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About Northfield

Northfield, Vermont  is a community of 5918 people (2020 Census) located in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains. Home to Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States, Northfield is an easy ten-mile drive from Montpelier, the state's capital, and three hours from either Boston or Montreal. As such, Northfield offers easy access to both idyllic rural and culturally diverse, cosmopolitan settings.

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The Town of Northfield, Vermont was chartered in 1781  and consists of 38.3 square miles.

 

Northfield also is home to six covered bridges, four of which are located in Northfield Falls in the northern part of town.  This includes the Slaughterhouse Road Bridge, which is off of Vermont Route 12.  Nearby on Cox Brook Road are three covered bridges in close proximity. The Stony Brook Covered Bridge, also known as the Moseley Covered Bridge, is in the south-western section of Northfield off of Vermont Route 12A. 

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News

Vermont General Election
Tuesday, November 5, 2024

On or before November 4, 2024, voted ballots can be deposited in the ballot box outside located at the Municipal Building during regular office hours (M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or you can mail or bring them into the Town Clerks office. If you are planning on voting the day of the election, please bring the ballot mailed to you...

Northfield, Vermont
Site Visit & Public Hearing Canceled

Norwich University has withdrawn its road discontinuation request for Park Avenue and University Drive. Therefore, the Site Visit and Public Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, October 22, 2024 have been canceled.

Northfield, Vermont
Pool House Rebuild Project RFP

The Town of Northfield is seeking proposals from architectural firms to evaluate the structural condition as well as public safety codes and ADA compliance of its existing pool house. Based the evaluation, the firm will prepare design plans with the goal of updating the building interior to improve the building layout and bring it up to public safety code and ADA compliance...

Information

Vermont General Election
Tuesday, November 5, 2024

On or before November 4, 2024, voted ballots can be deposited in the ballot box outside located at the Municipal Building during regular office hours (M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or you can mail or bring them into the Town Clerks office. If you are planning on voting the day of the election, please bring the ballot mailed to you...

Northfield, Vermont
Site Visit & Public Hearing Canceled

Norwich University has withdrawn its road discontinuation request for Park Avenue and University Drive. Therefore, the Site Visit and Public Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, October 22, 2024 have been canceled.

Northfield, Vermont
Pool House Rebuild Project RFP

The Town of Northfield is seeking proposals from architectural firms to evaluate the structural condition as well as public safety codes and ADA compliance of its existing pool house. Based the evaluation, the firm will prepare design plans with the goal of updating the building interior to improve the building layout and bring it up to public safety code and ADA compliance...

About Northfield

Northfield, Vermont  is a community of 5918 people (2020 Census) located in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains. Home to Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States, Northfield is an easy ten-mile drive from Montpelier, the state's capital, and three hours from either Boston or Montreal. As such, Northfield offers easy access to both idyllic rural and culturally diverse, cosmopolitan settings.

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The Town of Northfield, Vermont was chartered in 1781  and consists of 38.3 square miles.

 

Northfield also is home to six covered bridges, four of which are located in Northfield Falls in the northern part of town.  This includes the Slaughterhouse Road Bridge, which is off of Vermont Route 12.  Nearby on Cox Brook Road are three covered bridges in close proximity. The Stony Brook Covered Bridge, also known as the Moseley Covered Bridge, is in the south-western section of Northfield off of Vermont Route 12A. 

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