Burlington, Vermont

**Burlington** is a city in the American state of Vermont. It is the county seat of Chittenden County. Burlington was first settled in 1783. It became a city in 1865.

## Population

Burlington is Vermont's largest city. It has a population of about 40,000 people. It is the smallest American city that is also the largest in its state. Burlington has a metropolitan population of about 225,000.

## Geography

The city is located on the east bank of Lake Champlain. Burlington has an area of about 15.5 sq miles. It sits at an elevation of 200 feet. The suburb of Shelburne is 7 miles nearby Burlington.

## Notable residents

- Grace Coolidge, wife of Calvin Coolidge and First Lady of the U.S.
- Howard Dean, Former Chairman of the Democratic Party, former presidential candidate in 2004, and former Governor of Vermont.
- Bernie Sanders, current United States senator of Vermont, former Mayor of Burlington, and 2016 United States presidential election candidate.

## Education

- University of Vermont, public university.
- Champlain College, private non-profit college.
- Burlington College, private non-profit liberal arts college. Closed in May 2016.

## Sister Cities

- , Moss Point,
- Puerto Cabezas,  1984
- Yaroslavl,  1988
- Bethlehem and  Arad 1991
- Nishinomiya, Hyōgo,  2008

Although there is no formal twinning agreement, Burlington takes part in the annual Burlington International Games with
- Burlington
- Burlington

## Other websites

- Official website of the City of Burlington
- City of Burlington Sister Cities
- WikiBurlington

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Burlington, Vermont
- **settlement type**: City
- **nicknames**: BTV, The Queen City
- **image skyline**: Church Street Marketplace (Burlington, Vermont).jpg
- **image caption**: Church Street Marketplace
- **image flag**: Flag of Burlington, Vermont.svg
- **image seal**: SealOfBurlingtonVT-Original.svg
- **image map**: Chittenden County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Burlington highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location in Chittenden County, Vermont, Chittenden County, Vermont
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state
- **subdivision name1**: Vermont
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Vermont, County
- **subdivision name2**: Chittenden County, Vermont, Chittenden
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **established title**: Settled
- **established date**: 1783
- **established title2**: Organized (town)
- **established date2**: 1785
- **established title3**: Incorporated (city)
- **established date3**: 1865
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 40.13
- **area land km2**: 26.69
- **area water km2**: 13.44
- **elevation ft**: 200
- **elevation m**: 61
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 44743
- **population rank**: Vermont: 1st
- **population density sq mi**: 4,339.3
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population metro**: 225562 (U.S.: List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 208th)
- **population urban**: 118032 	 (U.S.: List of United States urban areas, 289th)
- **population density urban sq mi**: 1903.3
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset**: −5
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Time Zone, EDT
- **utc offset dst**: −4
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 05401–05402, 05405–05406, 05408
- **area code**: Area code 802, 802
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 50-10675
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank4 name**: U.S. Highways
- **blank4 info**:
- **blank5 name**: State Routes
- **blank5 info**:
- **area total sq mi**: 15.47
- **area land sq mi**: 10.31
- **area water sq mi**: 5.16