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Essex
A town of 11,516 people in Chittenden County, Vermont
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Town in Vermont, United States1763Established
22,094Population
39.3 sq miArea
200 ftElevation
Essex is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Vermont Route 289 crosses the town from east to west. The city of Essex Junction, with a population as of 2020 of 10,590, was located within the town as an incorporated village until 2022.
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ZIP code05451
Area code802
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#13Best public schoolsof 70 in VT
DistrictEssex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51Schools3
Essex Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 484 students
Founders Memorial SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 353 students
Essex Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 366 students
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