Official Name: | Richford, Vermont |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Vermont |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Richford |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.9 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.8 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1361 |
Population Density Km2: | 283.4 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 135 |
Coordinates: | 44.9969°N -72.6711°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 05476[1] |
Area Code: | 802 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2378132 |
Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Info: | 50-59050 |
Richford is a census-designated place comprising the main settlement in the town of Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States. Its population was 1,361 as of the 2010 census, out of 2,308 people in the entire town of Richford.[2]
The Richford CDP is located in the northwest part of the town of Richford, along the Missisquoi River. Vermont Route 105 passes through the community, staying on the south side of the river; it leads east over the Green Mountains to North Troy and southwest down the Missisquoi River valley 10miles to Enosburg Falls. Vermont Route 139 (Main Street) intersects VT 105 in the south part of town, crosses the Missisquoi, becomes Province Street, and leads north to the Canada–United States border. Quebec Route 139 continues north from the border 7miles to Sutton, Quebec.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Richford CDP has a total area of 4.9sqkm, of which 4.8sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 2.05%, is water.[2]