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Rutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,642,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/50/50021.html )〕 making it the second-most populous county in Vermont. Its shire town (county seat) and most populous municipality is Rutland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Rutland County comprises the Rutland, VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is named after the county of Rutland in England. ==History== On 16 February 1781 Rutland County was created from Bennington County.〔Vermont State Papers, 13:5-6.〕 From 26 June 1781 until 23 February 1782, Vermont attempted to annex part of New York east of the Hudson River (the so-called West Union); inhabitants in the area favored Vermont's township form of government, while Vermont hoped to gain bargaining power through expansion.〔Vt. State Papers, 13:45-46; Newton, 83-87; Williamson, C., 101-102.〕 New York did not lose control of the area. For almost seven months Rutland County included part of Charlotte County (now Washington County), New York.〔Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68.〕 In February 1783 Orange County gained the towns of Brookfield〔Vt. State Papers, 13:174.〕 and Randolph〔Vt. Laws 1783 in Vt. State Papers, 13: 191.〕 and Windsor County gained the towns of Bethel〔Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2:155.〕 and Rochester〔Vt. State Papers, 13:183.〕 from Rutland. On 18 October 1785 Addison County was created from Rutland.〔Vt. State Papers, 14:33-34.〕 On 27 February 1787 Windsor County gained the town of Stockbridge from Rutland,〔Vt. State Papers, 14:173-175.〕 then on 31 October 1792 Rutland gained from Windsor County when the town of Mount Holly was created from Jackson's Gore and the towns of Ludlow and Wallingford.〔Vt. State Papers, 15:88-90.〕 Windsor County gained Benton's Gore from Rutland on 2 March 1797.〔McCarty, "Evolution," 122-123; Vt. Laws, Revised and Passed 1797, ch. 6/pp. 129-133.〕 On 25 October 1805 Rutland County gained from Bennington County when the town of Mount Tabor gained from the town of Peru.〔McCarty, "Evolution," 134; Vt. Laws 1805, ch. 15/pp. 19-20.〕 On 29 October 1806 Windsor County gained from Rutland County when the town of Rochester gained a small area from the town of Pittsfield.〔Vt. Laws 1806, ch. 28/pp. 36-37.〕 On 15 November 1813 the county gained from Windsor County when the town of Pittsfield gained a small area from the town of Stockbridge, a change too small to appear on maps.〔Vt. Laws 1813, ch. 102/p. 144.〕 On 9 November 1814 Addison County gained from Rutland County when the town of Goshen gained from the town of Philadelphia.〔Vt. Laws 1814, ch. 96/pp. 111-112.〕 On 22 October 1822 the county gained from Windsor County when the town of Pittsfield gained a small area from the town of Stockbridge.〔Vt. Laws 1822, ch. 37/p. 36.〕 On 3 November 1823 it gained from Windsor County again when the town of Shrewsbury gained a small area from the town of Plymouth.〔Vt. Laws 1823, ch. 2/pp. 3-4.〕 On 15 November 1824 Windsor County gained from Rutland County when the town of Rochester gained a small area from the town of Pittsfield.〔Vt. Laws 1824, ch. 14/p. 16.〕 On 17 November 1825 Bennington County gained from the county when the town of Dorset gained a small area from the town of Mount Tabor.〔McCarty, "Evolution," 140; Vt. Laws 1825, no 18/p. 25; Vt. Laws 1832, no. 25/p. 25.〕 On 7 November 1839 the Legislature authorized Addison County to gain a small area from Rutland County when the town of Whiting was to gain from the town of Orwell. But there is no evidence that a change took effect.〔Vt. Laws 1839, no. 37/pp. 87-88.〕 Addison County gained the town of Orwell from Rutland County on 1 December 1847.〔Vt. Laws 1847, no. 8/p. 7.〕 On 6 March 1855 Addison County gained another small area from the county when the town of Goshen gained "Clemens Land" from the town of Brandon.〔Vt. Laws 1854, no. 61, sec. 3/p. 59.〕 On 10 November 1870 the Legislature authorized Rutland County to gain a small area from Windsor County when the town of Mount Holly was to gain from the town of Weston. But there is no evidence that the change took effect.〔Vt. Laws 1870, no. 292/pp. 572-573.〕 On 7 April 1880 the county lost to Washington County, New York, when New York gained a small area west of the village of Fair Haven from Vermont due to a change in the course of the Poultney River, a change too small to see on most maps.〔Vt. Laws 1876, no. 201/p. 380; U.S. Stat., vol. 21, ch. 49 ()/p. 72; Van Zandt, 65.〕 On 21 November 1884 Windsor County gained a small area from Rutland County when the town of Stockbridge gained Parker's Gore.〔Vt. Laws 1884, no. 262/p. 270.〕 On 8 October 1895 Windsor County gained from the county when the town of Weston gained from the town of Mount Tabor.〔"Weston v. Mount Tabor."〕 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「Rutland County, Vermont」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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