Winooski (/wɪˈnuːski/) is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, in the United States. Located at the mouth of the Winooski River, as of the 2000 census the city population was 6,561. It is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km) of i...
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Winooski (/wɪˈnuːski/) is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, in the United States. Located at the mouth of the Winooski River, as of the 2000 census the city population was 6,561. It is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km) of it (5.30%) is water.
The word "winooski" comes from the language of the Abenaki tribe, and means "this is where the wild onions grow".
5000 years ago a single family of paleolithic native Americans came to what is now the city. The prehistoric campground for this transient group is one of Vermont's significant archaeological sites. Other native people came to Winooski in the years that followed.
Situated on a main travel route, Winooski most likely started out as a trading city. With a set of waterfalls to assist the growth of industry, it soon...
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