Westford, VT

Westford is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,062 residents. The area that is today described as Westford, Vermont originally fell within the traditional territories of the Sokoki, Missisquoi, and Cowasuck bands of the Western Abenaki tribes. Newly introduced infectious diseases and attacks by English settlers greatly impacted native populations and prompted their emigration to Quebec by the 1670s, opening the land for settlement by European immigrants. In Westford, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Westford, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Westford is in northern Chittenden County, bordered by Franklin and Lamoille counties to the north. Prominent waterways include Westford Pond, Pond Brook, Rogers Brook, and the Browns River, as well as Morgan Brook and Beaver Brook. Westford is home to Rovers North.