Winooski, Vermont
| Winooski, Vermont | ||
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Downtown Winooski
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| Nickname(s): Onion City | ||
 Location in Chittenden County and the state of Vermont. |
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 Winooski, Vermont
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| Coordinates: 44°29′42″N 73°10′57″W / 44.49500°N 73.18250°WCoordinates: 44°29′42″N 73°10′57″W / 44.49500°N 73.18250°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Vermont | |
| County | Chittenden | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Seth Leonard | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) | |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) | |
| Elevation | 177 ft (54 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 7,267 | |
| • Density | 5,190.7/sq mi (1,964.1/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 05404 | |
| Area code(s) | 802 | |
| FIPS code | 50-85150 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1460302 | |
| Website | Winooski Vermont Official City Website | |
Winooski /wɪˈnuːski/ is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Located at the mouth of the Winooski River, as of the 2010 U.S. Census the municipal population was 7,267. The city is the most densely populated municipality in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is the smallest in area of Vermont's nine incorporated cities. As part of the Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area, it is bordered by Burlington, Colchester, and South Burlington.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (5.30%) is water.
As early as 750 AD, the Abenaki tribe lived along the shores of a cascading waterfall in a fertile river valley they called "winoskitegw," meaning “land of the wild onion.” Winooski's southern border is formed by the Winooski River, which is alternatively known as the Onion River.
Five thousand years ago a single family of paleolithic Native Americans came to what is now the city. The prehistoric campground for this transient group is one of Vermont's significant archaeological sites. Other native people came to Winooski in the years that followed.
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