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42-757: The Connecticut River Division of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad had completed its line from White River Junction, Vermont to Newport in October, 1863 and to the Canada–US border in May, 1867. The Canadian Pacific Railway already served Sherbrooke and Lennoxville, Quebec ; the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (later part of the Grand Trunk Railway ) linked Montréal via Sherbrooke to Portland, Maine . This left

84-602: A railway hotel . The hotel is said to be haunted by the ghost of Ezra "Wrench" Magoon, a farmer and known bootlegger who died in the Hotel Coolidge in the summer of 1918. White River Junction is home to the Center for Cartoon Studies , a 2-year art school focusing on sequential art . It is also home to the Tip Top Building , a renovated 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m ) bakery that houses artists, creative businesses and

126-424: A CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on the geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use

168-629: A cafe. The Main Street Museum , described by the Washington Post as a " blastfighter ," is an eclectic display space for material culture and an experiment in a new taxonomy . It makes its home in White River Junction's former fire station on Bridge Street, next to the underpass. White River Junction is home to Northern Stage , a professional regional theatre. It is also home to The Writers' Center, which offers classes and workshops to

210-487: A coin laundry. The station at Ayer's Cliff was demolished ca 1970. White River Junction, Vermont White River Junction is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hartford in Windsor County , Vermont , United States. The population was 2,528 at the 2020 census , up from 2,286 in 2010 , making it the largest community within the town of Hartford. The village includes

252-677: A gap where passengers and freight would be transferred to stagecoaches upon arriving in the Eastern Townships from Vermont . The border gap was bridged in 1870 by the Massawippi Valley Railway Company, a short line railway extending 31 miles (50 km) from Beebe Junction (on the US border) to Lennoxville (on the CPR line). A branch 2.4 miles (3.9 km) long brought a rail link from Beebe Junction into Stanstead, Quebec . Service

294-598: A mural, Vermont Industries , in the post office in 1937. Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture , later called the Section of Fine Arts , of the Treasury Department . Hotel Coolidge, renovated in 1997, now operates as a 30-room hotel and a 26-bed youth hostel by Hostelling International USA. The 1920s structure once served as

336-570: A one-hour drive from the village. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,569 people, 1,169 households, and 648 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,557.6 per square mile (601.1/km ). There were 1,235 housing units at an average density of 748.8 per square mile (289.0/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 96.54% (2,480) White , 0.58% (14) African American , 0.43% (11) Native American , 0.70% (17) Asian , 0.04% (1) from other races , and 1.71% (43) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of

378-455: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

420-594: A rôle it would only relinquish in the late 1920s as U.S. Route 5 led to increased road traffic at the expense of the railways. Massawippi Valley Railway was operated by the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad from 1870 to 1919, then leased by the Boston & Maine Railroad from 1919 to 1926. CPR had leased the Quebec Central Railway in 1912; that railway in turn leased both the line north from Newport and

462-532: Is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which

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504-621: Is in the Hartford School District , and is home to four of the seven Hartford School District schools, and the only high school in the district, them being White River Elementary, Hartford Memorial Middle School, Hartford High School, and the HACTC . Mid Vermont Christian School , a private K-12 school, has a White River Junction postal address, but is physically in Quechee . Census-designated place A census-designated place ( CDP )

546-527: Is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km ) (2.94%) is water. It takes its name from the White River , which joins with the Connecticut River there. The village is only a five-minute drive from Hanover, New Hampshire, which hosts Dartmouth College and nearly equidistant from major cities and towns such as Rutland , Montpelier , St. Johnsbury , Brattleboro , Keene , and Concord . All are about

588-461: Is no longer a direct, straight-line rail connection from Newport to Sherbrooke. Much of the former right-of-way is now a Shared-use path : The 1870 Massawippi Valley Railway station on the main street of Beebe Plain, Quebec still stands but is now a private residence. Likewise, North Hatley's former railway station is now a private residence, having previously been the town hall for the village of North Hatley and Hatley Township, as well as housing

630-643: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

672-455: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

714-726: The White River Junction Historic District , a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and whose boundaries increased in 2002. The historic district reflects the urban architecture of the area from the late 19th century and early 20th century. The district is bounded by the Central Vermont railroad tracks, Gates Street, and South Main Street. It includes at least 29 contributing and non-contributing buildings. Notable buildings include

756-512: The 1950s and 1960s, White River Junction was the most important railroad community in Vermont. Its original importance was due to its location at the confluence of the White River with the Connecticut River . In 1803 Elias Lyman built a bridge across the Connecticut from the north bank of the White River to West Lebanon, New Hampshire . The local population remained quite low until the arrival of

798-510: The CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along the Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and

840-422: The Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of a CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that

882-633: The Coolidge Hotel, the First National Bank building, a U.S. Post Office building, and the White River Junction Fire House, showing examples of Greek Revival , Colonial Revival , Richardsonian Romanesque , Italianate , and Romanesque architecture. The village has long had a role in transportation, primarily as a railroad junction . From the arrival of the first railroads in the late 1840s until rail diminished in importance in

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924-631: The Massawippi line in 1990, ceasing all operations by 1994. The rails through Beebe Junction were removed in 1992. While the rail line from Newport southward remains in operation as the Washington County Railroad , the only onward Canadian rail connection at Newport is westward through Richford, Vermont via a branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway which joins that company's mainline between Cowansville and Farnham, Quebec . There

966-511: The National Bank of Derby Line. On April 8, 1895, a southbound Boston & Maine Railroad passenger train derailed upon striking a boulder on the track; the engineer and fireman, injured by burns from steam, were transported to Newport but did not survive. By 1909, Beebe Junction had become the main point of entry to the North Derby, Vermont / Stanstead, Quebec region for customs purposes,

1008-399: The average family size was 2.86. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males. The median income for a household in

1050-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

1092-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

1134-588: The community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

1176-472: The connecting Massawippi Valley Railway in June 1926. Throughout the 1930s passenger service ran from Quebec City to Newport, allowing travellers to make onward connections. The number of Quebec City - Sherbrooke passenger runs which continued to Newport was progressively curtailed during the 1940s and 1950s, ending entirely by 1960. The Quebec Central Railway was out of the passenger business by 1967 and abandoned

1218-457: The ice floes of the Connecticut and White rivers, starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess . While filming, both cast and crew lodged at the Hotel Coolidge (then the Junction House). After 1950, important murals were painted on the walls of this hotel by Peter Gish. One of these, saying simply "ROOM WITH BATH" and a large arrow, has become a bit of a landmark. S. Douglas Crockwell painted

1260-429: The individual villages which it served, bringing new summer visitors to rural communities such as North Hatley, Quebec while facilitating the export of Canadian wood, produce and natural resources. In 1884, Massawippi Valley Railway's management included John Gilman Foster (1859-1931) as president, Stephen Foster as vice-president and William S. Foster as treasurer. All three simultaneously held positions of authority at

1302-543: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

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1344-475: The local writing community. White River Junction is crossed by: To take advantage of the village's location as one of Vermont's busiest junctions, and as the place where the state's two major Interstate highways meet, several chain hotels have been built in the area. Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides daily service through White River Junction, operating its Vermonter between Washington, D.C. , and St. Albans, Vermont . White River Junction

1386-474: The mid-19th century until the mid-20th century. A special rail spur carried visitors uphill from the station to the fairgrounds. White River Junction is located at 43°38′56″N 72°19′11″W  /  43.64888°N 72.319588°W  / 43.64888; -72.319588 (43.64888, -72.319588). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km ), of which 1.6 square miles (4.3 km )

1428-427: The northern terminus of a line to New York City . Premier Coach's Vermont Translines, as part of a partnership with Greyhound, also stops there on its route between Rutland and Lebanon, New Hampshire . Service on this route began on June 9, 2014. Advance Transit provides local bus transportation in and around the White River Junction area. All routes are fare free and run on weekdays only. White River Junction

1470-410: The population. There were 1,169 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and

1512-615: The railroad in the 1840s. Five different railroad lines were laid through the village site between 1847 and 1863 (the Vermont Central Railway and Connecticut River Railroad in 1847, the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad in 1848, the Northern New Hampshire Railroad in 1849, and the Woodstock Railroad in 1863), creating an eight-track crossing that was served by 50 passenger trains daily. In 1849,

1554-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

1596-479: The village was $ 33,667, and the median income for a family was $ 44,094. Males had a median income of $ 34,200 versus $ 21,591 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 17,221. About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. White River Junction served as the location for the filming of director D.W. Griffith 's film Way Down East , in part filmed on

1638-541: The village's first railroad depot was built, and local farmer Samuel Nutt arranged to buy and dismantle a hotel in Enfield, New Hampshire , and move it to his farm on the other side of the railroad tracks from the depot. His hotel, named the Junction House, was the first of three hotels to occupy the site, which now is home to the Coolidge Hotel, built in 1924. White River Junction hosted the annual Vermont State Fair from

1680-914: Was formerly an important junction on the Boston & Maine Railroad 's Connecticut River Line. White River Junction also serves as a major stop along the Green Mountain Railroad for the White River Flyer train. Greyhound , the national intercity bus system, provides daily service to and from White River Junction from a terminal on the corner of US Route 5 and Sykes Mountain Road. Two of their lines serve this station, one between Montreal and Boston , with northbound stops including Montpelier , Burlington and Burlington International Airport , and southbound stops including Concord, NH , Manchester, NH , and Manchester-Boston Regional Airport . The other represents

1722-433: Was initially provided using steam locomotives . A leasehold on this Massawippi line extended the reach of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad line 110 miles (180 km) (White River Junction - Newport) northward to the Canadian Pacific Railway at Sherbrooke. Onward connections could then be made to Montréal or Québec City in the north and to Boston and New York in the south. The rail line encouraged growth of

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1764-477: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

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