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Burlington, Vermont

Administration
Full nameBurlington, Vermont
Official nameBurlington, Vermont
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyChittenden
Settled1783
Organized (town)1785
Incorporated (city)1865
Government
MayorBob Kiss (P)
Geography
Total Area15.5 sq mi (40.1 km2)
Land Area10.6 sq mi (27.5 km2)
Water Area4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2)
Elevation200 ft (61 m)
Demography
Total Population42417 (2010)
Density (pop.)1421.3/km2 (3682.0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)105,683 (2007)
Metro (pop.)208055
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code05401-05403, 05405-05408
Area code802
FIPS code50-10675 
GNIS feature ID1456663 

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Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town (county seat) of Chittenden County. Burlington lies 45 mi (72.4 km) south of the U.S.-Canadian (Vermont-Quebec) border and some 94 mi (151.3 km) south of Montreal.

Burlington had a population of 42,417 at the 2010 census. The city is the hub of the Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan area, consisting of the three northwestern Vermont counties of Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle and encompassing the cities of Burlington, South Burlington, and Winooski; the towns of Colchester, Essex, and Williston; and the village of Essex Junction. According to 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the metro area had an estimated population of 208,055, approximately one third of Vermont's total population.


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