Highgate Springs, Vermont Explained

Official Name:Highgate Springs, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:Highgate Springs
Coordinates:44.9792°N -73.1053°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Franklin
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Highgate
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.94
Area Land Km2:0.75
Area Water Km2:0.19
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:77
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:120
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05460
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-33325
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2586639

Highgate Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 77.[2]

The CDP is in northwestern Franklin County, in the western part of the town of Highgate. It sits on the southeast shore of Missisquoi Bay, an arm of Lake Champlain. U.S. Route 7 passes through the southeast side of the community, and Interstate 89 forms the southeast border. Both highways lead south 4miles to Swanton and north 3miles to the U.S.–Canada border at the Highgate Springs–St. Armand/Philipsburg Border Crossing.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 14, 2021.
  2. Web site: Highgate Springs CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 14, 2021.