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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = West Windsor, Vermont
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|area_code = [[Area code 802|802]]
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'''West Windsor''' is a town in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], [[Vermont]],
It was known for its [[Ascutney Mountain Resort]], which closed in 2010 and was bought by its citizens in 2015.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|64.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|63.8|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.37%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=
The unincorporated village of [[Brownsville, Vermont|Brownsville]] is one of the few urban areas in the town and sits at the northwestern base of [[Mount Ascutney]] (elevation 3143 ft.).<ref name="windsor">{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=West Windsor, Vermont |url=https://westwindsorvt.govoffice2.com/ |access-date=February 2, 2022 |website=westwindsorvt.govoffice2.com}}</ref>
==Demographics==
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|2000= 1067
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|2020= 1344
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/
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{{update section|date=July 2020}}
The median
According to the NY Times, between 2010 and 2020, the town’s population jumped over 20 percent and median single-family home sale prices more than doubled, to $329,750.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=David |date=February 1, 2022 |title=A Town That Saved a Mountain, and a Mountain That Saved a Town |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/travel/ascutney-cross-country.html |access-date=February 2, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Economy==
In 2010 the [[Ascutney Mountain Resort]] closed because of scant snow and mismanagement. In 2015, the town bought the failed ski area with the help of nonprofit Trust for Public Land and residents charted a sustainable, volunteer-driven path.<ref name="nyt"/>
==Notable people==
* [[Rollin Amsden]], U.S. Marshal for Vermont<ref>{{cite news |date=February 4, 1899 |title=Hon. Rollin Amsden |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46154795/hon-rollin-amsden/ |work=Vermont Journal |location=Windsor, VT |page=8 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}}}}</ref>
* [[Charles Bronson]], Actor, interred at Brownsville Cemetery.
==References==
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{{Windsor County, Vermont}}
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[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]▼
[[Category:West Windsor, Vermont| ]]
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[[Category:Towns in Windsor County, Vermont]]
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