RUTLAND COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Vermont, with Lake Champlain on the west. Area, 958 square miles. Face of the country diversified with plains, hills, and mountains; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Rutland. Pop. In 1810, 29,486; in 1820, 29,983; in 1830, 31,295; in 1840, 30,699; in 1850, 33,059. (Fanning's, 1853)