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Contents and Links: About Strafford Activities Points of Interest Contact Info Churches, Ministries, Charitables Neighboring Towns Wikipedia Entry Map / Driving Directions Road Conditions Utilities The Justin Morrill House Photo by Phillip Thompson If you have any comments about this page, please let us know. Residents: Participate in this page. Tell us about your town!
About Strafford, Vermont [Top] Orange County Chartered: August 12, 1761 (New Hampshire Grant) Area: 28,329 Acres = 44.26 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 76* ] Coordinates (Geographic Center): N 43° 52' W 72°23' Altitude: 930 feet ASL Population (US Census, 2010): 1,098 [ Population Rank: 154* ] Population Density (persons per square mile): 24.8 [ Density Rank: 171* ] Full Census Info: Town  County  State *Area, Population and Density rankings refer to Strafford's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here. Like Strafford County in New Hampshire, named for one of Benning Wentworth's family connections in England. In Wentworth's time, his cousin William Wentworth was the Earl of Strafford who served as an aide to the King and Member of Parliament, following a distinguished career as a British dragoon officer. Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History with the author's permission
Activities & Points of Interest [Top] Goings-on in and near Strafford Calendar of Events provided by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing. Senator Justin S. Morrill State Historic Site Furnished seventeen-room Gothic Revival home (1849-50, pictured above) of Senator Justin Morrill, author of the Land Grant College Act. Justin Morrill Highway, Thursday-Monday, 11-5 pm, Admission, 802-828-3051. Strafford Historical Society
Contact Info [Top] Emergency Services (Statewide): 911 Hospital: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Hanover, NH) 603-650-5000 Town Clerk:  Lisa Kendall PO Box 27 Strafford, VT 05072  802-765-4411  M-Th 7:30-4:30
Churches, Ministries, Charitables [Top] Roman Catholic : Our Lady of Light Unitarian Universalist : Strafford Universalist Society 802-765-4295 United Church of Christ : United Church of Christ (South Strafford)
Neighboring Towns [Top]
This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").
Chelsea Vershire West Fairlee Strafford Tunbridge Thetford Royalton Sharon Norwich
Utilities [Top] Notes about utilities: One electric or phone company indicates that company serves the entire town. More than one of either indicates each serves different areas of town. A listed cable company MIGHT mean the entire town is covered, but not necessarily. More than one listed indicates each serves different areas of town. Unless your area is one served by Vermont's only gas utility, your only option is bottled gas (any dealer). Electric Green Mountain Power 888-835-4672 Electric Washington Electric Co-op 800-932-5245 Telephone Fairpoint 866-984-2001 Do you have a question or comment about Strafford?   Web Virtual Vermont Recreation - Bridges - Lodging - Shopping - Dining Top Home Virtual Vermont Internet Services What can we do for you? ©1999-2013 October 5, 2013