Windsor County, Vermont Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Windsor County
U.S. county
Windsor County courthouse in Woodstock
Location within the U.S. state of Vermont
Vermont's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Vermont
Founded	1781
Named for	Windsor, Vermont, which was named for Windsor, Connecticut
Shire Town	Woodstock
Largest town	Hartford
Area
• Total	977 sq mi (2,530 km²)
• Land	969 sq mi (2,510 km²)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19 km²) 0.8%%
Population (2020)
• Total	57,753
• Density	59.113/sq mi (22.823/km²)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Windsor County is a special area called a county in the state of Vermont. It's located in the United States. In 2020, about 57,753 people lived here.

The main town, or shire town, where the county government is, is Woodstock. The biggest town in Windsor County is Hartford.

History of Windsor County
Geography of Windsor County
People of Windsor County
Transportation in Windsor County
Towns and Communities
See also

History of Windsor County

Windsor County was created on February 16, 1781. This happened when Vermont decided to become its own state, separate from New York. Before that, the land was part of a bigger area called Cumberland County.

This area has been home to some famous people!

Calvin Coolidge, who became the 30th U.S. President, was born and buried here.
Joseph Smith, Jr., who started the Latter Day Saint movement, was also born in Windsor County.

Geography of Windsor County

Windsor County is the largest county in Vermont by size. It covers about 977 square miles. Most of this area is land, with a small part being water.

Neighboring Counties

Windsor County shares its borders with several other counties:

To the north: Orange County
To the northeast: Grafton County, New Hampshire
To the east: Sullivan County, New Hampshire
To the south: Windham County
To the southwest: Bennington County
To the west: Rutland County
To the northwest: Addison County

Special Natural Areas

You can find parts of these important natural and historical places in Windsor County:

Green Mountain National Forest
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
White Rocks National Recreation Area

Main Roads

Many important roads run through Windsor County, helping people travel around. These include major highways like:

I-89
I-91
US 4
US 5

People of Windsor County

The population of Windsor County has changed a lot over the years. In 1790, there were about 15,740 people. By 2020, the population had grown to 57,753 people.

In 2010, there were 56,670 people living in the county. Most people were white (96.3%). About 1.2% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino background. The average age of people in the county was about 45.8 years old.

The average income for a family in the county was around $63,387.

Transportation in Windsor County

Windsor County has many important roads. In 2009, it had the most "major arteries" (main roads) in the entire state of Vermont.

One of these roads, US Route 4, feels a bit like a fast highway. Because of this, people sometimes drive too fast. To keep everyone safe, the local police often give out tickets to drivers who are speeding.

Towns and Communities

Windsor County is made up of many different towns and smaller communities.

Towns

Andover
Baltimore
Barnard
Bethel
Bridgewater
Cavendish
Chester
Hartford
Hartland
Ludlow
Norwich
Plymouth
Pomfret
Reading
Rochester
Royalton
Sharon
Springfield
Stockbridge
Weathersfield
West Windsor
Weston
Windsor
Woodstock (This is the main county town!)

Villages

These are smaller parts of the towns listed above:

Census-Designated Places

These are areas that the government counts separately, but they are still part of the larger towns:

Windsor County, Vermont facts for kids

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