Ascutney, Vermont

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Ascutney, Vermont
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Windsor County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Ascutney highlighted.svg
Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont.
Coordinates: 43°24′30″N72°24′25″W / 43.40833°N 72.40694°W / 43.40833; -72.40694
Country United States
State Vermont
County Windsor
Area
  Total
1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
  Land1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
413 ft (126 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
529
  Density320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
05030
Area code 802
FIPS code 50-01750 [1]
GNIS feature ID1456178 [2]

Ascutney is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. [3] It is located in the northeastern section of Weathersfield, in the portion of that town adjacent to Mount Ascutney, after which the village is named. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 540. [4]

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Geography

Ascutney is located at geographical coordinates 43° 24′ 25″ North, 72° 24′ 27″ West (43.407059, -72.407562). The southern flanks of Mount Ascutney rise to the north of the CDP, with its summit in the neighboring towns of Windsor and West Windsor.

U.S. Route 5 runs north–south through Ascutney, intersected by Vermont routes 12 and 131 at the center of the CDP. Interstate 91 forms the western boundary of the CDP and serves Ascutney by Exit 8. From Ascutney, Route 12 crosses the Connecticut River into Claremont, New Hampshire.

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References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ascutney, Vermont
  4. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Ascutney CDP, Vermont". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 1, 2012.