Readsboro, Vermont

Readsboro, Vermont
Readsboro
Readsboro
Nickname: 
Reads-bury
Readsboro, Vermont
Readsboro, Vermont
Readsboro, Vermont is located in the United States
Readsboro, Vermont
Readsboro, Vermont
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°46′20″N 72°56′50″W / 42.77222°N 72.94722°W / 42.77222; -72.94722
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyBennington
CommunitiesReadsboro
Heartwellville
Area
 • Total36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2)
 • Land36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
1,663 ft (507 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total702
 • Density19/sq mi (7.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
05350, 05352
Area code802
FIPS code50-58600[1]
GNIS feature ID1462184[2]
Websitereadsborovt.org

Readsboro is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The town was named after John Reade, a landholder.[3] The population was 702 at the 2020 census.[4] The hamlet of Heartwellville is in the northern part of Readsboro, approximately 5 miles (8 km) north on Route 100 from the hamlet of Readsboro.[5]

The Readsboro census-designated place consists of the town center and had a population of 297 at the 2020 census.[6]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Profile for Readsboro, Vermont". ePodunk. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Readsboro town, Bennington County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Coolidge, Austin Jacobs; Mansfield, John Brainard (1859). A History and Description of New England, General and Local. Boston: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 883. OCLC 12762947.
  6. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Readsboro CDP, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2022.