Pomfret is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 916 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the Earl of Pomfret. Pomfret was chartered in 1761 by Benning Wentworth, who was the governor of New Hampshire. The first settler was Bartholomew Durkee, who came from Pomfret, Connecticut. Pomfret …
Pomfret is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 916 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the Earl of Pomfret. Pomfret was chartered in 1761 by Benning Wentworth, who was the governor of New Hampshire. The first settler was Bartholomew Durkee, who came from Pomfret, Connecticut. Pomfret was called "New Pomfret" at first because most of the people who settled there came from the town in Connecticut.
Elevation: 1,499 ft (457 m)
Country: United States
State: Vermont
County: Windsor
Communities: Pomfret · North Pomfret · South Pomfret · Hewitts Corners · Millbrook
ZIP Codes: 05053 (North Pomfret) · 05067 (South Pomfret) · 05068 (South Royalton) · 05084 (West Hartford) · 05091 (Woodstock)
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