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List of counties in Vermont
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The fourteen Vermont counties
The state of Vermont has 255 political units, or "places". This includes 237 towns, 9 cities, 5 unincorporated areas, and 4 gores.
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The state of Vermont is broken into fourteen counties. Each county has a county seat. (Vermont's statutory term for county seat is shire town.) The link shown under FIPS county code is the Census Bureau Info page for that county.
| FIPS state code |
State abbr. |
State | |||
| 50 | VT | Vermont | |||
| FIPS county code |
County | Founded | 2000 population (rank) | Area in km² (mi²) (rank) | Shire town |
| 001 | Addison County | 1785 | 35,974 (8) | 2,093 km² (808 mi²) (3) | Middlebury |
| 003 | Bennington County | 1777 | 36,994 (7) | 1,755 km² (678 mi²) (9) | Bennington and Manchester |
| 005 | Caledonia County | 1792 | 29,702 (9) | 1,703 km² (658 mi²) (11) | St. Johnsbury |
| 007 | Chittenden County | 1787 | 146,571 (1) | 1,605 km² (620 mi²) (12) | Burlington |
| 009 | Essex County | 1792 | 6,459 (14) | 1,745 km² (674 mi²) (10) | Guildhall |
| 011 | Franklin County | 1792 | 45,417 (5) | 1,792 km² (692 mi²) (8) | St. Albans |
| 013 | Grand Isle County | 1802 | 6,901 (13) | 504 km² (195 mi²) (14) | North Hero |
| 015 | Lamoille County | 1835 | 23,233 (12) | 1,201 km² (464 mi²) (13) | Hyde Park |
| 017 | Orange County | 1781 | 28,226 (10) | 1,792 km² (692 mi²) (7) | Chelsea |
| 019 | Orleans County | 1792 | 26,277 (11) | 1,868 km² (721 mi²) (5) | Newport |
| 021 | Rutland County | 1781 | 63,400 (2) | 2,447 km² (945 mi²) (2) | Rutland |
| 023 | Washington County | 1810 | 58,039 (3) | 1,801 km² (695 mi²) (6) | Montpelier |
| 025 | Windham County | 1781 | 44,216 (6) | 2,067 km² (798 mi²) (4) | Newfane |
| 027 | Windsor County | 1781 | 57,418 (4) | 2,527 km² (976 mi²) (1) | Woodstock |
- In 1777 Vermont comprised of two counties. The western side of the state was called Bennington County and the East was called Cumberland County.
- In 1781 Rutland was formed from Bennington County. Cumberland County was divided in Orange County, Windham County and Windsor County. Washington County (old) was formed in territory that is now in New Hampshire.
- In 1782 Vermont abandoned claims to adjacent areas. Washington County (old) is abolished.
- In 1785 Addison County was split off of Rutland County.
- In 1787 Chittenden County was formed from Addison County.
- In 1792 Franklin County was split off of Chittenden County. Caledonia County and Essex County were formed from part of Orange County. Orleans County are formed from parts of Chittenden County and Orange County.
- In 1802 Grand Isle County was formed from parts of Chittenden County and Franklin County.
- In 1810 Jefferson County are formed from parts of Caledonia County, Chittenden County, and Orange County.
- In 1814 Jefferson County is renamed Washington County.
- In 1835 Lamoille County was created from parts of Chittenden County, Franklin County, Orleans County and Washington County.
Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties are commonly referred to as the Northeast Kingdom.
- List of cities in Vermont
- List of gores in Vermont
- List of towns in Vermont
- List of extinct U.S. counties
- List of Vermont county name etymologies
- U.S. Census map of Vermont Counties
- vt251.com A companion website for the Vermont 251 Club.
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| Cities |
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