1,120
87%
$58,393
42.9%
America/New_York
05767
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Rochester, VT - History
We would like to provide the residents of Rochester a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Rochester Home page. The Rochester Home page provides as much information as possible on Rochester. Knowing Rochester’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Rochester’s Home page, you will also find Rochester’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Rochester has a population of 1120. 48.8% of Rochester’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.2 are female. 46.1% of Rochester is married and 87% own their own home. The Average Home price is $178,518, and the average rent is $788. Household median income in Rochester is $58,393, and the individual median income is $37,548. Rochester’s Ethnic is the following: White(99%), Multiple(0.8%), Hispanic(0.4%), Native(0.2%).
Rochester was granted in 1780, chartered in 1781 to Dudley Chase, Asa Whitcomb and 63 others, then organized in 1788. It was first settled in the winter of 1781–1782 by David Currier and his family. Rochester's boundaries expanded through annexation of part of Pittsfield town in 1806, annexation of an additional area from Pittsfield town plus a part of Braintree town in 1824, a part of Hancock town in 1834, and finally an annexation of part of Goshen town in 1847.The surface of the town is mountainous and broken, but the intervales along the White River provided good farmland.
There were sites supplying water power for mills. By 1859, when the population was 1,493, industries included one gristmill, several sawmills, one tub factory, and a variety of mechanic shops. The White River Railroad from Bethel opened to Rochester in 1900, but was abandoned in 1933 during the Great Depression. Rochester was one of thirteen Vermont towns isolated by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011.In 2018, Rochester High School and Middle School closed due to Act 46.
The school had been in Rochester since 1886 and the current building had been used since 1974.
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