Poultney (town), Vermont
Poultney, Vermont | |
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| Motto: "Heart of the Slate Valley" | |
Poultney, Vermont | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′42″N 73°11′36″W / 43.52833°N 73.19333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Rutland |
| Chartered | 1761 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 45 sq mi (116 km2) |
| • Land | 44 sq mi (114 km2) |
| • Water | 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,020 |
| • Density | 68.6/sq mi (26.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 05764 (Poultney) 05774 (Wells) |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-56875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462178 |
| Website | www |
Poultney is a town in Rutland County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. New York is on its western border. Castleton, Vermont, is on its northern border. Poultney was home to Green Mountain College, a private liberal arts college that closed in 2019. The Village of Poultney is entirely within the town. The town population was 3,020 at the 2020 census.
Poultney was charted on September 21, 1761, named for William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, a British politician and orator. Bath was the founder of the political faction known as the Patriot Whigs, in opposition to the government of Robert Walpole.