Rockingham, Vermont | |
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 Pleasant Valley Grange Hall, next to the Rockingham Meeting House | |
 Rockingham, Vermont | |
  Rockingham, Vermont Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°9′57″N 72°28′54″W / 43.16583°N 72.48167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Windham |
| Chartered | 1752 |
| Communities | |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.3 sq mi (109.6 km2) |
| • Land | 41.9 sq mi (108.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,832 |
| • Density | 123.1/sq mi (48.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05101 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-60250[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462189[2] |
Rockingham is a town along the Connecticut River in Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,832. Rockingham includes the incorporated villages of Bellows Falls and Saxtons River, as well as a large rural area west of Interstate 91.
Rockingham has no formal town center; instead, town offices and the Rockingham Public Library are located in the village of Bellows Falls. The approximate center is the Rockingham Meeting House, passed by Route 103, a popular east–west route across the state. The Meeting House was built in Rockingham Village, once the main settlement in the town, but with the increased use of water power for manufacturing, population shifted to other villages located on the two rivers in the town. Most of what was left of Rockingham Village (over a dozen buildings, also called the Old Town) burned in a fire on April 14, 1908; the fire came close to the Meeting House but it was saved.[3] The houses, hotel, and store that burned were not rebuilt.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Brattleboro Reformer, April 17, 1908, page 2, Image 2. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn97067589/1908-04-17/ed-1/seq-2/
- ^ Incorrect year listed for the fire (1909). Lovell, F.S, and L.C. Lovell. 1958. History of the Town of Rockingham, Vermont, including the villages of Bellows Falls, Saxtons River, Rockingham, Cambridgeport, and Bartonsville, 1907-1957, with family genealogies. Published by the town, Bellows Falls, VT.