Lowell (CDP), Vermont explained

Official Name:Lowell, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:Lowell
Coordinates:44.7992°N -72.4475°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Orleans
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Lowell
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.60
Area Land Km2:7.58
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:254
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:299
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05847
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-40450
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2586642

Lowell is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lowell, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 254,[2] out of 887 in the entire town of Lowell.

The CDP is in western Orleans County, at the geographic center of the town. It is in the valley of the East Branch of the Missisquoi River, which joins the Burgess Branch at the north end of the village to become the main stem of the Missisquoi, which flows north and then west to Lake Champlain.

Vermont Route 100 passes through the village center, leading north 8miles to Troy village and southwest to Hyde Park. Vermont Route 58 crosses Route 100 at the village center, leading east 9miles to Irasburg and northwest over Hazens Notch 10miles to Montgomery Center.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: Lowell CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 15, 2021.