Grafton (CDP), Vermont explained

Official Name:Grafton, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:Grafton
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:43.1725°N -72.6086°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Windham
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Grafton
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.34
Area Land Km2:0.34
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:49
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:261
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05146
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-28825
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2807160

Grafton is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Grafton, Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 49,[2] compared to 645 in the entire town.

The CDP is in northern Windham County, southeast of the center of Grafton. It sits in the valley of the Saxtons River, where it is joined by its South Branch. The Saxtons is an east-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River.

Vermont Route 121 serves as Grafton's Main Street. It leads southeast to Bellows Falls on the Connecticut River and northwest to Londonderry. Vermont Route 35 (Chester Hill Road) runs north out of Grafton, leading 7miles to Chester. Route 35 joins Route 121 east out of Grafton but later turns south and leads a total of to Townshend.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 21, 2021.
  2. Web site: Grafton CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 21, 2021.