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 of America
surface form: United States
county Addison County, Vermont
surface form: 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 French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
surface form: Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
nearbyCity Burlington, Vermont
Middlebury, Vermont
NRHPListing Vergennes Historic District
population approximately 2600
populationCensusYear 2020
postalCode 05491
region Lake Champlain Valley
surface form: Champlain Valley
servedByHighway U.S. Route 7 NERFINISHED
state Vermont
subdivisionType city in Addison County, Vermont
timezone Eastern Time Zone
timezoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
watercourse Otter Creek

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Addison County, Vermont containsSettlement Vergennes, Vermont
Amtrak Ethan Allen Express routeVia Vergennes, Vermont
this entity surface form: Vergennes–Ferrisburgh
Ethan Allen Hitchcock birthPlace Vergennes, Vermont
this entity surface form: Vergennes, Vermont, United States
Lake Champlain Valley containsTown Vergennes, Vermont
Ferrisburgh, Vermont adjacentTo Vergennes, Vermont