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About Hinesburg, Vermont
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Chittenden County
Chartered: June 24, 1762 (New Hampshire Grant)
Area: 25,505 Acres = 39.85 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 121* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): 73°06''W 44°20'N
Altitude: 241 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2000): 4,340 [ Population Rank: 33* ]
Population Density (persons per square mile): 108.9 [ Density Rank: 33* ]
Tax Rates (2006): Homestead $1.2726; NonResidential $1.1935

*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Hinesburg's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.

One of the earliest Wentworth grants in this area of the state, named for the first Town Clerk, Abel Hine. It was nearly twenty years before significant settlement took place; in 1785, the first child born in the town was named for it (Hine Meacham). One of the largest woolen mills in the area made cashmeres, flannel and stocking yarn here in the 1880's.

As the county's population has grown and spread out from Burlington, Hinesburg has experienced a significant growth spurt over the past twenty-odd years (condos, housing developments and associated businesses). Despite this, the town retains its primarily agricultural character.

Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History
(Used with permission)

Activities & Points of Interest
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Goings-on in and near Hinesburg
Calendar of Events provided by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing.

Chittenden County Historical Society

Contact Info
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Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
Hospital: Fletcher-Allen Health Care (Burlington) 802-847-0000
Town Clerk: Melissa B. Ross, 802-482-2281, PO Box 133 Hinesburg, VT 05461

Churches, Ministries, Charitables
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Roman Catholic : St. Jude
United Church of Christ : United Church of Christ
United Methodist : United Church Of Hinesburg 802-482-3352

Schools
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Chittenden South Supervisory Union 802-383-1234
Champlain Valley Union High School 802-482-7100
Hinesburg Community School 802-482-2106

Neighboring Towns
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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").

Shelburne St. George Williston Richmond
Hinesburg
Charlotte Huntington
Monkton Starksboro

Businesses & Services
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Burlington Currency Project
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Rocheleau Appraisal
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Utilities
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Notes about utilities:

  • One electric or phone company indicates that company serves the entire town. More than one of either indicates each serves different areas of town.
  • A listed cable company MIGHT mean the entire town is covered, but not necessarily. More than one listed indicates each serves different areas of town.
  • Unless your area is one served by Vermont's only gas utility, your only option is bottled gas (any dealer).
    Cable Comcast 800-266-2278
    Electric Green Mountain Power 888-835-4672
    Electric Vermont Electric Co-op 800-832-2667
    Telephone Waitsfield & Champlain Valley Telecom 802-496-3391

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