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About Essex, Vermont 
Chittenden County
*Area, Population and Density rankings refer to Essex's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
Essex can be a bit confusing in the same way as the towns
of Chittenden and Washington: none are in the county of the same name.
The name could derive from any of a number of sources, back to Essex, England; Benning Wentworth's specific intent is not known. The Earl of Essex at the time was William Anne Holles Capel, Lord of the Bedchamber and Master of the Royal Staghounds, not exactly highly placed in the peerage. Nor was he a friend of the Colonies: he voted against repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766.
Well watered by several streams and not too hilly, the land attracted settlers early.
See also Essex Junction.
A considerable number of IBM's microprocessor chips are developed in Essex (de-obfuscation: most people assume the plant is in Essex Junction, though the campus is not physically within village limits; the company refers to the facility as "IBM Burlington"). Did Thomas Watson's love of skiing influence the plant being located here back in 1957? You bet. Both the rail junction and proximity to Stowe contributed heavily in that decision and to the growth of Chittenden County. The town benefitted greatly in its school system and infrastructure, while the county and beyond (well into upstate New York similar distances within Vermont) benefit from the jobs (over 5,000, down from a peak of over 9,000 in the Eighties). The plant is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007.
Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
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Contact Info Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
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Churches, Ministries, Charitables Roman Catholic : St. Pius X |
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Schools Essex Town School District 802-878-8168 |
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This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").
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