Editing Montgomery, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
The town is in eastern Franklin County, bordered to the south by Lamoille County and to the east by [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans County]]. [[Vermont Route 118]] passes through the town, leading northwest to [[Berkshire, Vermont|Berkshire]] and south to [[Eden, Vermont|Eden]]. [[Vermont Route 58]] intersects Route 118 at Montgomery Center, leading southwest over [[Hazens Notch]] to [[Lowell, Vermont|Lowell]]. [[Vermont Route 242]] also terminates at Montgomery Center, leading northeast over the [[Green Mountains]] to [[Jay, Vermont|Jay]]. The higheast point in Montgomery is the {{convert|1154|m|order=flip|adj=on}} summit of Big Jay, a spur of [[Jay Peak (Vermont)|Jay Peak]]. Big Jay is in the northeast corner of Montgomery.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|146.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|146.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), or 0.13%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5001145850| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Montgomery town, Franklin County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=September 13, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Nearly all of the town is drained by the Trout River, a northwest-flowing tributary of the [[Missisquoi River]]. The southeast corner of the town is drained by Calavale Brook, a tributary of the [[Lamoille River]]. Both rivers flow to [[Lake Champlain]].

The following are named villages and places in the town of Montgomery, according to the Vermont Secretary of State.<ref>List of place names in Vermont</ref>

* Hectorville
* Hutchins
* Montgomery Center ([[ZIP Code]] 05471)
* Montgomery Village (ZIP Code 05470)

[[Hazen's Notch|Hazen's Notch State Park]] is located on Vermont Route 58, the Hazen's Notch Road. The undeveloped park is located in three towns, including Montgomery. It is midway between [[Lowell, Vermont|Lowell]] to the east and Montgomery to the west.