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Town in Vermont, United States

Ryegate, Vermont
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Ryegate, Vermont
Ryegate, VermontLocation in the United States
Coordinates: 44°12′36″N 72°6′2″W / 44.21000°N 72.10056°W / 44.21000; -72.10056
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Caledonia
Chartered	1763
Communities	East Ryegate Ryegate Corner South Ryegate
Area
• Total	36.8 sq mi (95.2 km)
• Land	36.5 sq mi (94.5 km)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km)
Elevation	1,257 ft (383 m)
Population
• Total	1,167
• Density	32/sq mi (12.3/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	05042, 05069
Area code	802
FIPS code	50-61525
GNIS feature ID	1462195
Website	www.ryegatevt.org

Ryegate is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,165 at the 2020 census. The town contains the villages of South Ryegate, East Ryegate, and Ryegate Corner.

History

One of the New Hampshire Grants, it was chartered by Governor Benning Wentworth on September 8, 1763. Granted to Richard Jenness and 93 others, it was named Ryegate, a variant spelling of Reigate in Surrey, England. The first settlers were Aaron Hosmer and his family. Sold to John Witherspoon and others, the southern half of town was purchased in 1773 by two agents for the Scotch American Company of Farmers from Renfrew and Lanark, Scotland, whose members began settlement in 1774.

The town had excellent soil for the cultivation of grains, vegetables and orchards. Streams teemed with salmon and trout. Hills and valleys provided pasturage for grazing sheep and cattle. Connected in 1847 to the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad, the town by 1859 was noted for producing butter and leather. The Wells River supplied water power for one gristmill and five sawmills. In 1873, the Montpelier & Wells River Railroad was completed. In 1890, a big brickyard opened; then in 1906, the Ryegate Paper Company began operation. But the town's dominant industry was six granite quarries at Blue Mountain.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.2 km), of which 36.5 square miles (94.5 km) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km), or 0.80%, is water. Bounded on the east by the Connecticut River (the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire), Ryegate is drained by the Wells River. Blue Mountain, the highest point in the town, has an elevation of 2,192 feet (668 m) above sea level.

The town is crossed by Interstate 91, U.S. Route 5, and U.S. Route 302. It is bordered by the town of Newbury to the south, Groton to the west, and Barnet to the north. To the east, across the Connecticut River lies Bath, New Hampshire.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1790	187	—
1800	406	117.1%
1810	812	100.0%
1820	994	22.4%
1830	1,119	12.6%
1840	1,222	9.2%
1850	1,606	31.4%
1860	1,098	−31.6%
1870	935	−14.8%
1880	1,046	11.9%
1890	1,126	7.6%
1900	995	−11.6%
1910	1,194	20.0%
1920	1,188	−0.5%
1930	1,216	2.4%
1940	1,105	−9.1%
1950	996	−9.9%
1960	894	−10.2%
1970	830	−7.2%
1980	1,000	20.5%
1990	1,058	5.8%
2000	1,150	8.7%
2010	1,174	2.1%
2020	1,165	−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,150 people, 435 households, and 324 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.4 people per square mile (12.1/km). There were 564 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (6.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% White, 0.09% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.35% Asian, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 435 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,761, and the median income for a family was $41,607. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $21,705 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,880. About 3.3% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Blue Mountain Union School (BMU) serves students from the town of Ryegate and consists of Pre-K through grade 12 housed in one building. Total enrollment for the 2017–2018 school year was 419 students. BMU is located on Route 302 (Exit 17 off Interstate-91), just east from P & H Truckstop.

The Blue Mountain Union School District was formed in November 1964 merging the Wells River Graded School District, the Groton Town School District, and the Ryegate Town School District. This merger resulted in the closing of five local schools: Groton School, Wells River School, South Ryegate School, Ryegate Corner School, and East Ryegate School. The merger also removed the option for high school choice in the town of Ryegate, in favor of attending the new union high school. Although the merger was approved in 1964, there was a lengthy legal battle regarding the formation of the district, and the new district did not operate a school building until 1970.

On July 1, 2018, the State Board of Education temporarily reassigned the Blue Mountain Union School District to Orange East Supervisory under the Act 46 school district consolidation law. Merger plans and implementation continue following lawsuits and local district votes. Blue Mountain is, now, a part of the Orange East Supervisory Union.

Notable people

Alexander Dunnett, US Attorney for Vermont, President of the Vermont Bar Association, Vermont State Senator, Caledonia County State's Attorney
John Zampieri, member of the Vermont House of Representatives

References

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Census - Geography Profile: Ryegate town, Caledonia County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
U.S. Geological Survey Groton, VT 7.5-minute quadrangle, 1973.
"U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
"Report Viewer". edw.vermont.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
BMUSD Annual Report 2017–18, pp 16-17
"Orange East Supervisory Union Board - Orange East Supervisory Union".
"Demise of Alexander Dunnett". The Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. September 15, 1920. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"Longtime legislator John Zampieri dies at 80". Vermont Digger. June 13, 2021. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021.

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Places adjacent to Ryegate, Vermont

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States
Shire town: St. Johnsbury
Towns	Barnet Burke Danville Groton Hardwick Kirby Lyndon Newark Peacham Ryegate Sheffield St. Johnsbury Stannard Sutton Walden Waterford Wheelock	Map of Vermont highlighting Caledonia County
Incorporated villages	Lyndonville West Burke
CDPs	Barnet Danville East Burke Groton Hardwick Lyndon Lyndon Center Peacham Sheffield St. Johnsbury Sutton
Unincorporated communities	Burke Hollow East Hardwick East Lyndon East Ryegate East St. Johnsbury Little Egypt Lower Waterford McIndoe Falls Passumpsic Red Village Ryegate Corner Sheffield Heights South Kirby South Ryegate Sutton Hollow West Danville West Waterford
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Connecticut River watershed

Tributaries

Connecticut	Blackledge River Coginchaug River Connecticut River Duck River Eightmile River Falls River Farmington River Hockanum River Hubbard River Jeremy River Lieutenant River Mattabesset River Nepaug River Pameacha Creek Park River Pequabuck River Salmon River Scantic River
Massachusetts	Burnshirt River Chapel Brook Chicopee River Connecticut River Cranberry River Deerfield River East Brookfield River Farmington River Fall River Five Mile River Green River Hubbard River Manhan River Mill River (Northampton) Mill River (Springfield) Millers River Mirey Brook North Branch Millers River North Branch Westfield River North River Otter River Quaboag River Scantic River Seven Mile River Tarbell Brook Ware River Westfield River
New Hampshire	Ammonoosuc River Ashuelot River Blow-me-down Brook The Branch Cold River Connecticut River East Branch Mohawk River Gale River Great Brook Halls Stream Ham Branch Indian River Indian Stream Israel River Johns River Knox River Little River Little Sugar River Mascoma River Millers River Mink Brook Mirey Brook Mohawk River Nash Stream North Branch Gale River North Branch Millers River North Branch Sugar River North Branch Upper Ammonoosuc River Oliverian Brook Otter Brook Partridge Brook Perry Stream Phillips Brook Simms Stream South Branch Ashuelot River South Branch Gale River South Branch Israel River South Branch Sugar River Stocker Brook Sugar River Tarbell Brook Upper Ammonoosuc River West Branch Mohawk River West Branch Upper Ammonoosuc River Wild Ammonoosuc River Zealand River
Vermont	Black River Connecticut River Deerfield River Fall River Green River Halls Stream Leach Creek Moose River Nulhegan River Ompompanoosuc River Ottauquechee River Passumpsic River Rock River Saxtons River Utley Brook Waits River Wells River West River Whetstone Brook White River Williams River Winhall River

Lakes

Connecticut	Barkhamsted Reservoir Lake Beseck Lake Hayward Lake Pocotopaug
Massachusetts	Brooks Pond Browning Pond Lake Monomonac Quabbin Reservoir Lake Wyola
New Hampshire	Ashuelot Pond Back Lake Canaan Street Lake Cedar Pond Christine Lake Comerford Reservoir Connecticut Lakes Crystal Lake Dublin Pond Eastman Pond Echo Lake Lake Francis (Murphy Dam) Goose Pond Grafton Pond Granite Lake Lakes of the Clouds Little Sunapee Lake Mascoma Lake McIndoes Reservoir Lake Monomonac Moore Reservoir Pearly Lake Silver Lake Spofford Lake Lake Sunapee Surry Mountain Lake Lake Tarleton
Vermont	Ball Mountain Lake Comerford Reservoir Harriman Reservoir Harvey's Lake McIndoes Reservoir Moore Reservoir North Hartland Lake Lake Rescue Townshend Lake

Towns

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Massachusetts	Agawam Chicopee Deerfield Easthampton Gill Greenfield Hadley Hatfield Holyoke Longmeadow Millers Falls Montague Northampton Northfield South Hadley Springfield Sunderland Turners Falls West Springfield Whately
New Hampshire	Bath Charlestown Chesterfield Claremont Clarksville Colebrook Columbia Cornish Dalton Groveton Hanover Haverhill Hinsdale Lancaster Lebanon Littleton Lyme Monroe Northumberland Orford Piermont Pittsburg Plainfield Stewartstown Stratford Walpole West Lebanon Westmoreland Woodsville
Quebec	East Hereford
Vermont	Ascutney Barnet Beecher Falls Bellows Falls Bloomfield Bradford Brattleboro Brunswick Canaan Concord Dummerston Fairlee Gilman Guildhall Hartford Hartland Lemington Lunenburg Maidstone Newbury Norwich Putney Rockingham Ryegate Springfield Thetford Vernon Waterford Weathersfield Wells River Westminster White River Junction Wilder Windsor

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