Cavendish (CDP), Vermont
Cavendish, Vermont | |
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 Cavendish Volunteer Fire Department | |
_highlighted.svg) Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont. | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′55″N 72°36′29″W / 43.38194°N 72.60806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Windsor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 890 ft (270 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 179 |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05142 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-12175[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1456794[2] |
Cavendish is a census-designated place, the central village of the town of Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Until the mid–nineteenth century it was known as Duttonsville.[3] As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 179,[4] compared to 1,367 for the entire town of Cavendish.
Cavendish is the site of the 1848 accident where Phineas Gage got an iron rod shot through his skull while preparing a railroad bed. He survived, and after treatment became a case study for brain researchers. The town has erected a memorial to Gage.[5] The town is also the birthplace of Nettie Stevens, the scientist who discovered the Y chromosome.[6] Today, the village is home to Cavendish Labs, an AI alignment and pandemic prevention research institute, as well as a branch of Mack Molding.[7][8]
Geography
[edit]Cavendish is located along Vermont Route 131 in the Black River valley. Route 131 heads west to Proctorsville, a larger village within the town of Cavendish, then connects with Vermont Route 103 to Ludlow. To the east, Route 131 leads to the village of Ascutney on the Connecticut River.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.cavendishconnects.com/history/
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Cavendish CDP, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Phineas Gage Memorial". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ Bryson, Bill (2019). The Body: A Guide for Occupants. Great Britain: Penguin Random House UK. pp. 295, 321. ISBN 9780552779906.
- ^ Benson, Paula (October 24, 2023). "Selectboard hears from scientists of Cavendish Labs". The Vermont Journal & The Shopper. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Locations | Mack Molding – Injection Molding, Large Part Molding, Contract Manufacturing, Medical Device Manufacturing, Sheet Metal Fabrication and Rapid Prototyping".
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