Dorset is the primary settlement and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 360,[2] out of 2,133 in the entire town.
Dorset, Vermont | |
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| Coordinates: 43°15′18″N 73°5′56″W / 43.25500°N 73.09889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Bennington |
| Town | Dorset |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.10 sq mi (5.44 km2) |
| • Land | 2.08 sq mi (5.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 960 ft (290 m) |
| Population | 360 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 05251 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-17650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586627[3] |
It is in northern Bennington County, in the western part of the town of Dorset, in a valley between Spruce Peak to the west, Mount Aeolus to the southeast, and Dorset Mountain to the northeast. Vermont Route 30 passes through the center of the village, leading southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Manchester Center and northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Pawlet. The Mettawee River runs through the northern part of the CDP, flowing northwest to the southern end of Lake Champlain at Whitehall, New York.
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Dorset CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Dorset Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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