Duxbury is located in Central Vermont's Washington County along the beautiful Winooski River, scenic Vermont Route 100, and the flanks of Camels Hump, Vermont's iconic mountain peak. It is a place of hiking, hunting, backcountry skiing, bicycling, trout fishing, dirt roads, and snow. Mount Mansfield, Vermont's tallest peak, is about twelve miles northeast. Duxbury is the home of Crossett Brook Middle School and Harwood Union High School. The population of Duxbury is approximately 1,300 people.