Place:Strafford, Orange, Vermont, United States

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NameStrafford
TypeTown
Coordinates43.85°N 72.367°W
Located inOrange, Vermont, United States
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Strafford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census. The town of Strafford was created on August 12, 1761 by way of a royal charter which King George III of Great Britain issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. The town was named after the Earl of Strafford. Its town house is one of the most famous in Vermont, sitting atop a hill in the historic town square.

Strafford was one of thirteen Vermont towns isolated by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011.

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