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The U.S. state of Vermont is divided into 256 municipalities, including 237 towns, 10 cities, 5 unincorporated towns and 4 gores. As of 2024, Vermont has 30 incorporated villages, which are municipal governments operating within a town and providing additional services.



Orwell Town Hall
Stowe Town Hall
Calais 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

Unincorporated towns in Vermont are towns that had their charters revoked by the Vermont legislature due to lack of residents. While still technically towns, 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 4 current gores.

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.

Downtown Rutland, Vermont's third largest city
The downtown area of Rutland, Vermont's third largest city
Downtown Montpelier, Capital of Vermont
The downtown area of Montpelier, Vermont's capital city
Town Municipality County 2020 Population[1] 2010 Population[2] 2000 Population[3] Area in Square Miles (km2)[3] Incorporated[citation needed]
Vergennes[4] City Addison 2,553 - - 2.51 sq mi (6.5 km2) 1788
Newport[5]* City Orleans 4,455 - - 7.63 sq mi (19.8 km2) 1917
St. Albans[6]* City Franklin 6,887 - - 2.03 sq mi (5.3 km2) 1902
Winooski[7] City Chittenden 7,997 - - 1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2) 1921
Montpelier[8]* City Washington 8,074 - - 10.25 sq mi (26.5 km2) 1895
Barre[9] City Washington 8,491 - - 3.98 sq mi (10.3 km2) 1895
Essex Junction City Chittenden 10,590 - - 4.74 sq mi (12.3 km2) 2022
Rutland[10]* City Rutland 15,807 - - 7.68 sq mi (19.9 km2) 1892
South Burlington[11] City Chittenden 20,292 - - 29.58 sq mi (76.6 km2) 1971
Burlington[12]* City Chittenden 44,743 - - 15.49 sq mi (40.1 km2) 1864
Addison Town Addison 1,365 1,371 1,393 48.93 sq mi (126.7 km2)
Albany Town Orleans 976 941 840 38.67 sq mi (100.2 km2)
Alburgh Town Grand Isle 2,106 1,998 1,952 48.82 sq mi (126.4 km2)
Andover Town Windsor 568 467 496 28.78 sq mi (74.5 km2)
Arlington Town Bennington 2,457 2,317 2,397 42.43 sq mi (109.9 km2)
Athens Town Windham 380 442 340 13.12 sq mi (34.0 km2)
Averill Unincorporated Town Essex 21 24 8 38.07 sq mi (98.6 km2)
Averys Gore Gore Essex 0 0 0 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2)
Bakersfield Town Franklin 1,273 1,322 1,215 44.63 sq mi (115.6 km2)
Baltimore Town Windsor 229 244 250 4.66 sq mi (12.1 km2)
Barnard Town Windsor 992 947 958 48.89 sq mi (126.6 km2)
Barnet Town Caledonia 1,663 1,708 1,690 43.58 sq mi (112.9 km2)
Barre Town Washington 7,923 7,924 7,602 30.72 sq mi (79.6 km2)
Barton Town Orleans 2,872 2,810 2,780 44.88 sq mi (116.2 km2)
Belvidere Town Lamoille 358 348 294 32.14 sq mi (83.2 km2)
Bennington Town Bennington 15,333 15,764 15,737 42.50 sq mi (110.1 km2)
Benson Town Rutland 974 1,056 1,039 45.52 sq mi (117.9 km2)
Berkshire Town Franklin 1,547 1,692 1,388 42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2)
Berlin Town Washington 2,849 2,887 2,864 36.94 sq mi (95.7 km2)
Bethel Town Windsor 1,942 2,030 1,968 45.44 sq mi (117.7 km2)
Bloomfield Town Essex 217 221 261 40.54 sq mi (105.0 km2)
Bolton Town Chittenden 1,301 1,182 971 42.53 sq mi (110.2 km2)
Bradford Town Orange 2,790 2,797 2,619 29.84 sq mi (77.3 km2)
Braintree Town Orange 1,207 1,246 1,194 38.39 sq mi (99.4 km2)
Brandon Town Rutland 4,129 3,966 3,917 40.14 sq mi (104.0 km2)
Brattleboro Town Windham 12,184 12,046 12,005 32.41 sq mi (83.9 km2)
Bridgewater Town Windsor 903 936 980 49.54 sq mi (128.3 km2)
Bridport Town Addison 1,225 1,218 1,235 46.31 sq mi (119.9 km2)
Brighton Town Essex 1,157 1,222 1,260 53.34 sq mi (138.1 km2)
Bristol Town Addison 3,782 3,894 3,788 42.18 sq mi (109.2 km2)
Brookfield Town Orange 1,244 1,292 1,222 41.15 sq mi (106.6 km2)
Brookline Town Windham 540 530 467 12.90 sq mi (33.4 km2)
Brownington Town Orleans 1,042 988 885 28.45 sq mi (73.7 km2)
Brunswick Town Essex 88 112 107 26.00 sq mi (67.3 km2)
Buels Gore Gore Chittenden 29 30 12 5.0 sq mi (13.1 km2)
Burke Town Caledonia 1,651 1,753 1,571 34.03 sq mi (88.1 km2)
Cabot Town Washington 1,443 1,433 1,213 38.53 sq mi (99.8 km2)
Calais Town Washington 1,661 1,607 1,529 38.56 sq mi (99.9 km2)
Cambridge Town Lamoille 3,839 3,659 3,186 63.69 sq mi (165.0 km2)
Canaan Town Essex 896 972 1,078 33.43 sq mi (86.6 km2)
Castleton Town Rutland 4,458 4,717 4,367 42.35 sq mi (109.7 km2)
Cavendish Town Windsor 1,392 1,367 1,470 39.71 sq mi (102.8 km2)
Charleston Town Orleans 1,021 1,023 895 38.82 sq mi (100.5 km2)
Charlotte Town Chittenden 3,783 3,754 3,569 50.36 sq mi (130.4 km2)
Chelsea Town Orange 1,233 1,238 1,240 39.94 sq mi (103.4 km2)
Chester Town Windsor 3,005 3,154 3,044 55.94 sq mi (144.9 km2)
Chittenden Town Rutland 1,237 1,258 1,182 73.80 sq mi (191.1 km2)
Clarendon Town Rutland 2,412 2,571 2,811 31.52 sq mi (81.6 km2)
Colchester Town Chittenden 17,524 17,067 16,986 58.57 sq mi (151.7 km2)
Concord Town Essex 1,141 1,235 1,209 53.52 sq mi (138.6 km2)
Corinth Town Orange 1,455 1,367 1,461 48.55 sq mi (125.7 km2)
Cornwall Town Addison 1,207 1,185 1,136 28.61 sq mi (74.1 km2)
Coventry Town Orleans 1,100 1,086 1,014 27.67 sq mi (71.7 km2)
Craftsbury Town Orleans 1,343 1,206 1,136 39.76 sq mi (103.0 km2)
Danby Town Rutland 1,284 1,311 1,292 41.54 sq mi (107.6 km2)
Danville Town Caledonia 2,335 2,196 2,211 61.13 sq mi (158.3 km2)
Derby Town Orleans 4,579 4,621 4,604 57.60 sq mi (149.2 km2)
Dorset Town Bennington 2,133 2,031 2,036 47.88 sq mi (124.0 km2)
Dover Town Windham 1,798 1,124 1,410 35.33 sq mi (91.5 km2)
Dummerston Town Windham 1,865 1,864 1,915 30.83 sq mi (79.8 km2)
Duxbury Town Washington 1,413 1,337 1,289 43.10 sq mi (111.6 km2)
East Haven Town Essex 270 290 301 37.41 sq mi (96.9 km2)
East Montpelier Town Washington 2,598 2,576 2,578 32.12 sq mi (83.2 km2)
Eden Town Lamoille 1,338 1,323 1,152 64.29 sq mi (166.5 km2)
Elmore Town Lamoille 886 855 849 39.58 sq mi (102.5 km2)
Enosburgh Town Franklin 2,810 2,781 2,788 48.72 sq mi (126.2 km2)
Essex Town Chittenden 22,094 19,587 18,626 39.32 sq mi (101.8 km2)
Fair Haven Town Rutland 2,736 2,734 2,928 18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2)
Fairfax Town Franklin 5,014 4,285 3,527 40.43 sq mi (104.7 km2)
Fairfield Town Franklin 2,044 1,891 1,800 68.50 sq mi (177.4 km2)
Fairlee Town Orange 988 977 967 21.25 sq mi (55.0 km2)
Fayston Town Washington 1,364 1,353 1,141 36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2)
Ferdinand Unincorporated Town Essex 16 32 33 52.81 sq mi (136.8 km2)
Ferrisburgh Town Addison 2,646 2,775 2,657 61.16 sq mi (158.4 km2)
Fletcher Town Franklin 1,346 1,277 1,179 38.00 sq mi (98.4 km2)
Franklin Town Franklin 1,363 1,405 1,268 40.76 sq mi (105.6 km2)
Georgia Town Franklin 4,845 4,515 4,375 45.22 sq mi (117.1 km2)
Glastenbury Unincorporated Town Bennington 9 8 16 44.45 sq mi (115.1 km2)
Glover Town Orleans 1,114 1,122 966 38.61 sq mi (100.0 km2)
Goshen Town Addison 172 164 227 20.81 sq mi (53.9 km2)
Grafton Town Windham 645 679 649 38.37 sq mi (99.4 km2)
Granby Town Essex 81 88 86 39.13 sq mi (101.3 km2)
Grand Isle Town Grand Isle 2,086 2,067 1,955 35.13 sq mi (91.0 km2)
Granville Town Addison 301 298 303 51.51 sq mi (133.4 km2)
Greensboro Town Orleans 811 762 770 39.39 sq mi (102.0 km2)
Groton Town Caledonia 984 1,022 876 54.96 sq mi (142.3 km2)
Guildhall Town Essex 262 261 268 33.09 sq mi (85.7 km2)
Guilford Town Windham 2,120 2,121 2,046 39.96 sq mi (103.5 km2)
Halifax Town Windham 771 728 782 39.81 sq mi (103.1 km2)
Hancock Town Addison 359 323 382 38.13 sq mi (98.8 km2)
Hardwick Town Caledonia 2,920 3,010 3,174 39.02 sq mi (101.1 km2)
Hartford Town Windsor 10,686 9,952 10,385 45.88 sq mi (118.8 km2)
Hartland Town Windsor 3,446 3,393 3,223 45.20 sq mi (117.1 km2)
Highgate Town Franklin 3,472 3,535 3,397 59.74 sq mi (154.7 km2)
Hinesburg Town Chittenden 4,698 4,396 4,340 39.83 sq mi (103.2 km2)
Holland Town Orleans 632 629 588 38.08 sq mi (98.6 km2)
Hubbardton Town Rutland 735 706 752 28.84 sq mi (74.7 km2)
Huntington Town Chittenden 1,934 1,938 1,861 38.04 sq mi (98.5 km2)
Hyde Park Town Lamoille 3,020 2,954 2,847 38.93 sq mi (100.8 km2)
Ira Town Rutland 368 432 455 22.78 sq mi (59.0 km2)
Irasburg Town Orleans 1,233 1,163 1,077 40.58 sq mi (105.1 km2)
Isle La Motte Town Grand Isle 488 471 488 16.66 sq mi (43.1 km2)
Jamaica Town Windham 1,005 1,035 946 49.46 sq mi (128.1 km2)
Jay Town Orleans 551 521 426 33.97 sq mi (88.0 km2)
Jericho Town Chittenden 5,104 5,009 5,015 35.55 sq mi (92.1 km2)
Johnson Town Lamoille 3,491 3,446 3,274 45.09 sq mi (116.8 km2)
Killington Town Rutland 1,407 811 1,095 46.86 sq mi (121.4 km2)
Kirby Town Caledonia 575 493 456 24.42 sq mi (63.2 km2)
Landgrove Town Bennington 177 158 144 9.17 sq mi (23.8 km2)
Leicester Town Addison 990 1,100 974 21.78 sq mi (56.4 km2)
Lemington Town Essex 87 104 107 35.52 sq mi (92.0 km2)
Lewis Unincorporated Town Essex 2 0 0 39.66 sq mi (102.7 km2)
Lincoln Town Addison 1,323 1,271 1,214 44.60 sq mi (115.5 km2)
Londonderry Town Windham 1,919 1,769 1,709 35.90 sq mi (93.0 km2)
Lowell Town Orleans 887 879 738 56.08 sq mi (145.2 km2)
Ludlow Town Windsor 2,172 1,963 2,449 35.70 sq mi (92.5 km2)
Lunenburg Town Essex 1,246 1,302 1,315 45.78 sq mi (118.6 km2)
Lyndon Town Caledonia 5,491 5,981 5,448 39.82 sq mi (103.1 km2)
Maidstone Town Essex 211 208 105 32.30 sq mi (83.7 km2)
Manchester Town Bennington 4,484 4,391 4,184 42.25 sq mi (109.4 km2)
Marlboro Town Windham 1,722 1,078 978 40.65 sq mi (105.3 km2)
Marshfield Town Washington 1,583 1,588 1,496 43.43 sq mi (112.5 km2)
Mendon Town Rutland 1,149 1,059 1,028 38.09 sq mi (98.7 km2)
Middlebury Town Addison 9,152 8,496 8,183 39.22 sq mi (101.6 km2)
Middlesex Town Washington 1,779 1,731 1,729 39.87 sq mi (103.3 km2)
Middletown Springs Town Rutland 794 745 823 22.32 sq mi (57.8 km2)
Milton Town Chittenden 10,723 10,352 9,479 60.89 sq mi (157.7 km2)
Monkton Town Addison 2,079 1,980 1,759 36.24 sq mi (93.9 km2)
Montgomery Town Franklin 1,184 1,201 992 56.70 sq mi (146.9 km2)
Moretown Town Washington 1,753 1,658 1,653 40.21 sq mi (104.1 km2)
Morgan Town Orleans 638 749 669 33.82 sq mi (87.6 km2)
Morristown Town Lamoille 5,434 5,227 5,139 51.68 sq mi (133.9 km2)
Mount Holly Town Rutland 1,385 1,237 1,241 49.57 sq mi (128.4 km2)
Mount Tabor Town Rutland 210 255 203 43.81 sq mi (113.5 km2)
New Haven Town Addison 1,683 1,727 1,666 41.54 sq mi (107.6 km2)
Newark Town Caledonia 584 581 470 37.21 sq mi (96.4 km2)
Newbury Town Orange 2,293 2,216 1,965 64.81 sq mi (167.9 km2)
Newfane Town Windham 1,645 1,726 1,680 40.52 sq mi (104.9 km2)
Newport Town Orleans 1,526 1,594 1,511 43.52 sq mi (112.7 km2)
North Hero Town Grand Isle 939 803 810 46.57 sq mi (120.6 km2)
Northfield Town Washington 5,918 6,207 5,791 43.63 sq mi (113.0 km2)
Norton Town Essex 153 169 214 39.62 sq mi (102.6 km2)
Norwich Town Windsor 3,612 3,414 3,544 44.68 sq mi (115.7 km2)
Orange Town Orange 1,048 1,072 965 39.01 sq mi (101.0 km2)
Orwell Town Addison 1,239 1,250 1,185 49.67 sq mi (128.6 km2)
Panton Town Addison 646 677 682 22.06 sq mi (57.1 km2)
Pawlet Town Rutland 1,424 1,477 1,394 42.90 sq mi (111.1 km2)
Peacham Town Caledonia 715 732 665 47.68 sq mi (123.5 km2)
Peru Town Bennington 531 375 416 37.34 sq mi (96.7 km2)
Pittsfield Town Rutland 504 546 427 20.46 sq mi (53.0 km2)
Pittsford Town Rutland 2,862 2,991 3,140 43.58 sq mi (112.9 km2)
Plainfield Town Washington 1,236 1,243 1,286 21.05 sq mi (54.5 km2)
Plymouth Town Windsor 641 619 555 48.68 sq mi (126.1 km2)
Pomfret Town Windsor 916 904 979 39.47 sq mi (102.2 km2)
Poultney Town Rutland 3,020 3,432 3,633 43.96 sq mi (113.9 km2)
Pownal Town Bennington 3,258 3,527 3,560 46.73 sq mi (121.0 km2)
Proctor Town Rutland 1,763 1,741 1,877 7.60 sq mi (19.7 km2)
Putney Town Windham 2,617 2,702 2,634 26.83 sq mi (69.5 km2)
Randolph Town Orange 4,774 4,778 4,853 48.20 sq mi (124.8 km2)
Reading Town Windsor 687 666 707 41.65 sq mi (107.9 km2)
Readsboro Town Bennington 702 763 805 36.48 sq mi (94.5 km2)
Richford Town Franklin 2,346 2,308 2,321 43.29 sq mi (112.1 km2)
Richmond Town Chittenden 4,167 4,081 4,090 32.75 sq mi (84.8 km2)
Ripton Town Addison 739 588 556 49.86 sq mi (129.1 km2)
Rochester Town Windsor 1,099 1,139 1,171 57.38 sq mi (148.6 km2)
Rockingham Town Windham 4,832 5,282 5,309 42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2)
Roxbury Town Washington 678 691 576 42.03 sq mi (108.9 km2)
Royalton Town Windsor 2,750 2,773 2,603 40.93 sq mi (106.0 km2)
Rupert Town Bennington 698 714 704 44.60 sq mi (115.5 km2)
Rutland Town Rutland 3,924 4,054 4,038 19.34 sq mi (50.1 km2)
Ryegate Town Caledonia 1,165 1,174 1,150 36.77 sq mi (95.2 km2)
Salisbury Town Addison 1,221 1,136 1,090 30.02 sq mi (77.8 km2)
Sandgate Town Bennington 387 405 353 42.20 sq mi (109.3 km2)
Searsburg Town Bennington 126 109 96 21.57 sq mi (55.9 km2)
Shaftsbury Town Bennington 3,598 3,590 3,767 43.18 sq mi (111.8 km2)
Sharon Town Windsor 1,560 1,502 1,411 40.16 sq mi (104.0 km2)
Sheffield Town Caledonia 682 703 727 32.77 sq mi (84.9 km2)
Shelburne Town Chittenden 7,717 7,144 6,944 45.07 sq mi (116.7 km2)
Sheldon Town Franklin 2,136 2,190 1,990 39.54 sq mi (102.4 km2)
Shoreham Town Addison 1,260 1,265 1,222 46.39 sq mi (120.1 km2)
Shrewsbury Town Rutland 1,096 1,056 1,108 50.17 sq mi (129.9 km2)
Somerset Unincorporated Town Windham 6 3 5 28.13 sq mi (72.9 km2)
South Hero Town Grand Isle 1,674 1,631 1,696 47.49 sq mi (123.0 km2)
Springfield Town Windsor 9,062 9,373 9,078 49.44 sq mi (128.0 km2)
St. Albans Town Franklin 6,988 5,999 5,324 60.53 sq mi (156.8 km2)
St. George Town Chittenden 794 674 698 3.56 sq mi (9.2 km2)
St. Johnsbury Town Caledonia 7,364 7,603 7,571 36.74 sq mi (95.2 km2)
Stamford Town Bennington 861 824 813 39.62 sq mi (102.6 km2)
Stannard Town Caledonia 208 216 185 12.51 sq mi (32.4 km2)
Starksboro Town Addison 1,756 1,777 1,898 45.87 sq mi (118.8 km2)
Stockbridge Town Windsor 718 736 674 46.17 sq mi (119.6 km2)
Stowe Town Lamoille 5,223 4,314 4,339 72.76 sq mi (188.4 km2)
Strafford Town Orange 1,094 1,098 1,045 44.30 sq mi (114.7 km2)
Stratton Town Windham 440 216 136 46.89 sq mi (121.4 km2)
Sudbury Town Rutland 545 560 583 22.22 sq mi (57.5 km2)
Sunderland Town Bennington 1,056 956 850 45.65 sq mi (118.2 km2)
Sutton Town Caledonia 913 1,029 1,001 38.37 sq mi (99.4 km2)
Swanton Town Franklin 6,701 6,427 6,203 61.67 sq mi (159.7 km2)
Thetford Town Orange 2,775 2,588 2,617 44.43 sq mi (115.1 km2)
Tinmouth Town Rutland 553 613 567 28.72 sq mi (74.4 km2)
Topsham Town Orange 1,199 1,173 1,142 48.99 sq mi (126.9 km2)
Townshend Town Windham 1,291 1,232 1,149 42.67 sq mi (110.5 km2)
Troy Town Orleans 1,722 1,662 1,564 36.05 sq mi (93.4 km2)
Tunbridge Town Orange 1,337 1,284 1,309 44.72 sq mi (115.8 km2)
Underhill Town Chittenden 3,129 3,016 2,980 51.40 sq mi (133.1 km2)
Vernon Town Windham 2,192 2,206 2,141 20.06 sq mi (52.0 km2)
Vershire Town Orange 672 730 629 36.54 sq mi (94.6 km2)
Victory Town Essex 70 62 97 43.00 sq mi (111.4 km2)
Waitsfield Town Washington 1,844 1,719 1,659 26.90 sq mi (69.7 km2)
Walden Town Caledonia 956 935 782 38.94 sq mi (100.9 km2)
Wallingford Town Rutland 2,129 2,079 2,274 43.44 sq mi (112.5 km2)
Waltham Town Addison 446 486 479 9.06 sq mi (23.5 km2)
Wardsboro Town Windham 869 900 854 29.23 sq mi (75.7 km2)
Warner's Grant Gore Essex 0 0 0 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2)
Warren Town Washington 1,977 1,705 1,681 39.98 sq mi (103.5 km2)
Warren's Gore Gore Essex 2 4 16 11.6 sq mi (30.0 km2)
Washington Town Orange 1,032 1,039 1,047 38.87 sq mi (100.7 km2)
Waterbury Town Washington 5,331 5,064 4,915 49.76 sq mi (128.9 km2)
Waterford Town Caledonia 1,268 1,280 1,104 39.74 sq mi (102.9 km2)
Waterville Town Lamoille 686 673 697 16.40 sq mi (42.5 km2)
Weathersfield Town Windsor 2,842 2,825 2,788 44.20 sq mi (114.5 km2)
Wells Town Rutland 1,214 1,150 1,121 22.99 sq mi (59.5 km2)
West Fairlee Town Orange 621 652 726 22.82 sq mi (59.1 km2)
West Haven Town Rutland 239 264 278 28.47 sq mi (73.7 km2)
West Rutland Town Rutland 2,214 2,326 2,535 17.98 sq mi (46.6 km2)
West Windsor Town Windsor 1,344 1,099 1,067 24.73 sq mi (64.1 km2)
Westfield Town Orleans 534 536 503 40.20 sq mi (104.1 km2)
Westford Town Chittenden 2,062 2,029 2,086 39.29 sq mi (101.8 km2)
Westminster Town Windham 3,016 3,178 3,210 46.09 sq mi (119.4 km2)
Westmore Town Orleans 357 350 306 37.39 sq mi (96.8 km2)
Weston Town Windsor 623 566 630 35.17 sq mi (91.1 km2)
Weybridge Town Addison 814 833 824 17.61 sq mi (45.6 km2)
Wheelock Town Caledonia 759 811 621 39.82 sq mi (103.1 km2)
Whiting Town Addison 405 419 380 13.70 sq mi (35.5 km2)
Whitingham Town Windham 1,344 1,357 1,298 38.87 sq mi (100.7 km2)
Williamstown Town Orange 3,515 3,389 3,225 40.45 sq mi (104.8 km2)
Williston Town Chittenden 10,103 8,698 7,650 30.58 sq mi (79.2 km2)
Wilmington Town Windham 2,255 1,876 2,225 41.71 sq mi (108.0 km2)
Windham Town Windham 449 419 328 26.10 sq mi (67.6 km2)
Windsor Town Windsor 3,559 3,553 3,756 19.75 sq mi (51.2 km2)
Winhall Town Bennington 1,182 769 702 44.02 sq mi (114.0 km2)
Wolcott Town Lamoille 1,670 1,676 1,456 39.13 sq mi (101.3 km2)
Woodbury Town Washington 928 906 809 39.10 sq mi (101.3 km2)
Woodford Town Bennington 355 424 414 47.59 sq mi (123.3 km2)
Woodstock Town Windsor 3,005 3,048 3,232 44.64 sq mi (115.6 km2)
Worcester Town Washington 964 998 902 38.83 sq mi (100.6 km2)

Villages

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 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[13]
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

References

  • E.T. Howe, "Vermont Incorporated Villages: A Vanishing Institution", Vermont History 73, 16 (2005).
  • 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.
  • D.G. Sanford, Vermont Municipalities: an index to their charters and special acts, (Vermont Office of Secretary of State, 1986).
  • J.S. Garland, New England town law: a digest of statutes and decisions concerning towns and town officers, (Boston Book Co., Boston, 1906).
  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vermont" . 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".
  • Vermont Statutes Online, Title 24 and 24 Appendix
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Census of population, data for 1930–2000.

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Census". Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. December 11, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "United States Census".
  4. ^ "Vergennes city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  5. ^ "Newport city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "Saint Albans city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  7. ^ "Winooski city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  8. ^ "Montpelier city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  9. ^ "Barre city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  10. ^ "Rutland city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  11. ^ "South Burlington city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  12. ^ "Burlington city, Vermont – Fact Sheet". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  13. ^ WCAX News Team (June 24, 2023). "Lyndon begins merger process". WCAX.com. Gray Television, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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