Whitingham is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Nathan Whiting, a landholder. The population was 1,344 at the 2020 census. Whitingham is the birthplace of Brigham Young, the second president of LDS Church and founder of Salt Lake City, Utah. Its village center, a census-designated place, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Whitingham Village Historic District.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.3&nbsp;square miles (101.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of which 37.1&nbsp;square miles (96.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 2.2&nbsp;square miles (5.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (5.70%) is water.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Whitingham has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

At the 2010 census,

  • Harrie B. Chase (1889–1969), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Paul A. Chase (1895–1963), justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
  • Henry W. Closson (1832–1917), U.S. Army brigadier general
  • Isaac Goodnow (1814–1894), founder of Kansas State University and Manhattan, Kansas
  • Karen Hein (born 1944), pediatrician and founder of the first HIV/AIDS program for adolescents
  • James Mullett Jr. (1784–1858), judge of the New York Supreme Court
  • Horace B. Smith (1826–1888), U.S. Representative from New York
  • Brigham Young (1801–1877), early leader of the Mormon Church

References

  • Town of Whitingham, Vermont
  • Burrington Hill – defunct ski area in Whitingham Vermont