The origin of the name "Vermont" is uncertain, but likely comes from the French les Verts Monts, meaning "the Green Mountains". There are fifteen US federal border crossings between Vermont and Canada.
The state's geographic center is Washington, three miles (5 km) east of Roxbury. Its greatest width, from east to west, is 89 miles (143 km) at the Canadian border the narrowest width is 37 miles (60 km) at the Massachusetts line. From north to south, Vermont is 159 miles (256 km) long. Lake Champlain, the major lake in Vermont, is the sixth-largest body of fresh water in the United States and separates Vermont from New York in the northwest portion of the state. The west bank of the Connecticut River marks the eastern (New Hampshire) border of the state (the river is part of New Hampshire). Map of Vermont, showing cities, roads, and rivers In total area, it is larger than El Salvador and smaller than Haiti. Land comprises 9,250 square miles (24,000 km2) and water comprises 365 square miles (950 km2), making it the 43rd-largest in land area and the 47th in water area. Vermont is located in the New England region in the eastern United States and comprises 9,614 square miles (24,900 km2), making it the 45th-largest state. See also: List of counties in Vermont, List of towns in Vermont, and List of mountains in Vermont Its most populous city is Burlington, which has a metro population of 211,261 residents.ĥ.3 Local community public and private transportation The state capital is Montpelier, which with 7,705 people is the least-populated state capital in the country. Vermont is the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States.
In 1791, Vermont joined the United States as the fourteenth state and the first outside the original Thirteen Colonies. states (along with Texas, Hawaii, the brief California Republic, and each of the original Thirteen Colonies) that each once had a sovereign government. While independent, it abolished slavery and when it joined the Union, it was the first state to have done so. Founded in 1777, during the Revolutionary War, it lasted for fourteen years. Settlers who held land titles granted by these colonies were opposed by the Green Mountain Boys militia, which eventually prevailed in creating an independent state, the Vermont Republic. For many years, the nearby colonies, especially New Hampshire and New York, disputed control of the area (then called the New Hampshire Grants). France ceded the territory to the Kingdom of Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War (also called the French and Indian War). Originally inhabited by two major Native American tribes (the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and the Iroquois), much of the territory that is now Vermont was claimed by France in the early colonial period. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. The Green Mountains are within the state. Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont's western border, which it shares with the state of New York.
It is the only New England state not bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. The state ranks 43rd in land area, 9,250 square miles (24,000 km2), and 45th in total area. Vermont (i/vərˈmɒnt/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Much of the business of local government in Vermont towns takes place each March at a town meeting held at a meetinghouse, such as this one in Marlboro, Vermont. For other uses, see Vermont (disambiguation).
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