Rochester is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) that comprises the central village of the
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Rochester,
Windsor County,
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, the population of the CDP was 299,
compared to 1,139 for the entire town of Rochester.
Geography
Rochester is located in extreme northwest Windsor County, along the
White River.
Vermont Route 100 passes through the village, heading north to
Hancock,
Granville, and
Warren, and south to
Stockbridge.
Vermont Route 73 leads west from Rochester, crossing the
Green Mountains to
Brandon.
References
Census-designated places in Vermont
Census-designated places in Windsor County, Vermont
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