Thetford, Vermont

Thetford, Vermont
Town
United Church of Thetford
United Church of Thetford
Located in Orange County, Vermont
Located in Orange County, Vermont
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Location of Vermont with the U.S.A.
Coordinates: 43°49′36″N 72°14′44″W / 43.82667°N 72.24556°W / 43.82667; -72.24556
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyOrange
Chartered1761
CommunitiesEast Thetford
North Thetford
Post Mills
Thetford Center
Thetford Hill
Union Village
Area
 • Total44.2 sq mi (114.4 km2)
 • Land43.6 sq mi (112.8 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,775
 • Density64/sq mi (24.6/km2)
 • Households
1,155
 • Families
707
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
05074
Area code802
FIPS code50-72400[1]
GNIS feature ID1462226[2]
WebsiteThetford Official Website

Thetford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States in the Connecticut River Valley. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census.[3] Villages within the town include East Thetford, North Thetford, Thetford Hill, Thetford Center, Rices Mills, Union Village, and Post Mills. The town office is in Thetford Center.

Thetford is home to Thetford Academy, Vermont's oldest secondary school. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, formerly Swift Water Girl Scout Council, also has a summer residential camp here called Camp Farnsworth. Camp Farnsworth originally started under private ownership by Chelebe and Madama Farnsworth in 1909 when it was called Camp Hanoum.[citation needed][4]

  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. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Thetford town, Orange County, Vermont". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ ISBN 1-16-503931-1 Summer in the girls camp, Anna Worthington Coale, Pg. 179-180