|
Vermont State...
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Vermont Counties
|
|
Click Image to Enlarge
Vermont Counties
There are fourteen counties in Vermont. Each county has a county seat, known in
Vermont as shire town. In 1777, Vermont had two counties. The western side of the state was called Bennington
County and the eastern was called Cumberland County. In 1781 Cumberland County was broken up into three counties
in Vermont, plus Washington County, which eventually became part of New Hampshire. Today's Washington County was
known as Jefferson County until 1814. Essex County, Orleans County, and Caledonia County are commonly referred
to as the Northeast Kingdom. |
|
| |
|
|
Washington County, Vermont
Washington County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Montpelier
Year Organized: 1810
Square Miles: 690 |
Court House: 65 State Street
County Courthouse
Montpelier, VT 05602-3594
|
Etymology - Origin of County Name
For George Washington. Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Washington County is one of several Vermont counties created from land ceded by the state of New York on January 15,
1777 when Vermont declared itself to be a distinct state from New York. The land originally was contested by
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Netherlands, but it remained undelineated until July 20, 1764 when King George III
established the boundary between New Hampshire and New York along the west bank of the Connecticut River, north of
Massachusetts and south of the parallel of 45 degrees north latitude. New York assigned the land gained to Albany
County. On March 12, 1772 Albany County was partitioned to create Charlotte County, and this situation remained
until Vermont's independence from New York and Britain.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 695 square miles (1,801 kmē), of which, 689
square miles (1,785 kmē) of it is land and 6 square miles (16 kmē) of it (0.90%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Lamoille County, Vermont - north
- Caledonia County, Vermont - northeast
- Orange County, Vermont - southeast
- Addison County, Vermont - southwest
- Chittenden County, Vermont - northwest
Cities and Towns:
|
- Barre |
city |
Incorporated Area |
|
- Berlin |
town |
|
|
- Bolton |
town |
|
|
- Cabot |
village |
Incorporated Area |
|
- Calais |
town |
|
|
- Duxbury |
town |
|
|
- East Montpelier |
town |
|
|
- Fayston |
town |
|
|
- Marshfield |
village |
Incorporated Area |
|
- Middlesex |
town |
|
|
- Montpelier
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
|
- Moretown |
town |
|
|
- Northfield |
village |
Incorporated Area |
|
- Orange |
town |
|
|
- Plainfield |
town |
|
|
- Waitsfield |
town |
|
|
- Warren |
town |
|
|
- Waterbury |
village |
Incorporated Area |
|
- Woodbury |
town |
|
|
- Worcester |
town |
County Resources:
Enter County Resources and Information Here
|
|
County Resource Guide
|
|
|
The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
|
|
| |
|
