Wilmington

History

The town was chartered in 1751 by Benning Wentworth, colonial governor of New Hampshire. It was named in honor of Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. Wilmington is the home of Haystack Mountain Ski Area, which operates as the private Hermitage Club. Part of the village of Wilmington comprises the Wilmington Village Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.3 square miles (106.9 km2), of which 39.4 square miles (102.1 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (4.39%) is water. Wilmington is drained by the North Branch Deerfield River, as well as Meadow Brook, Rose Brook, Haystack Brook, Hall Brook, Ellis Brook, Beaver Brook, Negus Brook and Wilder Brook. It is located in the Deerfield Valley of the Green Mountains. There are two census-designated places in the town. The village of Wilmington is in the center of the town, and Chimney Hill is in the west. The town of Wilmington is home to Lake Raponda, a 116-acre lake with a maximum depth of 12 feet, home to fish species such as bullhead, chain pickerel, panfish, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch. In the summer of 2022, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department introduced the Eagle Lake trout subspecies of rainbow trout into the lake, as well as 10 other lakes around the state. In 2023, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation awarded the lake the "Gold Lake Wise Award".

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  4,867
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,163
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,761
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  2,757
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,727
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,576
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,537
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,521

Largest nearby schools

• Twin Valley Middle High School
  High · Whitingham · 193 students · 9.2:1 ratio
• Twin Valley Elementary School
  Elementary · Wilmington · 181 students · 12.1:1 ratio
• Dover Elementary School
  Elementary · East Dover · 90 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• Marlboro Elementary School
  Elementary · Marlboro · 89 students · 11.1:1 ratio
• Halifax West School
  Elementary · West Halifax · 62 students · 10.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2020-03-11
  0 km SSW of South Glens Falls, New York
• M 2.8 — 2016-03-21
  4 km ESE of Warner, New Hampshire
• M 2.83 — 2007-05-14
  5 km ESE of Benson, Vermont
• M 2.8 — 2002-09-28
  2 km N of Wilton, New Hampshire