Sandgate, Vermont

Sandgate is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 387 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Sandgate is located in northwestern Bennington County and is entirely within the Taconic Mountains. It is bordered to the north by the town of Rupert, to the east by Manchester, to the south by Arlington, and to the west by the town of Salem in Washington County, New York.

Bear Mountain, with a summit of , is the highest point, located in the northern part of the town. The eastern part of town includes the lower slopes of Equinox Mountain, which has its summit in neighboring Manchester.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.16%, is water. The entire town is part of the watershed of the Batten Kill, a tributary of the Hudson River in New York.

Demographics

As of the census