Editing Groton, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
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Groton is located in the southwest corner of Caledonia County. It is bordered by the town of [[Peacham, Vermont|Peacham]] to the north, [[Barnet, Vermont|Barnet]] to the northeast, and [[Ryegate, Vermont|Ryegate]] to the east, all in Caledonia County. To the south, in [[Orange County, Vermont|Orange County]], are the towns of [[Newbury (town), Vermont|Newbury]] (southeast), [[Topsham, Vermont|Topsham]] (south), and [[Orange, Vermont|Orange]] (southwest). The [[Washington County, Vermont|Washington County]] towns of [[Plainfield, Vermont|Plainfield]] and [[Marshfield, Vermont|Marshfield]] are to the west. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|142.4|sqkm}}, of which {{convert|139.2|sqkm}} is land and {{convert|3.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 2.19%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000530550| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161511/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000530550| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Groton town, Caledonia County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref>

The [[Wells River (Vermont)|Wells River]], a tributary of the [[Connecticut River]], has its headwaters in Groton.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1996).  ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-016-9}}</ref> [[Groton State Forest]] occupies most of the western third of the town.  The highest point in Groton is {{convert|3352|ft|adj=on}} [[Signal Mountain (Vermont)|Signal Mountain]], near the southwest corner of the town.

The CDP of Groton is the primary settlement in the town, located in the southeastern corner along US&nbsp;302 and the Wells River. It has a total area of {{convert|5.36|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.31|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.03%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010 CDP">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5030475| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202738/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5030475| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Groton CDP, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref>