Morrisville is a

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in the town of Morristown, Lamoille County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 2,086. Morrisville has two country clubs, a hospital, a school featuring Greek architecture and an airport. Morrisville is the headquarters for Union Bank and

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History

Morrisville was settled in 1798. The Morrisville Historic District is listed in the

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. The hospital and one of the country clubs are named after Alexander Copley, a philanthropist who donated much of the money for their construction. Copley also donated a large sum of money for the construction of the town's high school that is currently called Peoples Academy.

Geography

Morrisville is in the northeastern part of the town of Morristown, slightly southeast of the center of Lamoille County. The village is on both sides of the

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, with the village center on the south side. It is southeast of Hyde Park, the

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, northwest of Hardwick, and northeast of Stowe. According to the

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, the Morrisville has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.42%, are water.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Morrisville has a

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, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2020, the population was 2,086 with 898 households. There were 1,123 housing units.

Culture

The Vermont Wild of the Federal Hockey League played out of Morrisville's Green Mountain Arena in the 2011–12 season, but they suspended operations after approximately two weeks. The Wild were the first professional hockey team to play in Vermont.

Points of interest

* Noyes House Museum * Morrisville Depot

Education

* Morristown Elementary School * Peoples Academy Middle Level * Peoples Academy High School * Bishop Marshall School—A private Catholic school accepting families of all faiths * Community College of Vermont

Media

The '' News and Citizen'' is a weekly newspaper published since 1881. It was purchased in 2015 by the owners of the Stowe Reporter, who then created the

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in January 2019.

Notable people

* Chris Andrews, IT pioneer * Frederick G. Fleetwood, U.S. congressman * John Fusco, Hollywood screenwriter, author, and TV series creator * Dewey K. Hickok, inventor of the

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* Saudia LaMont, state legislator * Alban J. Parker,

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* Clifton G. Parker, Vermont Attorney General * George M. Powers, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court * H. Henry Powers, U.S. congressman * Martha L. Poland Thurston (1849–1898), social leader, philanthropist, writer *

Maria von Trapp Maria Augusta von Trapp Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic), DHS (; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987), often styled as "Baroness", was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family, Trapp Family Singers. She wrote ''The Story of the ...

, inspiration for ''

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''; died in Morrisville (March 28, 1987)

References

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