Burlington, Vermont
Burlington | |
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Church Street Marketplace in 2017 | |
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| Nicknames: | |
Burlington Burlington | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′33″N 73°12′43″W / 44.47583°N 73.21194°W[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Chittenden |
| Region | New England |
| Settled | 1783 |
| Organized (town) | 1785 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (P) |
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| Area | |
• City | 15.47 sq mi (40.13 km2) |
| • Land | 10.31 sq mi (26.69 km2) |
| • Water | 5.16 sq mi (13.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 44,743 |
| • Rank | Vermont: 1st |
| • Density | 4,339.3/sq mi (1,675.4/km2) |
| • Urban | 118,032 (U.S.: 289th) |
| • Urban density | 1,903.3/sq mi (734.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 225,562 (U.S.: 208th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 05401–05402, 05405–05406, 05408 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-10675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1456663[3][10] |
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| Website | www |
Burlington, officially the City of Burlington, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the county seat of Chittenden County. It is located 45 miles (72 km) south of the Canada–United States border and 95 miles (153 km) south of Montreal. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 44,743. It is the least populous city in the 50 U.S. states to be the most populous city in its state.
A regional college town, Burlington is home to the University of Vermont (UVM) and Champlain College. Vermont's largest hospital, the UVM Medical Center, is within the city limits. The City of Burlington owns Vermont's largest airport, the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport, located in neighboring South Burlington. In 2015, Burlington became the first city in the U.S. to run entirely on renewable energy.[11]
- ^ Resnik, Robert J. (2013). Legendary Locals of Burlington, Vermont. Arcadia Publishing. p. 10.
Burlington was known as the 'Queen City' of Vermont at least as far back as 1848, when the telegraph first arrived in Burlington and the people of Troy, New York, addressed their congratulations to 'people of the Queen City.' The title really took hold, though, in June 1865, when the City of Burlington's first mayor, Albert L. Catlin...stated in one of his early speeches, 'We represent a young city, which may in time be known and distinguished as the Queen City of New England.'
- ^ Facts about Burlington, Vermont: The 'Queen City' and Its Institutions; Its Drives, Rambles, Views, Places of Interest, and Its Resources. C. H. Possons. 1888.
- ^ a b c "Burlington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "City Council". City of Burlington, Vermont. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "City Council | Burlington, VT". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "City Council | Burlington, VT". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "City Council | Burlington, VT". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Burlington city, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Woodard, Colin (November 17, 2016). "America's First All-Renewable-Energy City". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved October 12, 2021.