Burlington, Vermont

Burlington
City
Church Street Marketplace in 2017
Church Street Marketplace in 2017
Flag of Burlington
Flag
Official seal of Burlington
Seal
Official logo of Burlington
Nicknames: 
BTV, The Queen City[1][2]
Map
Map
Map
Burlington is located in Vermont
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington is located in the United States
Burlington
Burlington
Coordinates: 44°28′33″N 73°12′43″W / 44.47583°N 73.21194°W / 44.47583; -73.21194[3]
CountryUnited States
U.S. stateVermont
CountyChittenden
RegionNew England
Settled1783
Organized (town)1785
Incorporated (city)1865
Government
 • MayorEmma Mulvaney-Stanak (P)
 • City Council
Members[4]
  • Carter Neubieser (P)[5]
  • Eugene Bergman (P)
  • Joe Kane (P)[6]
  • Sarah E. Carpenter (D)
  • Ben Traverse (D)
  • Karen Paul (D)
  • Evan Litwin (D)[7]
  • Hannah King (D)
  • Melo Grant (P)
  • Timothy C. Doherty, Jr. (D)
  • Mark Barlow (I)
  • Joan Shannon (D)
Area
[8]
 • City
15.47 sq mi (40.13 km2)
 • Land10.31 sq mi (26.69 km2)
 • Water5.16 sq mi (13.44 km2)
Elevation
[3]
200 ft (61 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • City
44,743
 • RankVermont: 1st
 • Density4,339.3/sq mi (1,675.4/km2)
 • Urban
118,032 (U.S.: 289th)
 • Urban density1,903.3/sq mi (734.9/km2)
 • Metro
225,562 (U.S.: 208th)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
05401–05402, 05405–05406, 05408
Area code802
FIPS code50-10675
GNIS feature ID1456663[3][10]
U.S. Highways
State Routes
Websitewww.burlingtonvt.gov

Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the 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 U.S. 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]

  1. ^ 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.'
  2. ^ Facts about Burlington, Vermont: The 'Queen City' and Its Institutions; Its Drives, Rambles, Views, Places of Interest, and Its Resources. C. H. Possons. 1888.
  3. ^ a b c "Burlington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "City Council". City of Burlington, Vermont. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/
  6. ^ https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/
  7. ^ https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/
  8. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "QuickFacts: Burlington city, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  11. ^ Woodard, Colin (November 17, 2016). "America's First All-Renewable-Energy City". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved October 12, 2021.