Shaftsbury

town in Vermont, United States
Place new_england_town Q945602
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Shaftsbury

Summary

Shaftsbury is a New England town[1]. Shaftsbury draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (new_england_town category, ranking #120 of 511).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County[3].
  • Shaftsbury is in the country of United States[4].
  • Shaftsbury's instance of is recorded as New England town[5].
  • Shaftsbury's postal code is recorded as 05262[6].
  • Shaftsbury's Commons category is recorded as Shaftsbury, Vermont[7].
  • Shaftsbury's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[8].
  • Shaftsbury's local dialing code is recorded as 802[9].
  • August 20, 1761 marks the founding of Shaftsbury[10].
  • Shaftsbury's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.980601, 'lon': -73.2080843}[11].
  • Shaftsbury's official website is recorded as http://www.shaftsbury.net/[12].
  • Shaftsbury's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shaftsbury, Vermont[13].
  • Shaftsbury has a population of {'amount': '+3598'}[14].
  • Shaftsbury has a population of {'amount': '+3590'}[15].
  • Shaftsbury's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shaftsbury'}[16].
  • Shaftsbury's category for people who died here is recorded as Q109883310[17].
  • Shaftsbury's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1224'}[18].
  • Shaftsbury sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+318'}[19].
  • Shaftsbury covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+111.8'}[20].
  • Shaftsbury's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+41316'}[21].

Body

Geography

Shaftsbury is in the country of United States[4]. Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shaftsbury covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+111.8'}[20]. Shaftsbury sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+318'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3598'}[14] and {'amount': '+3590'}[15].

Designation and Status

Shaftsbury's instance of is recorded as New England town[5].

History and Context

August 20, 1761 marks the founding of Shaftsbury[10].

Why It Matters

Shaftsbury draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (new_england_town category, ranking #120 of 511).[2] Shaftsbury has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Shaftsbury is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . unitedstateszipcodes.org. Retrieved . unitedstateszipcodes.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved . nist.time.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . unitedstateszipcodes.org. Retrieved . unitedstateszipcodes.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . History of Vermont: natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone Eastern Time Zone
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  2. 19w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households {'amount': '+1224'}
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    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+318'}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+111.8'}
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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