State of Vermont | |||||
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Nickname(s): The Green Mountain State | |||||
Motto(s): Freedom and Unity and Stella quarta decima fulgeat (May the 14th star shine bright) | |||||
Demonym | Vermonter | ||||
Capital | Montpelier | ||||
Largest city | Burlington | ||||
Largest metro | Burlington-South Burlington | ||||
Area | Ranked 45th | ||||
• Total | 9,616 sq mi (24,923 km2) |
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• Width | 80 miles (130 km) | ||||
• Length | 160 miles (260 km) | ||||
• % water | 4.1 | ||||
• Latitude | 42° 44′ N to 45° 1′ N | ||||
• Longitude | 71° 28′ W to 73° 26′ W | ||||
Population | Ranked 49th (2nd least) | ||||
• Total | 626,042 (2015 est) | ||||
• Density | 67.7/sq mi (26.1/km2) Ranked 30th |
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• Median household income | $59,494 (21st) | ||||
Elevation | |||||
• Highest point |
Mount Mansfield 4,395 ft (1340 m) |
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• Mean | 1,000 ft (300 m) | ||||
• Lowest point |
Lake Champlain 95 to 100 ft (29 to 30 m) |
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Before statehood | Vermont Republic | ||||
Admission to Union | March 4, 1791 (14th) | ||||
Governor | Phil Scott (R) | ||||
Lieutenant Governor | David Zuckerman (P) | ||||
Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
• Upper house | Senate | ||||
• Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
U.S. Senators |
Patrick Leahy (D) Bernie Sanders (I) |
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U.S. House delegation | Peter Welch (D) (list) | ||||
Time zone | Eastern: UTC −5/−4 | ||||
ISO 3166 | US-VT | ||||
Abbreviations | VT | ||||
Website | www |
Vermont state symbols | |
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The Flag of Vermont
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The Seal of Vermont
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Living insignia | |
Amphibian |
Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens |
Bird |
Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus |
Fish |
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Walleye Sander vitreous vitreous |
Flower |
Red clover Trifolium pratense |
Insect |
Western honey bee Apis mellifera |
Mammal | Morgan horse |
Reptile | Painted turtle |
Tree |
Sugar maple Acer saccharum |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Food | Apple pie |
Fossil | Beluga skeleton (at the University of Vermont's Perkins Geology Museum) |
Gemstone | Grossular garnet |
Mineral | Talc |
Motto | Freedom and Unity and Stella quarta decima fulgeat (May the 14th star shine bright) |
Rock | Granite, marble, slate |
Soil | Tunbridge |
Song | "These Green Mountains" |
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State quarter | |
Released in 2001
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Vermont (i/vərˈmɒntˌ vɜːr-/) is a state in the New England region of the northeast United States. It borders the other U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont's western border with the state of New York and the Green Mountains run north-south the length of the state.
Vermont is the 2nd-least populous of the U.S. states, with nearly 50,000 more residents than Wyoming. The capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the U.S. The most populous municipality, Burlington, is the least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous within a state. As of 2015, Vermont continued to be the leading producer of maple syrup in the U.S. It was ranked as the safest state in the country in January 2016.