Vermont
State of Vermont
Flag of Vermont
Great Seal of Vermont
Nickname(s): The Green Mountain State
Motto(s): Freedom and Unity
before statehood, known as
the Vermont Republic
Official language(s) None
Demonym
Vermonter
Capital
Montpelier
Largest city
Burlington
Area
Ranked 45th in the US
- Total
9,620 sq mi
(24,923 km²)
- Width
80 miles (130 km)
- Length
160 miles (260 km)
- % water
3.8
- Latitude
42°44′ N to 45°1′ N
- Longitude
71°28′ W to 73°26′ W
Population
Ranked 49th in the US
- Total
621,270 (2008 est.)[1]
- Density
67.2/sq mi (25.93/
km²)
Ranked 30th in the US
- Median income
$48,508 (19th)
Elevation
- Highest point
Mount Mansfield[2]
4,393 ft (1,340 m)
- Mean
1,000 ft (300 m)
- Lowest point
Lake Champlain[2]
95 ft (29 m)
Admission to Union March 4, 1791 (14th)
Governor
Jim Douglas (R)
Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie (R)
U.S. Senators
Patrick Leahy (D)
Bernie Sanders (I)
U.S. House
delegation
Peter Welch (D) (list)
Time zone
Eastern: UTC-5/-4
(DST)
Abbreviations
VT US-VT
Website
www.vermont.gov
Much of the business of local government in
Vermont towns takes place each March at a
town meeting held at a meetinghouse, such
as this one in Marlboro, Vermont.
Vermont (
/vərˈmɒnt/ ) is a state in the
New England region of the northeastern Un-
ited States of America. The state ranks 43rd
by
land
area,
9,250 square
miles
(24,000 km2), and 45th by total area. It has a
population of 608,827, making it the second
least-populated state (surpassing only Wyom-
ing). The only New England state with no
coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, Vermont
is notable for Lake Champlain (which makes
up 50% of Vermont’s western border) and the
Green Mountains, which run north to south.
It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south,
New Hampshire to the east, New York to the
west, and the Canadian province of Quebec
to the north.
Originally inhabited by Native American
tribes (Abenaki and Iroquois), the territory
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Vermont
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that is now Vermont was claimed by France
but became a British possession af