Cavendish, Vermont | |
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Coordinates: 43°22′55″N 72°36′29″W / 43.38194°N 72.60806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Windsor |
Area | |
• Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
• Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 890 ft (270 m) |
Population (
2010) | |
• Total | 179 |
• Density | 270/sq mi (110/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 05142 |
Area code | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-12175 [1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1456794 [2] |
Cavendish is a census-designated place, the central village of the town of Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Until the mid–nineteenth century it was known as Duttonsville. [3] As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 179, [4] compared to 1,367 for the entire town of Cavendish.
Cavendish is the site of the 1848 accident where Phineas Gage got an iron rod shot through his skull while preparing a railroad bed. He survived, and after treatment became a case study for brain researchers. The town has erected a memorial to Gage. [5] The town is also the birth place of Nettie Stevens, the scientist who discovered the Y chromosome. [6] Today, the village is home to Cavendish Labs, an AI alignment and pandemic prevention research institute, as well as a branch of Mack Molding. [7] [8]
Cavendish is located along Vermont Route 131 in the Black River valley. Route 131 heads west to Proctorsville, a larger village within the town of Cavendish, then connects with Vermont Route 103 to Ludlow. To the east, Route 131 leads to the village of Ascutney on the Connecticut River.