Saxtons River, Vermont

Saxtons River, Vermont
Saxtons River, Vermont
Location within the state of Vermont
Coordinates: 43°8′18″N 72°30′33″W / 43.13833°N 72.50917°W / 43.13833; -72.50917
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyWindham
Area
  Total
0.49 sq mi (1.26 km2)
  Land0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
479
  Density980/sq mi (380/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
05154 (Saxtons River)
05101 (Bellows Falls)
Area code802
FIPS code50-62950
GNIS feature ID1459397
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1930670
194074010.4%
1950715−3.4%
19607251.4%
1970581−19.9%
19805932.1%
1990541−8.8%
2000519−4.1%
20105658.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

Saxtons River is an incorporated village in the town of Rockingham in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 479 at the 2020 census. For over a hundred years, Saxtons River has been the home of Vermont Academy, an independent secondary school. Most of the village is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as Saxtons River Village Historic District.