Londonderry is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It is bounded on the north by Landgrove and Weston, on the east by Windham, on the south by Jamaica and on the west by Winhall and Landgrove. The population was 1,919 in the 2020 census. The town contains the villages of Londonderry and South Londonderry.

History

Londonderry was first chartered in 1770 to a Col. James Rogers and was known as Kent, which included what is now Windham. The town was again chartered by act of the new Vermont Legislature on April 20, 1780. In this charter, the township was named Londonderry after Londonderry in New Hampshire, which in turn was named after Londonderry in Ireland.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.9&nbsp;square miles (92.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 35.7&nbsp;square miles (92.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.59%) is water. The West River flows through the town.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Londonderry has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the census