.3) | 32.4 (0.2) | 43.6 (6.4) | 50.3 (10.2) | 46.0 (7.8) | 34.6 (1.4) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 14.2 (−9.9) | −4.5 (−20.3) | −15.1 (−26.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) | −30 (−34) | −19 (−28) | 6 (−14) | 25 (−4) | 31 (−1) | 38 (3) | 36 (2) | 14 (−10) | 15 (−9) | −6 (−21) | −36 (−38) | −36 (−38) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.12 (54) | 1.85 (47) | 2.63 (67) | 3.23 (82) | 3.24 (82) | 4.11 (104) | 4.10 (104) | 3.74 (95) | 3.93 (100) | 3.86 (98) | 2.86 (73) | 2.62 (67) | 38.29 (973) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 16.90 (42.9) | 18.30 (46.5) | 16.20 (41.1) | 6.20 (15.7) | 0.10 (0.25) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.20 (3.0) | 5.00 (12.7) | 16.00 (40.6) | 79.9 (202.75) |
| Source 1: NOAA[13] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (temp records & monthly max/mins)[14] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1900 | 6,239 | — | |
| 1910 | 6,381 | 2.3% | |
| 1920 | 7,588 | 18.9% | |
| 1930 | 8,020 | 5.7% | |
| 1940 | 8,037 | 0.2% | |
| 1950 | 8,552 | 6.4% | |
| 1960 | 8,806 | 3.0% | |
| 1970 | 8,082 | −8.2% | |
| 1980 | 7,308 | −9.6% | |
| 1990 | 7,339 | 0.4% | |
| 2000 | 7,650 | 4.2% | |
| 2010 | 6,918 | −9.6% | |
| 2020 | 6,877 | −0.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[15] | |||
At the 2020 census, the racial makeup was 91.1%White, 1.2%Black, 1.3%Native American, 0.0%Asian and 1.9%Latino of any race.[16]
At the 2010census,[2] there were 6,918 people. In the 2000 census there were 7,650 people, 3,235 households and 1,937 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 3,768.2 per square mile (1,455.0/km2). There were 3,376 housing units at an average density of 1,662.9 per square mile (642.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.87%White, 0.39%Black orAfrican American, 1.20%Native American, 0.35%Asian, 0.03%Pacific Islander, 0.45% fromother races, and 1.70% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.
There were 3,235 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% weremarried couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97.
Age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
St. Albans is governed via a mayor, a city manager and city council. The city council consists of six members, each elected from an individual ward. The mayor is elected by citywide vote.
In the 2010 census, themedian household income was $37,221, and the median family income was $44,286. Males had a median income of $31,340 versus $23,262 for females. The city'sper capita income was $17,853. About 8.5% of families and 9.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
The town'scomprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2020, lists the principal employers in the town asU.S. Department of Homeland Security'sU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (650 employees),Northwestern Medical Center (612 employees), Maple Run Unified School District (608 employees), Mylan Technologies Inc. (425 employees),Dairy Farmers of America (95 employees), Sticks & Stuff (92 employees), the City of St. Albans (91 employees), A.N. Deringer, Inc. (80 employees), Peoples Trust Company (47 employees), and SB Collins (40 employees).[17]
TheUSCIS has a service center in St. Albans; the majority of the 1,100 USCIS employees in Vermont are based in St. Albans,[18] and the federal agency is the city's largest employer.[19] The Dairy Farmers of America, a major dairycooperative, has a manufacturing plant in St. Albans that produces cream, condensed skim milk, andmilk powder.[20] The chocolate and cocoa supplierBarry Callebaut has a facility in the city.[21]
TheNorthwestern Medical Center is a hospital serving the city and the Franklin County area.
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Greyhound Lines stops four times daily (twice in each direction) on its Montreal to Boston route. The St Albans stop is on main street next to Taylor Park.
Saint Albans is the northern terminus of theVermonter, a coach/business class train operated byAmtrak, the national passenger rail system. The train operates daily between Saint Albans andWashington, D.C.
The train formerly continued from Saint Albans toMontreal and was named theMontrealer, but that connection was discontinued in 1995.
It is in theMaple Run Unified School District.[22]
St. Albans is home to St. Albans City School, an elementary school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, andBellows Free Academy, St. Albans, a public high school serving students from many towns in the southern half of Franklin Country.
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