Windsor (CDP), Vermont explained

Official Name:Windsor, 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:Windsor
Area Total Km2:3.4
Area Land Km2:3.1
Area Water Km2:0.3
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:2066
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:104
Coordinates:43.4753°N -72.3883°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:05089
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-85000[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1460299[2]

Windsor is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main settlement within the town of Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population of the CDP was 2,066 at the 2010 census,[3] compared with 3,553 for the town as a whole.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4sqkm, of which 3.1sqkm is land and 0.3sqkm, or 8.13%, is water.[4] It is located along the Connecticut River, which forms the state boundary with New Hampshire.

U.S. Route 5 runs north-south through the village, connecting White River Junction to the north with Springfield and Bellows Falls to the south. Vermont Route 44 (Union Street) runs west from the center of the village towards Brownsville and South Reading. Interstate 91 passes west of the village but does not serve it directly; the closest access is Exit 9 in Hartland. The Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge, one of the longest covered bridges in the world, crosses the Connecticut River from Windsor into Cornish, New Hampshire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Windsor CDP, Vermont. United States Census Bureau. August 3, 2012.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Springfield CDP, Vermont. United States Census Bureau. August 3, 2012.