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The Town of Stratton is a small village in the mountains that provides the administration and tax services of the Town and the Stratton Mountain Ski Area.

Town of Stratton

The Town of Stratton is a small Southern Vermont town in Windham County, formed in 1761, and settled about 20 years later.  It was always a small town, grew to a population of about 300 during the 1800 logging boom, but never was a significant farming community because of the harsh winters and difficult road access.

As a small Vermont mountain town, it probably would have been forgotten, if not for the Stratton Mountain Ski Resort development which started in the 1960's. 

• There is a population of 36 families, 60 households and 136 people.
• It is nestled in the Vermont Green Mountains and has an elevation of 1880 ft
• It is 47 square miles with 46.4 miles of mountains and towns and .6 sq miles of lakes and streams.
• It is located on the road past the Stratton Mountain Sunbowl, the back road south towards Mt. Snow.
• The center of the town largely consists of the Town Hall (where you pay your taxes)
• The Stratton Garage is in the area.

This history of Stratton and the legacy of the Stratton families is covered extensively in a book by D. K. Young, available at the Stratton Town Hall for $30.  It is great reading, especially if you want to know about the land grants and economics that drove the early settlements.

Famous People from Stratton

This little area in Vermont has had a big effect on snowboarding in this country and around the world. 

• Jake Burton invented snowboarding at Stratton
• Stratton was the first ski area to support Snowboarding and now hosts the US Open.
• Ross Powers won the Winter Olympic Gold Medal in Snowboarding
• Lindsey Jacobellis won the Winter Olympic Silver medal in Snowboarding
•                    , from SMS, won a Summer Olympic Silver Medal in 

And Robert Penn Warren is a novelist from the area.