Vergennes, Vermont

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Vergennes, Vermont is the smallest city by area in the United States and one of Vermont’s oldest chartered cities, known for its historic downtown and location along Otter Creek.

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instanceOf city
areaCode 802
areaTotal about 2.5 square miles
about 6.5 square kilometers
climate humid continental climate
country United States
county Addison County
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 322 feet
approximately 98 meters
FIPSCode 50-74475
GNISFeatureID 1460244
governingBody Vergennes City Council
governmentType city government
hasCharacteristic smallest city by area in the United States
hasFeature historic downtown
hasHistoricDistrict Vergennes Historic District
hasHistoricEconomy water-powered mills on Otter Creek
hasIndustryHistory manufacturing
shipbuilding on Otter Creek
hasLandmark City Park
Vergennes Opera House
hasMayor mayor of Vergennes
hasPark Vergennes Falls Park
hasPublicSchool Vergennes Union Elementary School
Vergennes Union High School
hasWaterfall Vergennes Falls
hasZIPCodeType standard
incorporationDate 1788
isOneOf oldest chartered cities in Vermont
locatedIn New England
locatedNear Lake Champlain
locatedOn Otter Creek
namedAfter Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
nearbyCity Burlington, Vermont
Middlebury, Vermont
NRHPListing Vergennes Historic District
population approximately 2600
populationCensusYear 2020
postalCode 05491
region Champlain Valley
servedByHighway U.S. Route 7 NERFINISHED
state Vermont
subdivisionType city in Addison County, Vermont
timezone Eastern Time Zone
timezoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
watercourse Otter Creek

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Addison County, Vermont containsSettlement Vergennes, Vermont
Amtrak Ethan Allen Express routeVia Vergennes–Ferrisburgh
linked to: Vergennes, Vermont
Ethan Allen Hitchcock birthPlace Vergennes, Vermont, United States
linked to: Vergennes, Vermont
Lake Champlain Valley containsTown Vergennes, Vermont
Ferrisburgh, Vermont adjacentTo Vergennes, Vermont