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Essex County is the county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,306,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/50/50009.html )〕 making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England. Its shire town is Guildhall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was created in 1792 and organized in 1800. Essex County is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== Prior to the arrival of colonists of European descent, the local Abenakis had subsisted largely on moose.〔 Vermont was divided into two counties in March, 1778. In 1781 the legislature divided the northernmost county, Cumberland, into three counties: Windham and Windsor, in approximately the modern location for those counties. The northern remainder was called Orange County. This latter tract nearly corresponded with the old New York county of Gloucester, organized by that province March 16, 1770, with Newbury as the shire town. On September 3, 1783, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. Vermont's border with Quebec was established at 45 degrees north latitude.〔Van Zandt, Franklin K. ''Boundaries of the United States and the Several States.'' Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, DC; Government Printing Office, 1976. The Standard Compilation for its subject. P. 12.〕〔Parry, Clive, ed. ''Consolidated Treaty Series.'' 231 Volumes. Dobbs Ferry, New York; Oceana Publications, 1969–1981. Volume 48; pp. 481; 487; 491–492.〕 On November 5, 1792, the legislature divided Chittenden and Orange counties into six separate counties, as follows: Chittenden, Orange, Franklin, Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans.〔 No reason is given for the county being named after the county of Essex in England.〔(Orleans County, Vermont: History and Information ). E-referencedesk.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.〕 In 1999, a group of investors bought from Champion International Paper for $7.5 million, covering parts of fourteen towns in the county. The state of Vermont and the Freeman Foundation purchased easements for $8.5 million to guarantee traditional uses of the land for logging and recreation. In 2008, Plum Creek Timber company announced plans to purchase this property. A murder trial was held at the county courthouse in 1923, which was the last murder trial. In 1973, a non-resident murdered another non-resident. In 2008, two residents died by homicide – the first in 85 years – when police said a young woman was shot by her boyfriend and a 59-year-old man shot his mother. In 2012, a study indicated that county residents, overall, were the least healthy in the state. The rating was based on premature death, low birth weight, smoking, obesity, inactivity, excessive drinking, car crashes, sexually transmitted diseases, graduation rates, poverty, violent crime rates, air pollution, limited access to healthy food, unemployment, and the number of single parent households. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Essex County, Vermont」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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