The U.S. state of Vermont is divided into 247 municipalities, including 237 towns and 10 cities. Vermont also has nine unincorporated areas, split between five unincorporated towns and four gores. As of 2024, Vermont has 30 incorporated villages, which are municipal governments operating within a town and providing additional services.
| Municipalities of Vermont | |
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| Category | Municipality |
| Location | State of Vermont |
| Found in | County |
| Created |
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| Number | 247 |
| Populations | 70 (Victory) – 44,743 (Burlington) |
| Areas | 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (Winooski) – 73.8 square miles (191 km2) (Chittenden) |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions | |
Definitions and further information
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Burlington, Vermont's largest city -
The downtown area of Rutland, Vermont's third largest city -
The downtown area of Montpelier, Vermont's capital city -
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Stowe Town Hall -
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Cities in Vermont are municipalities with the city form of government. Vermont has ten cities with a combined area of 80.2 sq mi (208 km2), or 0.8% of the state's total area.[citation needed]
According to the 2020 census, 119,299 people, or 18.54% of the state's population, resided in Vermont's cities (excluding Essex Junction, which incorporated in 2022). Six of Vermont's 14 counties have at least one city within their borders. Five cities serve as the county seats for their respective counties and are indicated below with an asterisk (*).
Towns in Vermont are municipalities that typically incorporate the town meeting format into their government
In some cases, a town and city have the same name, such as Barre City which is almost entirely surrounded by the separate municipality of Barre Town.
List of municipalities
edit| Municipality | Type | County | Population
(2020)[1] |
Land area | Year
incorporated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | City | Chittenden (seat) | 44,743 | 15.49 sq mi (40.1 km2) | 1864 |
| South Burlington | City | Chittenden | 20,292 | 29.58 sq mi (76.6 km2) | 1971 |
| Colchester | Town | Chittenden | 17,524 | 58.57 sq mi (151.7 km2) | |
| Rutland | City | Rutland (seat) | 15,807 | 7.68 sq mi (19.9 km2) | 1892 |
| Bennington | Town | Bennington (seat) | 15,333 | 42.50 sq mi (110.1 km2) | |
| Brattleboro | Town | Windham | 12,184 | 32.41 sq mi (83.9 km2) | |
| Essex | Town | Chittenden | 11,540 | 39.32 sq mi (101.8 km2) | |
| Milton | Town | Chittenden | 10,723 | 60.89 sq mi (157.7 km2) | |
| Hartford | Town | Windsor | 10,686 | 45.88 sq mi (118.8 km2) | |
| Essex Junction | City | Chittenden | 10,590 | 4.74 sq mi (12.3 km2) | 2022 |
| Williston | Town | Chittenden | 10,103 | 30.58 sq mi (79.2 km2) | |
| Middlebury | Town | Addison (seat) | 9,152 | 39.22 sq mi (101.6 km2) | |
| Springfield | Town | Windsor | 9,062 | 49.44 sq mi (128.0 km2) | |
| Barre | City | Washington | 8,491 | 3.98 sq mi (10.3 km2) | 1895 |
| Montpelier | City (capital) | Washington (seat) | 8,074 | 10.25 sq mi (26.5 km2) | 1895 |
| Winooski | City | Chittenden | 7,997 | 1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2) | 1921 |
| Barre | Town | Washington | 7,923 | 30.72 sq mi (79.6 km2) | |
| Shelburne | Town | Chittenden | 7,717 | 45.07 sq mi (116.7 km2) | |
| St. Johnsbury | Town | Caledonia (seat) | 7,364 | 36.74 sq mi (95.2 km2) | |
| St. Albans | Town | Franklin | 6,988 | 60.53 sq mi (156.8 km2) | |
| St. Albans | City | Franklin (seat) | 6,887 | 2.03 sq mi (5.3 km2) | 1902 |
| Swanton | Town | Franklin | 6,701 | 61.67 sq mi (159.7 km2) | |
| Northfield | Town | Washington | 5,918 | 43.63 sq mi (113.0 km2) | |
| Lyndon | Town | Caledonia | 5,491 | 39.82 sq mi (103.1 km2) | |
| Morristown | Town | Lamoille | 5,434 | 51.68 sq mi (133.9 km2) | |
| Waterbury | Town | Washington | 5,331 | 49.76 sq mi (128.9 km2) | |
| Stowe | Town | Lamoille | 5,223 | 72.76 sq mi (188.4 km2) | |
| Jericho | Town | Chittenden | 5,104 | 35.55 sq mi (92.1 km2) | |
| Fairfax | Town | Franklin | 5,014 | 40.43 sq mi (104.7 km2) | |
| Georgia | Town | Franklin | 4,845 | 45.22 sq mi (117.1 km2) | |
| Rockingham | Town | Windham | 4,832 | 42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2) | |
| Randolph | Town | Orange | 4,774 | 48.20 sq mi (124.8 km2) | |
| Hinesburg | Town | Chittenden | 4,698 | 39.83 sq mi (103.2 km2) | |
| Derby | Town | Orleans | 4,579 | 57.60 sq mi (149.2 km2) | |
| Manchester | Town | Bennington (seat) | 4,484 | 42.25 sq mi (109.4 km2) | |
| Castleton | Town | Rutland | 4,458 | 42.35 sq mi (109.7 km2) | |
| Newport | City | Orleans (seat) | 4,455 | 7.63 sq mi (19.8 km2) | 1917 |
| Richmond | Town | Chittenden | 4,167 | 32.75 sq mi (84.8 km2) | |
| Brandon | Town | Rutland | 4,129 | 40.14 sq mi (104.0 km2) | |
| Rutland | Town | Rutland | 3,924 | 19.34 sq mi (50.1 km2) | |
| Cambridge | Town | Lamoille | 3,839 | 63.69 sq mi (165.0 km2) | |
| Charlotte | Town | Chittenden | 3,783 | 50.36 sq mi (130.4 km2) | |
| Bristol | Town | Addison | 3,782 | 42.18 sq mi (109.2 km2) | |
| Norwich | Town | Windsor | 3,612 | 44.68 sq mi (115.7 km2) | |
| Shaftsbury | Town | Bennington | 3,598 | 43.18 sq mi (111.8 km2) | |
| Windsor | Town | Windsor | 3,559 | 19.75 sq mi (51.2 km2) | |
| Williamstown | Town | Orange | 3,515 | 40.45 sq mi (104.8 km2) | |
| Johnson | Town | Lamoille | 3,491 | 45.09 sq mi (116.8 km2) | |
| Highgate | Town | Franklin | 3,472 | 59.74 sq mi (154.7 km2) | |
| Hartland | Town | Windsor | 3,446 | 45.20 sq mi (117.1 km2) | |
| Pownal | Town | Bennington | 3,258 | 46.73 sq mi (121.0 km2) | |
| Underhill | Town | Chittenden | 3,129 | 51.40 sq mi (133.1 km2) | |
| Hyde Park | Town | Lamoille (seat) | 3,020 | 38.93 sq mi (100.8 km2) | |
| Poultney | Town | Rutland | 3,020 | 43.96 sq mi (113.9 km2) | |
| Westminster | Town | Windham | 3,016 | 46.09 sq mi (119.4 km2) | |
| Chester | Town | Windsor | 3,005 | 55.94 sq mi (144.9 km2) | |
| Woodstock | Town | Windsor (seat) | 3,005 | 44.64 sq mi (115.6 km2) | |
| Hardwick | Town | Caledonia | 2,920 | 39.02 sq mi (101.1 km2) | |
| Barton | Town | Orleans | 2,872 | 44.88 sq mi (116.2 km2) | |
| Pittsford | Town | Rutland | 2,862 | 43.58 sq mi (112.9 km2) | |
| Berlin | Town | Washington | 2,849 | 36.94 sq mi (95.7 km2) | |
| Weathersfield | Town | Windsor | 2,842 | 44.20 sq mi (114.5 km2) | |
| Enosburgh | Town | Franklin | 2,810 | 48.72 sq mi (126.2 km2) | |
| Bradford | Town | Orange | 2,790 | 29.84 sq mi (77.3 km2) | |
| Thetford | Town | Orange | 2,775 | 44.43 sq mi (115.1 km2) | |
| Royalton | Town | Windsor | 2,750 | 40.93 sq mi (106.0 km2) | |
| Fair Haven | Town | Rutland | 2,736 | 18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2) | |
| Ferrisburgh | Town | Addison | 2,646 | 61.16 sq mi (158.4 km2) | |
| Putney | Town | Windham | 2,617 | 26.83 sq mi (69.5 km2) | |
| East Montpelier | Town | Washington | 2,598 | 32.12 sq mi (83.2 km2) | |
| Vergennes | City | Addison | 2,553 | 2.51 sq mi (6.5 km2) | 1788 |
| Arlington | Town | Bennington | 2,457 | 42.43 sq mi (109.9 km2) | |
| Clarendon | Town | Rutland | 2,412 | 31.52 sq mi (81.6 km2) | |
| Richford | Town | Franklin | 2,346 | 43.29 sq mi (112.1 km2) | |
| Danville | Town | Caledonia | 2,335 | 61.13 sq mi (158.3 km2) | |
| Newbury | Town | Orange | 2,293 | 64.81 sq mi (167.9 km2) | |
| Wilmington | Town | Windham | 2,255 | 41.71 sq mi (108.0 km2) | |
| West Rutland | Town | Rutland | 2,214 | 17.98 sq mi (46.6 km2) | |
| Vernon | Town | Windham | 2,192 | 20.06 sq mi (52.0 km2) | |
| Ludlow | Town | Windsor | 2,172 | 35.70 sq mi (92.5 km2) | |
| Sheldon | Town | Franklin | 2,136 | 39.54 sq mi (102.4 km2) | |
| Dorset | Town | Bennington | 2,133 | 47.88 sq mi (124.0 km2) | |
| Wallingford | Town | Rutland | 2,129 | 43.44 sq mi (112.5 km2) | |
| Guilford | Town | Windham | 2,120 | 39.96 sq mi (103.5 km2) | |
| Alburgh | Town | Grand Isle | 2,106 | 48.82 sq mi (126.4 km2) | |
| Grand Isle | Town | Grand Isle | 2,086 | 35.13 sq mi (91.0 km2) | |
| Monkton | Town | Addison | 2,079 | 36.24 sq mi (93.9 km2) | |
| Westford | Town | Chittenden | 2,062 | 39.29 sq mi (101.8 km2) | |
| Fairfield | Town | Franklin | 2,044 | 68.50 sq mi (177.4 km2) | |
| Warren | Town | Washington | 1,977 | 39.98 sq mi (103.5 km2) | |
| Bethel | Town | Windsor | 1,942 | 45.44 sq mi (117.7 km2) | |
| Huntington | Town | Chittenden | 1,934 | 38.04 sq mi (98.5 km2) | |
| Londonderry | Town | Windham | 1,919 | 35.90 sq mi (93.0 km2) | |
| Dummerston | Town | Windham | 1,865 | 30.83 sq mi (79.8 km2) | |
| Waitsfield | Town | Washington | 1,844 | 26.90 sq mi (69.7 km2) | |
| Dover | Town | Windham | 1,798 | 35.33 sq mi (91.5 km2) | |
| Middlesex | Town | Washington | 1,779 | 39.87 sq mi (103.3 km2) | |
| Proctor | Town | Rutland | 1,763 | 7.60 sq mi (19.7 km2) | |
| Starksboro | Town | Addison | 1,756 | 45.87 sq mi (118.8 km2) | |
| Moretown | Town | Washington | 1,753 | 40.21 sq mi (104.1 km2) | |
| Marlboro | Town | Windham | 1,722 | 40.65 sq mi (105.3 km2) | |
| Troy | Town | Orleans | 1,722 | 36.05 sq mi (93.4 km2) | |
| New Haven | Town | Addison | 1,683 | 41.54 sq mi (107.6 km2) | |
| South Hero | Town | Grand Isle | 1,674 | 47.49 sq mi (123.0 km2) | |
| Wolcott | Town | Lamoille | 1,670 | 39.13 sq mi (101.3 km2) | |
| Barnet | Town | Caledonia | 1,663 | 43.58 sq mi (112.9 km2) | |
| Calais | Town | Washington | 1,661 | 38.56 sq mi (99.9 km2) | |
| Burke | Town | Caledonia | 1,651 | 34.03 sq mi (88.1 km2) | |
| Newfane | Town | Windham (seat) | 1,645 | 40.52 sq mi (104.9 km2) | |
| Marshfield | Town | Washington | 1,583 | 43.43 sq mi (112.5 km2) | |
| Sharon | Town | Windsor | 1,560 | 40.16 sq mi (104.0 km2) | |
| Berkshire | Town | Franklin | 1,547 | 42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2) | |
| Newport | Town | Orleans | 1,526 | 43.52 sq mi (112.7 km2) | |
| Corinth | Town | Orange | 1,455 | 48.55 sq mi (125.7 km2) | |
| Cabot | Town | Washington | 1,443 | 38.53 sq mi (99.8 km2) | |
| Pawlet | Town | Rutland | 1,424 | 42.90 sq mi (111.1 km2) | |
| Duxbury | Town | Washington | 1,413 | 43.10 sq mi (111.6 km2) | |
| Killington | Town | Rutland | 1,407 | 46.86 sq mi (121.4 km2) | |
| Cavendish | Town | Windsor | 1,392 | 39.71 sq mi (102.8 km2) | |
| Mount Holly | Town | Rutland | 1,385 | 49.57 sq mi (128.4 km2) | |
| Addison | Town | Addison | 1,365 | 48.93 sq mi (126.7 km2) | |
| Fayston | Town | Washington | 1,364 | 36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2) | |
| Franklin | Town | Franklin | 1,363 | 40.76 sq mi (105.6 km2) | |
| Fletcher | Town | Franklin | 1,346 | 38.00 sq mi (98.4 km2) | |
| West Windsor | Town | Windsor | 1,344 | 24.73 sq mi (64.1 km2) | |
| Whitingham | Town | Windham | 1,344 | 38.87 sq mi (100.7 km2) | |
| Craftsbury | Town | Orleans | 1,343 | 39.76 sq mi (103.0 km2) | |
| Eden | Town | Lamoille | 1,338 | 64.29 sq mi (166.5 km2) | |
| Tunbridge | Town | Orange | 1,337 | 44.72 sq mi (115.8 km2) | |
| Lincoln | Town | Addison | 1,323 | 44.60 sq mi (115.5 km2) | |
| Bolton | Town | Chittenden | 1,301 | 42.53 sq mi (110.2 km2) | |
| Townshend | Town | Windham | 1,291 | 42.67 sq mi (110.5 km2) | |
| Danby | Town | Rutland | 1,284 | 41.54 sq mi (107.6 km2) | |
| Bakersfield | Town | Franklin | 1,273 | 44.63 sq mi (115.6 km2) | |
| Waterford | Town | Caledonia | 1,268 | 39.74 sq mi (102.9 km2) | |
| Shoreham | Town | Addison | 1,260 | 46.39 sq mi (120.1 km2) | |
| Lunenburg | Town | Essex | 1,246 | 45.78 sq mi (118.6 km2) | |
| Brookfield | Town | Orange | 1,244 | 41.15 sq mi (106.6 km2) | |
| Orwell | Town | Addison | 1,239 | 49.67 sq mi (128.6 km2) | |
| Chittenden | Town | Rutland | 1,237 | 73.80 sq mi (191.1 km2) | |
| Plainfield | Town | Washington | 1,236 | 21.05 sq mi (54.5 km2) | |
| Chelsea | Town | Orange (seat) | 1,233 | 39.94 sq mi (103.4 km2) | |
| Irasburg | Town | Orleans | 1,233 | 40.58 sq mi (105.1 km2) | |
| Bridport | Town | Addison | 1,225 | 46.31 sq mi (119.9 km2) | |
| Salisbury | Town | Addison | 1,221 | 30.02 sq mi (77.8 km2) | |
| Wells | Town | Rutland | 1,214 | 22.99 sq mi (59.5 km2) | |
| Braintree | Town | Orange | 1,207 | 38.39 sq mi (99.4 km2) | |
| Cornwall | Town | Addison | 1,207 | 28.61 sq mi (74.1 km2) | |
| Topsham | Town | Orange | 1,199 | 48.99 sq mi (126.9 km2) | |
| Montgomery | Town | Franklin | 1,184 | 56.70 sq mi (146.9 km2) | |
| Winhall | Town | Bennington | 1,182 | 44.02 sq mi (114.0 km2) | |
| Ryegate | Town | Caledonia | 1,165 | 36.77 sq mi (95.2 km2) | |
| Brighton | Town | Essex | 1,157 | 53.34 sq mi (138.1 km2) | |
| Mendon | Town | Rutland | 1,149 | 38.09 sq mi (98.7 km2) | |
| Concord | Town | Essex | 1,141 | 53.52 sq mi (138.6 km2) | |
| Glover | Town | Orleans | 1,114 | 38.61 sq mi (100.0 km2) | |
| Coventry | Town | Orleans | 1,100 | 27.67 sq mi (71.7 km2) | |
| Rochester | Town | Windsor | 1,099 | 57.38 sq mi (148.6 km2) | |
| Shrewsbury | Town | Rutland | 1,096 | 50.17 sq mi (129.9 km2) | |
| Strafford | Town | Orange | 1,094 | 44.30 sq mi (114.7 km2) | |
| Sunderland | Town | Bennington | 1,056 | 45.65 sq mi (118.2 km2) | |
| Orange | Town | Orange | 1,048 | 39.01 sq mi (101.0 km2) | |
| Brownington | Town | Orleans | 1,042 | 28.45 sq mi (73.7 km2) | |
| Washington | Town | Orange | 1,032 | 38.87 sq mi (100.7 km2) | |
| Charleston | Town | Orleans | 1,021 | 38.82 sq mi (100.5 km2) | |
| Jamaica | Town | Windham | 1,005 | 49.46 sq mi (128.1 km2) | |
| Barnard | Town | Windsor | 992 | 48.89 sq mi (126.6 km2) | |
| Leicester | Town | Addison | 990 | 21.78 sq mi (56.4 km2) | |
| Fairlee | Town | Orange | 988 | 21.25 sq mi (55.0 km2) | |
| Groton | Town | Caledonia | 984 | 54.96 sq mi (142.3 km2) | |
| Albany | Town | Orleans | 976 | 38.67 sq mi (100.2 km2) | |
| Benson | Town | Rutland | 974 | 45.52 sq mi (117.9 km2) | |
| Worcester | Town | Washington | 964 | 38.83 sq mi (100.6 km2) | |
| Walden | Town | Caledonia | 956 | 38.94 sq mi (100.9 km2) | |
| North Hero | Town | Grand Isle (seat) | 939 | 46.57 sq mi (120.6 km2) | |
| Woodbury | Town | Washington | 928 | 39.10 sq mi (101.3 km2) | |
| Pomfret | Town | Windsor | 916 | 39.47 sq mi (102.2 km2) | |
| Sutton | Town | Caledonia | 913 | 38.37 sq mi (99.4 km2) | |
| Bridgewater | Town | Windsor | 903 | 49.54 sq mi (128.3 km2) | |
| Canaan | Town | Essex | 896 | 33.43 sq mi (86.6 km2) | |
| Lowell | Town | Orleans | 887 | 56.08 sq mi (145.2 km2) | |
| Elmore | Town | Lamoille | 886 | 39.58 sq mi (102.5 km2) | |
| Wardsboro | Town | Windham | 869 | 29.23 sq mi (75.7 km2) | |
| Stamford | Town | Bennington | 861 | 39.62 sq mi (102.6 km2) | |
| Weybridge | Town | Addison | 814 | 17.61 sq mi (45.6 km2) | |
| Greensboro | Town | Orleans | 811 | 39.39 sq mi (102.0 km2) | |
| Middletown Springs | Town | Rutland | 794 | 22.32 sq mi (57.8 km2) | |
| St. George | Town | Chittenden | 794 | 3.56 sq mi (9.2 km2) | |
| Halifax | Town | Windham | 771 | 39.81 sq mi (103.1 km2) | |
| Wheelock | Town | Caledonia | 759 | 39.82 sq mi (103.1 km2) | |
| Ripton | Town | Addison | 739 | 49.86 sq mi (129.1 km2) | |
| Hubbardton | Town | Rutland | 735 | 28.84 sq mi (74.7 km2) | |
| Stockbridge | Town | Windsor | 718 | 46.17 sq mi (119.6 km2) | |
| Peacham | Town | Caledonia | 715 | 47.68 sq mi (123.5 km2) | |
| Readsboro | Town | Bennington | 702 | 36.48 sq mi (94.5 km2) | |
| Rupert | Town | Bennington | 698 | 44.60 sq mi (115.5 km2) | |
| Reading | Town | Windsor | 687 | 41.65 sq mi (107.9 km2) | |
| Waterville | Town | Lamoille | 686 | 16.40 sq mi (42.5 km2) | |
| Sheffield | Town | Caledonia | 682 | 32.77 sq mi (84.9 km2) | |
| Roxbury | Town | Washington | 678 | 42.03 sq mi (108.9 km2) | |
| Vershire | Town | Orange | 672 | 36.54 sq mi (94.6 km2) | |
| Panton | Town | Addison | 646 | 22.06 sq mi (57.1 km2) | |
| Grafton | Town | Windham | 645 | 38.37 sq mi (99.4 km2) | |
| Plymouth | Town | Windsor | 641 | 48.68 sq mi (126.1 km2) | |
| Morgan | Town | Orleans | 638 | 33.82 sq mi (87.6 km2) | |
| Holland | Town | Orleans | 632 | 38.08 sq mi (98.6 km2) | |
| Weston | Town | Windsor | 623 | 35.17 sq mi (91.1 km2) | |
| West Fairlee | Town | Orange | 621 | 22.82 sq mi (59.1 km2) | |
| Newark | Town | Caledonia | 584 | 37.21 sq mi (96.4 km2) | |
| Kirby | Town | Caledonia | 575 | 24.42 sq mi (63.2 km2) | |
| Andover | Town | Windsor | 568 | 28.78 sq mi (74.5 km2) | |
| Tinmouth | Town | Rutland | 553 | 28.72 sq mi (74.4 km2) | |
| Jay | Town | Orleans | 551 | 33.97 sq mi (88.0 km2) | |
| Sudbury | Town | Rutland | 545 | 22.22 sq mi (57.5 km2) | |
| Brookline | Town | Windham | 540 | 12.90 sq mi (33.4 km2) | |
| Westfield | Town | Orleans | 534 | 40.20 sq mi (104.1 km2) | |
| Peru | Town | Bennington | 531 | 37.34 sq mi (96.7 km2) | |
| Pittsfield | Town | Rutland | 504 | 20.46 sq mi (53.0 km2) | |
| Isle La Motte | Town | Grand Isle | 488 | 16.66 sq mi (43.1 km2) | |
| Windham | Town | Windham | 449 | 26.10 sq mi (67.6 km2) | |
| Waltham | Town | Addison | 446 | 9.06 sq mi (23.5 km2) | |
| Stratton | Town | Windham | 440 | 46.89 sq mi (121.4 km2) | |
| Whiting | Town | Addison | 405 | 13.70 sq mi (35.5 km2) | |
| Sandgate | Town | Bennington | 387 | 42.20 sq mi (109.3 km2) | |
| Athens | Town | Windham | 380 | 13.12 sq mi (34.0 km2) | |
| Ira | Town | Rutland | 368 | 22.78 sq mi (59.0 km2) | |
| Hancock | Town | Addison | 359 | 38.13 sq mi (98.8 km2) | |
| Belvidere | Town | Lamoille | 358 | 32.14 sq mi (83.2 km2) | |
| Westmore | Town | Orleans | 357 | 37.39 sq mi (96.8 km2) | |
| Woodford | Town | Bennington | 355 | 47.59 sq mi (123.3 km2) | |
| Granville | Town | Addison | 301 | 51.51 sq mi (133.4 km2) | |
| East Haven | Town | Essex | 270 | 37.41 sq mi (96.9 km2) | |
| Guildhall | Town | Essex (seat) | 262 | 33.09 sq mi (85.7 km2) | |
| West Haven | Town | Rutland | 239 | 28.47 sq mi (73.7 km2) | |
| Baltimore | Town | Windsor | 229 | 4.66 sq mi (12.1 km2) | |
| Bloomfield | Town | Essex | 217 | 40.54 sq mi (105.0 km2) | |
| Maidstone | Town | Essex | 211 | 32.30 sq mi (83.7 km2) | |
| Mount Tabor | Town | Rutland | 210 | 43.81 sq mi (113.5 km2) | |
| Stannard | Town | Caledonia | 208 | 12.51 sq mi (32.4 km2) | |
| Landgrove | Town | Bennington | 177 | 9.17 sq mi (23.8 km2) | |
| Goshen | Town | Addison | 172 | 20.81 sq mi (53.9 km2) | |
| Norton | Town | Essex | 153 | 39.62 sq mi (102.6 km2) | |
| Searsburg | Town | Bennington | 126 | 21.57 sq mi (55.9 km2) | |
| Brunswick | Town | Essex | 88 | 26.00 sq mi (67.3 km2) | |
| Lemington | Town | Essex | 87 | 35.52 sq mi (92.0 km2) | |
| Granby | Town | Essex | 81 | 39.13 sq mi (101.3 km2) | |
| Victory | Town | Essex | 70 | 43.00 sq mi (111.4 km2) |
Unincorporated areas
editUnincorporated towns in Vermont are towns that had their charters revoked by the Vermont legislature or never formally organized due to lack of residents. Towns in name only, their affairs are managed by a state-appointed supervisor and not by a local government.
Gores in Vermont are seen as an unincorporated area of a county that is not part of any town, has limited self-government, and may be unpopulated. Vermont has four current gores.
| Area | Type | County | 2020 Population[2] | Area in Square Miles (km2)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buels Gore | Gore | Chittenden | 29 | 5.0 sq mi (13.1 km2) |
| Averill | Unincorporated Town | Essex | 21 | 38.07 sq mi (98.6 km2) |
| Ferdinand | Unincorporated Town | Essex | 16 | 52.81 sq mi (136.8 km2) |
| Glastenbury | Unincorporated Town | Bennington | 9 | 44.45 sq mi (115.1 km2) |
| Somerset | Unincorporated Town | Windham | 6 | 28.13 sq mi (72.9 km2) |
| Lewis | Unincorporated Town | Essex | 2 | 39.66 sq mi (102.7 km2) |
| Warren's Gore | Gore | Essex | 2 | 11.6 sq mi (30.0 km2) |
| Averys Gore | Gore | Essex | 0 | 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2) |
| Warner's Grant | Gore | Essex | 0 | 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
Villages
editThis article has an unclear citation style. (July 2021) |
In the U.S. state of Vermont, villages are named communities located within the boundaries of a town. Villages may be incorporated or unincorporated.
An incorporated village is a defined area within a town that was either granted a village charter by a special act of the legislature, or organized under the general legislation. A village which has been incorporated is a clearly defined municipality and provides a variety of municipal services, such as potable water, sewage, police and fire services, garbage collection, street lighting and maintenance, management of cemeteries, and building code enforcement. Other municipal services not provided by the village are provided by the parent town. Incorporated villages in Vermont are administratively similar to villages in New York. Vermont is the only state in New England that has incorporated villages.
As of 2024, there are 30 incorporated villages with active governments in Vermont. Historically, there were more but most have since disincorporated, while others were chartered as cities. Below is a list of incorporated villages that have existed, ordered by date of incorporation. Extant villages are bolded.
| Village | Parent town | Date incorporated | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury | Middlebury | 1816/1832 | disincorporated 1955/1966 |
| Montpelier | Montpelier | 1818 | chartered as city in 1894 |
| Brattleboro | Brattleboro | 1832 | disincorporated 1927 |
| Windsor | Windsor | 1832 | disincorporated 1967 |
| Bellows Falls | Rockingham | 1833 | incorporated village |
| Springfield Center | Springfield | 1835 | disincorporated ? |
| Woodstock | Woodstock | 1836 | incorporated village |
| Rutland | Rutland | 1847 | chartered as city in 1892 |
| Castleton | Castleton | 1849 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| Bennington | Bennington | 1849 | disincorporated 1967/1970 |
| St. Johnsbury | St. Johnsbury | 1852 | disincorporated 1965 |
| West Poultney | Poultney | 1852 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| Northfield | Northfield | 1855 | disincorporated 2014 |
| Wilmington | Wilmington | 1855 | disincorporated 1959/1965 |
| St. Albans | St. Albans | 1859 | chartered as city in 1896 |
| Newport | Newport | 1862 | chartered as city in 1917 |
| Fair Haven | Fair Haven | 1865 | disincorporated 1955 |
| Cabot | Cabot | 1866 | disincorporated 2010 |
| North Bennington | Bennington | 1866 | incorporated village |
| Winooski | Colchester | 1866 | chartered as city in 1921 |
| Ludlow | Ludlow | 1866 | incorporated village |
| Springfield | Springfield | 1866 | disincorporated 1947 |
| Plainfield | Plainfield | 1867 | disincorporated 1984 |
| Benson | Benson | 1869 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| Danby | Danby | 1874 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| Barton | Barton | 1874 | incorporated village |
| North Troy | Troy | 1876 | incorporated village |
| Richford | Richford | 1878 | disincorporated 1998 |
| Orleans | Barton | 1878 | incorporated village |
| Randolph | Randolph | 1880 | disincorporated 1984 |
| Lyndonville | Lyndon | 1880 | disincorporated 2023[4] |
| Waterbury | Waterbury | 1882 | disincorporated 2018 |
| Proctor | Proctor | 1884 | disincorporated 1967 |
| Barre | Barre | 1886 | chartered as city in 1894 |
| Enosburg Falls | Enosburgh | 1886 | incorporated village |
| Bristol | Bristol | 1886/1903 | disincorporated 1994 |
| Brandon | Brandon | 1888 | disincorporated ? |
| Wells River | Newbury | 1888 | incorporated village |
| Swanton | Swanton | 1888 | incorporated village |
| Bradford | Bradford | 1890 | disincorporated 2004 |
| Morrisville | Morristown | 1890 | incorporated village |
| Hardwick | Hardwick | 1890 | disincorporated 1988 |
| Readsboro | Readsboro | 1892 | disincorporated 1986 |
| Essex Junction | Essex | 1892 | chartered as city in 2022 |
| Johnson | Johnson | 1894 | incorporated village |
| West Derby | Derby | 1894 | consolidated with Newport 1917 |
| Hyde Park | Hyde Park | 1895 | incorporated village |
| Stowe | Stowe | 1895 | disincorporated 1996 |
| Lyndon Center | Lyndon | 1896 | disincorporated |
| Jeffersonville | Cambridge | 1896 | incorporated village |
| Newbury | Newbury | 1896/1904 | incorporated village |
| Derby Center | Derby | 1898 | incorporated village |
| Derby Line | Derby | 1898 | incorporated village |
| Hinesburg | Hinesburg | 1898 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| Lyndon Corner | Lyndon | 1899/1917 | disincorporated 1951 |
| Island Pond | Brighton | 1900 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| Milton | Milton | 1900 | disincorporated 2003 |
| Manchester | Manchester | 1900 | incorporated village |
| Old Bennington | Bennington | 1900 | incorporated village |
| Richmond | Richmond | 1903 | disincorporated 1989 |
| West Concord | Concord | 1902 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| West Burke | Burke | 1902 | incorporated village |
| Chester | Chester | 1900/1906 | disincorporated 1967 |
| Concord | Concord | 1904 | disincorporated 1969 |
| Cambridge | Cambridge | 1904 | incorporated village |
| Glover | Glover | 1905 | disincorporated 1973 |
| Jacksonville | Whitingham | 1904 | incorporated village |
| Poultney | Poultney | 1904 | incorporated village |
| Saxtons River | Rockingham | 1905 | incorporated village |
| Groton | Groton | 1907 | inactive since 1965 |
| Newfane | Newfane | 1906 | incorporated village |
| Proctorsville | Cavendish | 1907 | disincorporated 1987 |
| Westminster | Westminster | 1907 | incorporated village |
| South Royalton | Royalton | 1908 | disincorporated ? |
| Halifax | Halifax | 1908 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| Newport Center | Newport | 1908 | disincorporated 1931 |
| South Ryegate | Ryegate | 1908 | disincorporated |
| West Glover | Glover | 1910 | disincorporated 1973 |
| Marshfield | Marshfield | 1910 | incorporated village |
| Pittsford | Pittsford | 1912 | disincorporated 1988 |
| Albany | Albany | 1915 | incorporated village |
| South Shaftsbury | Shaftsbury | 1915 | Incorporation rejected by voters |
| Alburgh | Alburgh | 1916 | incorporated village |
| Townshend | Townshend | 1916 | inactive since 1961 |
| West Barnet | Barnet | 1922 | disincorporated 1961 |
| North Westminster | Westminster | 1925 | disincorporated 2010 |
| Perkinsville | Weathersfield | 1928 | disincorporated 2020? |
| Jericho | Jericho | 1933 | incorporated village |
| Essex Center | Essex | 1949 | disincorporated 1977 |
| Binghamville | Fletcher |
See also
edit- List of counties in Vermont
- List of census-designated places in Vermont
- List of gores in Vermont
- Vermont 251 Club – an organization whose members try to visit every town in Vermont.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision, 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "United States Census". Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ "United States Census".
- ^ WCAX News Team (June 24, 2023). "Lyndon begins merger process". WCAX. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
General and cited references
edit- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1027. "Any community containing thirty or more houses may, with the approval of the selectmen of the town, receive a separate village organization. Their officials are a clerk, five trustees, a collector of taxes and a treasurer".
- E. T. Howe, "Vermont Incorporated Villages: A Vanishing Institution", Vermont History 73, 16 (2005).
- J .S. Garland, New England town law: a digest of statutes and decisions concerning towns and town officers, Boston Book Co., Boston, 1906.
- D. G. Sanford, Vermont Municipalities: an index to their charters and special acts, (Vermont Office of Secretary of State, 1986).
- U.S. Census Bureau, Census of population, data for 1930–2000.
- Vermont Secretary of State, "List of Incorporated Villages"
- "Continuing Issues:Villages and cities". Vermont State Archives. Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 25, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
- Vermont Statutes Online, Title 24 and 24 Appendix
External links
edit- vt251.com A companion website for the Vermont 251 Club.