Duxbury ()<!--with a full vowel in 'bur'--> is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,413 at the 2020 census. It claims to be the only municipality in the United States that has an elected position of dogcatcher.
History
In 1880, Emeline Meaker of Duxbury was hanged for poisoning her niece, Alice. The trial received much coverage throughout the country. She was the first woman hanged in Vermont.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.1 square miles (111.6 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 42.9 square miles (111.2 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.37%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census