List of municipalities in Vermont facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Municipalities of Vermont
Category	Municipality
Location	State of Vermont
Found in	County
Created	1752 (Westminster)
Number	247
Populations	70 (Victory) – 44,743 (Burlington)
Areas	1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (Winooski) – 73.8 square miles (191 km2) ( data-sort-value="Chittenden" |Chittenden)
Government	Council–manager Town meeting Mayor–council Select Board
Subdivisions	Village Neighborhood

Vermont is a state in the United States. It is divided into many different local areas called municipalities. There are 247 of these areas. Most of them are called towns (237 of them!), and a few are called cities (10 of them).

Vermont also has 9 special areas that are not officially part of a town or city. These are called unincorporated areas. Some are "unincorporated towns" and others are "gores."

As of 2024, Vermont has 30 incorporated villages. These are smaller communities that exist inside a town. They have their own local government and provide extra services to the people living there.

Orwell Town Hall

Stowe Town Hall

Calais Town Hall

Cities and Towns in Vermont

In Vermont, a city is a municipality with a special type of local government. Vermont has ten cities. Together, these cities cover about 80.2 square miles. This is less than 1% of the state's total area.

In 2020, about 119,299 people lived in Vermont's cities. This is about 18.5% of everyone in the state. Six of Vermont's 14 counties have at least one city. Five cities are also the county seat for their county. A county seat is the main town where the county government offices are located.

Towns in Vermont are municipalities that usually use a "town meeting" style of government. This means citizens can directly vote on local issues.

Sometimes, a town and a city might have the same name. For example, there is Barre City and a separate area called Barre Town. Barre City is almost completely surrounded by Barre Town!

The downtown area of Rutland, Vermont's third largest city

The downtown area of Montpelier, Vermont's capital city

Largest Municipalities by Population

Here are some of the largest cities and towns in Vermont, based on how many people live there. There are many more municipalities in Vermont, but these are some of the biggest!

Unincorporated Areas

Some parts of Vermont are not organized into towns or cities. These are called unincorporated areas. They don't have their own local government like a town or city.

Unincorporated Towns

An unincorporated town in Vermont is a place that was once a town but no longer has its own local government. This might happen if there are very few people living there. A state-appointed supervisor manages these areas, not a local mayor or town meeting.

Gores

A gore in Vermont is a small, unincorporated area of a county. It's not part of any town. Gores often have very few or no people living in them. Vermont currently has 4 gores.

Villages

In Vermont, a village is a community that is located inside a larger town. Villages can be either incorporated or unincorporated.

An incorporated village is a special area within a town that has its own local government. This government can provide extra services to the people living there. These services might include things like clean drinking water, sewage systems, police and fire departments, garbage collection, and street maintenance. If the village doesn't provide a service, the main town it's in will. Vermont is the only state in New England that has incorporated villages.

As of 2024, there are 30 incorporated villages in Vermont that have active governments. Many villages used to be incorporated but later decided to stop being separate governments. Some even grew big enough to become cities!

Active Incorporated Villages

Here is a list of the villages in Vermont that are currently incorporated:

See also

• 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.