South Royalton, VT

South Royalton is the largest village in the Town of Royalton, Windsor County, where the 2020 census counted 654 residents. The village sits along the White River, with Vermont Route 14 running just north of the river and connecting the community toward White River Junction and Barre. Its central streets form the South Royalton Historic District, a compact group of homes, shops, civic buildings, and river crossings.

Vermont Law School gives the village an academic presence, with campus buildings woven into the historic core. The old South Royalton schoolhouse now forms part of the law school campus, while the railroad station, Royalton Memorial Library, churches, and the village green keep older civic patterns visible. South Royalton's map brings together a river, a north-south highway, a historic district, and one of Vermont's best-known law schools. It is a village that serves as Royalton's main center while still feeling connected to the wider White River valley. Route 14 keeps the village in the White River travel corridor.