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Population (year 2000): 2,086. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,129 (+2.1% change)
Males: 1,049 (50.3%), Females: 1,037 (49.7%)
Chittenden County
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $61,205 (year 2000)
Median house value: $113,100 (year 2000)
Races in Westford:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (19.1%), Irish (19.0%),
French (14.7%), German (12.2%), French Canadian (11.1%), Italian
(8.0%).
Elevation: 467 feet
For population 25 years and over in Westford
- High school or higher: 89.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.7%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Westford town
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 7.9%
3.6% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.7% North
America, 0.6% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +350 (+20.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Westford:
- NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 15 miles;
SAINT ALBANS, VT)
- FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 18 miles;
BURLINGTON, VT)
- VERMONT STATE HOSP DISTINCT PART UNIT (about 25
miles; WATERBURY, VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Westford:
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 14 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID:
BTV)
- CLINTON CO (about 36 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID:
PLB)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 76 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Westford:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (about 23 miles; HIGHGATE, VT;
ID: FSO)
- MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (about 29 miles;
MORRISVILLE, VT; ID: MVL)
- PLATTSBURGH INTL (about 32 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY;
ID: PBG)
Amtrak stations near Westford:
- 11 miles: BURLINGTON-ESSEX JUNCTION (ESSEX JUNCTION,
29 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 15 miles: ST. ALBANS (40 FEDERAL ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, ATM, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Westford:
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL
(about 13 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment:
8,852)
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 14 miles; COLCHESTER,
VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 33 miles;
PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 81 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
Public primary/middle school in Westford:
- WESTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 146 BROOKSIDE ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Westford:
- WESTFORD TOWN (Operating income: $29,351;
Location: P.O. BOX 86, 1718 VT RTE 128; 5,879 books; 141
audio materials; 543 video materials; 13 serial
subscriptions)
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