South Royalton is an unincorporated village and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in the
town
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of
Royalton,
Windsor County,
Vermont
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, United States. With a population at the
2010 census of 694,
South Royalton is the largest community in the town. It is home to the
Vermont Law School
Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) is a private law and public policy graduate school in South Royalton, Vermont. It is the only ABA-accredited law school in the state. It offers several degrees, including Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Law ...
. The central portion of the village is a historic district, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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as the
South Royalton Historic District. The
Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial is located approximately two miles to the east. South Royalton is the town pictured in the opening credits of the
WB television show ''
Gilmore Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. The show ran fo ...
''.
Geography
South Royalton is located in northern Windsor County along the
White River.
Vermont Route 14 runs along the north side of the river, just outside the CDP limits, leading southeast to
White River Junction and northwest to
Barre.
Vermont Route 110 leads north from South Royalton into
Tunbridge.
Interstate 89 passes to the west of the village but does not serve it with a direct exit. Access to South Royalton is either from Exit 2 (at
Sharon
Sharon ( 'plain'), also spelled Saron, is a given name as well as a Hebrew name.
In Anglosphere, English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name, but historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, ...
) or Exit 3 (at North Royalton).
Buildings
South Royalton has a row of storefronts on Chelsea St., facing the
South Royalton Green. The village also has numerous churches, the
Royalton Memorial Library, the
South Royalton Railroad Station (now housing a bank), and
Vermont Law School
Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) is a private law and public policy graduate school in South Royalton, Vermont. It is the only ABA-accredited law school in the state. It offers several degrees, including Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Law ...
buildings including
Debevoise Hall (formerly the village schoolhouse).
See also
*
List of census-designated places in Vermont
*
South Royalton dome house
*
Chelsea Street Bridge (Royalton, Vermont)
Further reading
* , with accompanying photographs.
References
External links
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Census-designated places in Vermont
Census-designated places in Windsor County, Vermont
Royalton, Vermont
Unincorporated communities in Windsor County, Vermont
Unincorporated communities in Vermont