Warren is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census. The center of population of Vermont is located in Warren. It is set between the two ranges of the Green Mountains, with approximately 25% of the town within the boundaries of the federal Green Mountain National Forest.
Sugarbush Resort is a local ski resort in the town. The Long Trail, a hiking trail running from the border with Massachusetts to the Canada–US border, traverses the town.
History
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Granted on November 9, 1780, Warren was chartered on October 20, 1789, to John Throop and 67 others. It was named for Dr. Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War patriot. The first settlers, Samuel Lard and Seth Leavitt, arrived in 1797. Grain and lumber mills were built on the Mad River to grind grain or manufacture lumber and clapboards. On the fertile intervales, farmers grew hay. By 1839, when the town's population was 766, cattle and about 4000 sheep grazed the hills. Milk and maple syrup were important commodity goods.
In the late 1930s, the area began to be developed for recreational skiing.The first ski tow was erected in the Mad River Valley by the Warren Outing Club.
In 1958, Damon Gadd and Jack Murphy founded Sugarbush Ski Area on the northeast side of Lincoln Peak. They had a three-seat gondola installed; at that time it was the nation's longest lift. It was manufactured in Italy. Eventually this developed into what is today Sugarbush Resort, a tourist destination.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.12%, is water. Warren is drained by the Mad River, a tributary of the Winooski River which flows to Lake Champlain.
The town is crossed by Vermont Route 100 and served by Warren-Sugarbush Airport.
Demographics
As of the census