The city of Rutland is the
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of
Rutland County, Vermont
Rutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,572, making it the second-most populous county in Vermont. Its county seat and most populous municipality is the city of Rutland.
...
, United States.
As of the
2020 census, the city had a total population of 15,807.
It is located approximately north of the
state line, west of
New Hampshire
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state line, and east of the
New York state line. Rutland is the
third largest city in the state of
Vermont
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after
Burlington
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and
South Burlington. It is surrounded by the
town of Rutland, which is a separate municipality. The
downtown area of the city is listed as a historic district on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
History
The town of Rutland was chartered in 1761 and named after
John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland
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. It was settled in 1770 and served as one of the capitals of the
Republic of Vermont
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.
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deposits were discovered in Rutland, and in the 1830s a large deposit of nearly solid marble was found in what is now West Rutland. By the 1840s, small firms had begun excavations, but marble quarries
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proved profitable only after the railroad
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arrived in 1851. Rutland eventually became one of the world's leading marble producers. A large number of Italians with experience in the industry immigrated and brought their families to Rutland.
This fueled enough growth and investment that in 1886 the center of town incorporated as Rutland village. Most of the town was split off as West Rutland and Proctor, which contained the bulk of the marble quarries. Rutland City was incorporated as Vermont's third city on November 18, 1892. The new city's first mayor was John A. Mead
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.
The closing of the marble quarries in the area in the 1980s and 1990s led to a loss of jobs in the area.
Geography
Rutland is located at (43.60889, −72.97972).
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.52%, is water. Rutland is drained by Otter Creek, Moon Brook, Tenney Brook, East Creek and Mussey Brook.
Climate
The city of Rutland has a humid continental climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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''Dfb'') with long, cold, and snowy winters and warm, moist summers. The all-time record high is , set in 2008. The all-time record low temperature is , set in 1994. On average, the wettest month is July, and February is the driest.
Transportation
Roads and highways
Rutland is the 3rd largest city in Vermont and is not located on, or near, either of the state's two major Interstate highways. It is, however, signed on I-91
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at exit 6 northbound in Rockingham and appears on auxiliary signs at exit 10 southbound near White River Junction
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. The city is also signed on I-89
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at exit 13 southbound in South Burlington, exit 3 southbound in Royalton, and exit 1 northbound in Quechee.
In addition, the city appears on auxiliary guide signs on the Adirondack Northway
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(I-87) before Exits 17 and 20.
U.S. Route 4
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and U.S. Route 7
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intersect and overlap
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each other in Rutland along Main Street between the Diamond Run Mall
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and Woodstock Avenue and are the two main routes into the city. U.S. 7 connects Rutland with Manchester
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and Bennington to the south, and with Middlebury and Burlington
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to the north. To the east, U.S. 4 travels through Killington, Woodstock
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and White River Junction
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on its way toward New Hampshire
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. To the west, U.S. 4 has been rebuilt as a 4-lane freeway to the New York state line, a distance of just over . It is currently the only limited-access freeway to serve Rutland. The former route of U.S. 4, which runs parallel to the freeway portion, is now signed as U.S. Route 4 Business and Vermont Route 4A
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.
Rail
Rutland's railroad station is a major stop on Amtrak
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's daily ''Ethan Allen Express
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'' train, with direct service south to New York City
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in 5.5 hours and north to Burlington
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in 2 hours. Other stops on the route include Albany, Castleton, Middlebury, and Vergennes.
Bus
Rutland is home to "The Bus", run by Marble Valley Regional Transit District, a local bus system costing $0.50 per person per ride ($0.25 for discount qualified riders), and $1–2 for out-of-town commuter and connector buses, with other expenses covered largely by taxpayers. Five local routes currently serve the city, along with other commuter routes serving the nearby towns of Fair Haven, Manchester
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, Middlebury (in a partnership with Addison County Transit Resources
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), and Proctor. 2 winter tourist geared buses also go to and from Okemo Mountain
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in Ludlow
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and Killington Ski Resort
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; the bus serving Killington is called the Diamond Express. Both of these buses run year round. "The Bus" was free prior to 2007, when the 50 cents fare was added to control the added gas expenses. MVRTD is housed in the downtown Marble Valley Regional Transit Center.
Premier Coach's Vermont Translines
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serves Rutland daily with two intercity bus connections between Burlington
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, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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and Albany, New York
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, in its partnership with Greyhound
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. The two bus lines also meet at the Marble Valley Regional Transit Center as of June 9, 2014.
Air
The Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport is a state-owned public airport located south of the city center in North Clarendon. The airport's only commercial offering is thrice-daily Cape Air
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flights to and from Logan International Airport
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in Boston, Massachusetts, which connect nationally through JetBlue Airways
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.
Demographics
As of the census
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of 2010, there were 16,495 people, 7,167 households, and 4,209 families residing in the city. The population density
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was 2254.5 people per square mile (870.3/km2). There were 7,167 housing units at an average density of 94.49/sq mi (289.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% White
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, 0.8% African American
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, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian
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, 0.1% Pacific Islander
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, 0.3% from other races
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, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 7,452 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
Government
At the local level, Rutland is governed by a Mayor and Board of Aldermen. For representation in the Vermont House of Representatives
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, Rutland is split into four districts. In the Vermont Senate
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, Rutland is represented by three state senators who serve most of Rutland County.
Economy
Sales
One measure of economic activity is retail sales. Rutland stood third in the state in 2007 with $321.6 million.
Personal income
The median income for a household in the city was $30,478, and the median income for a family was $41,561. Males had a median income of $29,457 versus $23,688
for females. The per capita income
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for the city was $17,075. 15.4% of the population and 10.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 30.1% are under the age of 18 and 10.5% are 65 or older.
Industry
Major area employers are Rutland Regional Medical Center
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, General Electric Aircraft Engines
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(GE), OMYA, Green Mountain Power
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and Carris Reels. GE employed 975 workers in 2010. Casella Waste Systems
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is the second largest private employer (behind GE Aircraft), employing 583 employees at its headquarters on Green Hill Lane.
Ann Clark Cookie Cutters
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is a cookie cutter
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manufacturing company located in Rutland.
Hospital
Rutland Regional Medical Center
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is Vermont's second-largest health care facility, with 188 inpatient beds and 120 physicians.
Downtown Rutland
Many businesses have opened in downtown Rutland since September 2013, sparking a small, but very vibrant revitalization. These businesses include; The Bakery, Cape Air, Raw Honey Apparel Yogurt City, and Hop'n Moose Brewing, a brewpub which features hand-crafted beer.
The city's former shopping centers were the Rutland Mall and Diamond Run Mall
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.
Culture
The downtown section contains the Rutland Free Library, the Paramount Theater and Merchant's Row, a restored street dating back to the mid-19th century. 108 buildings in downtown Rutland are listed in the National Register of Historic Places
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. Rutland also has the Pine Hill Park offering mountain biking, hiking, and other outdoor recreation. At the park's entrance is the Flip Side Skatepark, municipally operated in an open-sided closed roof arena at the Giorgetti Athletic Complex.
Events in Rutland
*Art in the Park
*Friday Night Live
*A Summer Farmers' Market in downtown Rutland's Depot Park
*A Winter Farmers' Market in the Vermont Farmers Food Center
*Downtown Street Party & Sidewalk Sales
*Downtown Sip and Shops
*The Summer Concert Series in Main Street Park
*The Vermont State Fair
*Rutland Winter Fest
*Green Mountain Open Bowling Tournament
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has taken place annually since 1960. In the early 1970s, the Rutland Halloween Parade was used as the setting of a number of superhero comic books
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, including ''Batman'' #237, ''Justice League of America'' #103, ''Freedom Fighters'' #6, ''Amazing Adventures'' #16, ''Avengers'' #83, and ''The Mighty Thor'' #207. The parade celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009.
In popular culture
Multiple episodes of the truTV
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reality show, ''Speeders,'' feature the Rutland City Police Department. The city has been the setting for many feature films and cable TV movies by film studio Edgewood Studios and filmmaker David Giancola. The city's famous annual Halloween Parade has inspired many issues of early DC Comics
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and continues to do so.
In Amazon's 2019 series '' Hanna'', when the titular character is given a new identity under the name Mia Wolff, she is said to live in Rutland, Vermont.
Sister city
Ishidoriya, Iwate, Japan
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Since 1986, Rutland hosts an annual exchange called the Rutland Ishidoriya Student Exchange (R.I.S.E), selecting students from grades 8–11 to send to Ishidoriya, Japan. All of the money used to support the exchange is from fundraising. In exchange, five students from Ishidoriya come to Rutland the January after the Rutland ambassadors return each year.
Historic sites
(Date indicates inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places
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)
* Arthur Perkins House – 242 South Main Street (added October 27, 1988)
* Chaffee-Moloney Houses – 194 & 196-98 Columbian Avenue (added December 19, 2001)
* Clementwood – Clement Road (added October 27, 1980)
* H. H. Baxter Memorial Library – 96 Grove Street (added September 24, 1978)
* Longfellow School – 6 Church Street (added 1976)
* Proctor-Clement House – 85 Field Avenue (added July 17, 1982)
* Rutland Courthouse Historic District – U.S. 7 (added October 8, 1976)
* Rutland Downtown Historic District – roughly bounded by Strong Avenue, State, Wales, Washington, Pine and Cottage streets (added September 22, 1980)
* Rutland Free Library – the 1859 former post office and courthouse designed by Ammi B. Young
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* St. Peter's Church and Mount St. Joseph Convent Complex – Convent Avenue, Meadow and River streets (added November 3, 1980)
Education
Public
Public schools are managed by Rutland City Public Schools. These are:
*Rutland High School
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*Rutland Middle School
*Allen Street Campus
*Howe Center Campus
*Rutland Intermediate School
*Northwest Primary School
*Northeast Primary School
* Stafford Technical Center
A publicly funded pre-kindergarten program for eligible families is offered through Rutland County Head Start on Meadow Street.
Private
Private schools include the Catholic Christ the King School (primary) and Mount Saint Joseph Academy (9–12), and the Rutland Area Christian School (K–12). Private pre-kindergarten programs are offered at Grace Preschool, Hearts and Minds Childcare and Preschool, Good Shepherd's Little Lambs Early Learning Center, The Peanut Gallery Preschool & Early Learning Center, and more.
College
The city is also home to two colleges, the College of St. Joseph in Vermont (now closed), and Community College of Vermont
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(CCV). Many Rutland residents will commute to nearby Castleton University
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, whose hockey teams practice in nearby Rutland Town.
Media
Newspapers
The city's print news comes from the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Rutland Herald
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,'' which publishes five days a week. "Sam's Good News" is a local weekly shopper/local-interest newspaper which is circulated throughout Central Vermont and upstate New York. "The Mountain Times" is also circulated in Rutland.
Radio
There are eight radio stations licensed to Rutland:
*88.7 FM WRVT (public radio)
*90.9 WFTF
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*94.5 WDVT
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(classic rock)
*95.7 WMTZ-LP ( 3ABN Radio)
*97.1 WZRT (Top 40)
*98.1 WJJR
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(Adult Contemporary hits)
*105.3 WJEN
WJEN (105.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Killington, Vermont, and broadcasting to Rutland and Southern Vermont. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and airs a country music radio format known as "105.3 Cat Country." The ...
(country music)
*1380 AM WSYB
WSYB (1380 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Rutland, Vermont. Established in 1930, the station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and broadcasts a sports radio format as "Fox Sports 1380". Most of the programming comes from Fox Sports Radio ...
Television
Rutland is part of the Burlington / Plattsburgh television market. Comcast
Comcast Corporation (formerly known as American Cable Systems and Comcast Holdings),Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corpora ...
offers most major in-market channels, including local Vermont PBS
Vermont Public Co. is the public broadcaster serving the U.S. state of Vermont. Its headquarters, newsroom, and radio studios are located in Colchester, with television studios in Winooski. It operates two statewide radio services aligned with ...
outlet WVER, channel 28, as well as Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York City ...
stations WRGB
WRGB (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Schenectady, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CW affiliate WCWN (channel 45, also licensed to Sc ...
(CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
), WTEN
WTEN (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Albany, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of ABC. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is a sister station to Fox affiliate WXXA-TV (channel 23, also licens ...
(ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
), and WMHT WMHT can refer to the following broadcasting stations in the Albany, New York area:
*WMHT (TV), UHF channel 17
*WMHT-FM
WMHT-FM (89.1 MHz) is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station licensed to Schenectady, and serving the Capital D ...
(PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
). PEGTV broadcasts local government programming on Comcast channels 15, 20, and 21.
Notable people
See also
* Rutland City School District
Rutland City Public Schools is the school district that manages public schools in Rutland City, Vermont, United States.
Budget
* 2019-2020 $54.7 million
* 2018-2019 $52.6 million
* 2009-2010 $45 million
* Rutland Railway
The Rutland Railroad was a railroad in the northeastern United States, located primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York at both its northernmost and southernmost ends. After its closure in 1961, parts of the ...
* Rutland station
* List of Rutland, Vermont Mayors
This a list of people who have served as Mayor of the US city of Rutland, Vermont, since its incorporation as a city on November 19, 1892.
References
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Mayors
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References
Further reading
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External links
City of Rutland, Vermont
Rutland Historical Society & Museum
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Cities in Vermont
Micropolitan areas of Vermont
County seats in Vermont
Cities in Rutland County, Vermont