Wells is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 1,214.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.42%, is water. The village of Wells is in the southern part of the town, along Vermont Route 30.

Little Lake (also known as Little Pond) is situated entirely within the town, and a portion of Lake Saint Catherine falls within the town as well. Raymond Lobdell's "A Natural Resource Planning Study of Wells, Vermont" (1975) indicates that "Lake St. Catherine is a large, long lake of which begins at the Lily Pond in Poultney and drains south into Wells. The lake has a maximum depth of 68 feet, an average depth of 32.2 feet, and a volume of <!--29,945 acre feet-->. "It is about five miles long and drains into a narrow channel which connects it with Little Pond. "Little Pond is a shallow lake of about , with an average depth of two feet, a maximum depth of only four feet and a volume of <!--362 acre feet--> .

Demographics

As of the census

  • E. B. Ward, 19th-century American industrialist, spent part of his childhood here

Education

  • Wells Village School - Educates learners grades kindergarten through 6th grade.

References

  • Town of Wells official website