St. Johnsbury, Vermont

St. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury Welcome sign
St. Johnsbury Welcome sign
Nickname: 
St. J[1]
Motto: 
Very Vermont
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury, Vermont is located in the United States
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°26′1″N 72°0′54″W / 44.43361°N 72.01500°W / 44.43361; -72.01500
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyCaledonia
Chartered1786
Settled1786
Organized1790
CommunitiesSt. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury Center
East St. Johnsbury
Area
 • Total
36.8 sq mi (95.2 km2)
 • Land36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,364
 • Density200/sq mi (77/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
05819, 05838, 05863
Area code802
FIPS code50-62200[2]
GNIS feature ID1462199[3]
Websitewww.stjvt.com

St. Johnsbury (known locally as "St. J")[1] is the shire town[4] (county seat[5]) of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,364.[6] St. Johnsbury is situated on the Passumpsic River and is located approximately six miles northwest of the Connecticut River and 48 miles (77 km) south of the Canada–U.S. border.

St. Johnsbury is the largest town by population in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and has long served as a commercial center for the region. The more densely settled southern one-third of the town is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the St. Johnsbury census-designated place, where over 81% of the population resides.

  1. ^ a b South of Saint J., Vermont Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine retrieved July 29, 2008
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Title 24, Part I, Chapter 1, §4, Vermont Statutes. Accessed February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census - Table Results - St. Johnsbury town, Caledonia County, Vermont". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2021.