Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Mount Mansfield and Lake Champlain
Nickname(s): Queen City of Vermont
Location in Vermont
Coordinates: 44°28′0″N 73°9′0″W / 44.46667°N
73.15°W / 44.46667; -73.15Coordinates:
44°28′0″N 73°9′0″W / 44.46667°N 73.15°W /
44.46667; -73.15
Country
United States
State
Vermont
County
Chittenden
Settled
1783
Organized (town)
1785
Incorporated
(city)
1865
Government
- Mayor
Bob Kiss[1]
Area
- City
15.5 sq mi (40.1 km2)
- Land
10.6 sq mi (27.4 km2)
- Water
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2)
Elevation
200 ft (61 m)
Population (2000)[2][3]
- City
38,889
- Density
3,682.0/sq mi (1,421.6/
km2)
- Urban
105,683 (2,007)
- Metro
198,889
Time zone
EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)
EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code
05401-05403,
05405-05408
Area code(s)
802
FIPS code
50-10675[2]
GNIS feature ID
1456663[4]
Website
www.ci.burlington.vt.us
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S.
state of Vermont and the shire town (county
seat)[5] of Chittenden County.[6] With a popu-
lation of 38,889 at the 2000 census, the city
is the core of one of the nation’s smaller met-
ropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S.
city to be the largest city in its state. The urb-
anized area consists of the cities of Burling-
ton, South Burlington, and Winooski; the
towns of Colchester, Essex, and Williston;
and the village of Essex Junction.
As of 2000, the metropolitan area con-
tained the
three northwestern Vermont
counties of Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand
Isle, with an estimated 2006 population of
206,007, approximately one third of Ver-
mont’s total population.[7][8]
History
One of the New Hampshire grants, it was
awarded by Governor Benning Wentworth on
July 7, 1763 to Samuel Willis and 63 oth-
ers.[9] Burlington was named after Richard
Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. In the summer
of 1775, land clearing began and two or
three log huts were erected, but the Revolu-
tion delayed permanent settlement until
1783, when Stephen Lawrence arrived with
his
family. The town was organized in
1785.[10]
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