Northfield (CDP), Vermont explained

Official Name:Northfield, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:Northfield
Coordinates:44.1486°N -72.6558°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Northfield
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.42
Area Land Km2:6.30
Area Water Km2:0.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:3757
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:734
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05663
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-50200
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2765037

Northfield is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Northfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,757,[2] out of 5,918 in the entire town. The former village of Northfield merged with the surrounding town of Northfield in 2014;[3] the current CDP includes the former village as well as the unincorporated villages of Northfield Center and South Northfield.

The CDP is in southern Washington County, in the central part of the town of Northfield, in the valley of the Dog River, a north-flowing tributary of the Winooski River. The CDP is bordered to the north by the village of Northfield Falls and extends south as far as South Northfield. Norwich University is in the southern part of the CDP, in Northfield Center.

Vermont Route 12 is Northfield's Main Street, leading north-northeast (downriver) 10miles to Montpelier, the state capital, and south through Brookfield Gulf to Randolph. Vermont Route 12A leaves Route 12 in Northfield Center and follows a western alternate route to Randolph.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 20, 2021.
  2. Web site: Northfield CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 20, 2021.
  3. Web site: History. Town of Northfield. October 20, 2021.