West Rutland is the central village and a
census-designated place (CDP) in the
town of West Rutland,
Rutland County
Rutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,572, making it the second-most populous county in Vermont. Its county seat and most populous municipality is the city of Rutland.
H ...
,
Vermont, United States. As of the
2020 census, it had a population of 1,898,
out of 2,214 in the entire town of West Rutland.
The CDP is in central Rutland County, in the southern part of the town. It sits in a valley on the east side of the
Taconic Mountains, drained to the east by the
Clarendon River, a tributary of
Otter Creek, and to the west by the
Castleton River, a tributary of the
Poultney River The Poultney River is a river in southwestern Vermont and eastern New York. In its 40-mile long course, the river drains approximately 263 square miles as it flows northwards into the southern end of Lake Champlain.
Course
The Poultney River's ...
. Both sets of rivers eventually flow to
Lake Champlain.
U.S. Route 4
U.S. Route 4 (US 4) is a long United States highway that runs from East Greenbush, New York, in the west to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the east, traversing Vermont.
In New York, US 4 is signed North-South to reflect its alignment in the s ...
, a four-lane expressway, passes south of the village center, with access from Exit 6. Route 4 leads east to
U.S. Route 7 on the south side of
Rutland
Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire.
Its greatest len ...
and west to
Fair Haven.
Vermont Route 4A, former US 4, is Main Street through West Rutland; it leads east to downtown Rutland and west to
Castleton.
Vermont Route 133
Vermont Route 133 (VT 133) is a north–south state highway in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It runs from VT 30 in Pawlet in the south to VT 4A in West Rutland in the north.
Route description
VT 133 begin ...
(Clarendon Avenue) leads south from the center of West Rutland to
Middletown Springs.
References
Populated places in Rutland County, Vermont
Census-designated places in Rutland County, Vermont
Census-designated places in Vermont
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