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Census-designated place in Vermont, United States
Dorset, Vermont
Census-designated place
Dorset is located in VermontDorsetDorsetShow map of VermontDorset is located in the United StatesDorsetDorsetShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 43°15′18″N 73°5′56″W / 43.25500°N 73.09889°W / 43.25500; -73.09889
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyBennington
TownDorset
Area
 • Total2.10 sq mi (5.44 km)
 • Land2.08 sq mi (5.39 km)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km)
Elevation960 ft (290 m)
Population360
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code05251
Area code802
FIPS code50-17650
GNIS feature ID2586627

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, out of 2,133 in the entire town.

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

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dorset CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. "Dorset Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
Municipalities and communities of Bennington County, Vermont, United States
Shire towns: Bennington and Manchester
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Footnotes§ Disincorporated
‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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