In the U.S. state of Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

, villages are named communities located within the boundaries of an incorporated town. Villages may be incorporated

Municipal corporation

A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...

 or unincorporated

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

.

An incorporated village is a defined area within a town that was either granted a village charter by a special act of the legislature, or organized under the general law. Village governments are subordinate to the government of the town they belong to. A village is a clearly defined municipality and provides some municipal services, such as potable water, sewage, police

Police

The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

 and fire services

Fire Services

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, garbage collection

Waste collection

Waste collection is the component of waste management which results in the passage of a waste material from the source of production to either the point of treatment or final disposal...

, street lighting and maintenance, management of cemeteries, and building code

Building code

A building code, or building control, is a set of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures. The main purpose of building codes are to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the...

 enforcement. Other municipal services not provided by the village are provided by the parent town. Incorporated villages in Vermont are administratively similar to villages in New York

Administrative divisions of New York

The administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local government services in the state of New York. The state has four types of multi-purpose municipal corporation that provide most local government services, namely: counties, cities, towns, and villages...

. Vermont is the only state in New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

 that has incorporated villages.

Village government

Village officers include a clerk, five bailiffs/trustees, a treasurer, and a tax collector. The trustees have duties and powers similar to the selectmen of towns.

List of incorporated villages

As of 2005, there were 37 incorporated villages with active governments in Vermont. Historically, there were more but most have since disincorporated, while a few were chartered as cities. Below is a list of incorporated villages that have existed, ordered by date of incorporation. Currently existing villages are indicated in boldface.

Village	Parent town	Date incorporated	Current status
Middlebury	Middlebury	1816/1832	disincorporated 1955/1966
Montpelier Montpelier, Vermont Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...	Montpelier Montpelier, Vermont Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...	1818	chartered as city in 1894
Brattleboro	Brattleboro Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...	1832	disincorporated 1927
Windsor	Windsor Windsor, Vermont Windsor is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,756 at the 2000 census.-History:One of the New Hampshire grants, Windsor was chartered as a town on July 6, 1761 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. It was first settled in August 1764 by Captain Steele Smith and...	1832	disincorporated 1967
Bellows Falls	Rockingham Rockingham, Vermont Rockingham is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, along the Connecticut River. The population was 5,309 at the 2000 census. Rockingham includes the incorporated villages of Bellows Falls and Saxtons River, as well as a large rural area west of Interstate 91.Rockingham has no formal...	1833	incorporated village
Springfield Center	Springfield Springfield, Vermont Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 9,373 at the 2010 census.-History:One of the New Hampshire grants, the township was chartered on August 20, 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth and awarded to Gideon Lyman and 61 others...	1835	disincorporated ?
Woodstock Woodstock (village), Vermont Woodstock is an incorporated village in the town of Woodstock in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 977 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	Woodstock Woodstock (town), Vermont Woodstock is the shire town, and capital, of Windsor County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,232. It includes the villages of Woodstock, South Woodstock and Taftsville.-History:...	1836	incorporated village
Rutland	Rutland Rutland (town), Vermont Rutland is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,054 at the 2010 census. Rutland completely surrounds the city of Rutland, which is incorporated separately from the town of Rutland.-History:...	1847	chartered as city in 1892
Castleton	Castleton Castleton, Vermont Castleton is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. Castleton is about to the west of Rutland, and about east of the New York/Vermont state border. The town had a population of 4,717 at the 2010 census. Castleton State College is located there, with roots dating to 1787...	1849	Incorporation rejected by voters
Bennington	Bennington	1849	disincorporated 1967/1970
St. Johnsbury	St. Johnsbury	1852	disincorporated 1965
West Poultney	Poultney Poultney (town), Vermont Poultney is a town in Rutland County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. New York state is on its western border. Castleton, Vermont, is on its northern border. Poultney is home to Green Mountain College, a private liberal arts college with about 820 students. The Village of...	1852	Incorporation rejected by voters
Northfield Northfield (village), Vermont Northfield is a village in the town of Northfield in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,208 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	Northfield	1855	incorporated village
Wilmington	Wilmington	1855	disincorporated 1959/1965
St. Albans St. Albans (city), Vermont St. Albans is a city in and the shire town of Franklin County, Vermont, in the United States. At the 2000 census, the city population was 7,650. St Albans City is completely surrounded by St. Albans town, which is incorporated separately from the city of St. Albans...	St. Albans St. Albans (town), Vermont St. Albans is a town in Franklin County, Vermont. The population was 6,392 at the 2010 census. The town completely surrounds the city of St. Albans, which was separated from the town and incorporated in 1902. References to "St. Albans" prior to this date generally refer to the town center, which...	1859	chartered as city in 1896
Newport Newport (city), Vermont Newport is a city in and the shire town of Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,005. The city contains the largest population of any government in the county, yet encompasses the smallest area....	Newport Newport (town), Vermont Newport is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,511 at the 2000 census. The town is referred to by the United States Postal Service and the media as Newport Center, the name of the main settlement of the town.-Town:...	1862	chartered as city in 1917
Fair Haven	Fair Haven Fair Haven (town), Vermont Fair Haven is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,734 at the 2010 census. Within the town is located the census-designated place of Fair Haven...	1865	disincorporated 1955
Cabot Cabot (village), Vermont Cabot Village is a village in the town of Cabot in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 239 at the 2000 census. Cabot Village contains a village store, hardware store, post office, public school , an inn, a fraternal hall, a church, and a restaurant...	Cabot	1866	incorporated village
North Bennington North Bennington, Vermont North Bennington is an incorporated village in the town of Bennington in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,428 at the 2000 census....	Bennington	1866	incorporated village
Winooski Winooski, Vermont Winooski is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, in the United States. Located at the mouth of the Winooski River, as of the 2010 census the city population was 7,267...	Colchester Colchester, Vermont Colchester is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 17,067 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth-largest municipality and second-largest town in Vermont by population.-Geography:...	1866	chartered as city in 1921
Ludlow Ludlow (village), Vermont Ludlow is an incorporated village within the town of Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It is sometimes called Ludlow Village, to distinguish it from the surrounding town of the same name...	Ludlow Ludlow (town), Vermont Ludlow is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,449 at the 2000 census. Ludlow is the home of Okemo Mountain, a popular skiing area.-Geography:...	1866	incorporated village
Springfield	Springfield Springfield, Vermont Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 9,373 at the 2010 census.-History:One of the New Hampshire grants, the township was chartered on August 20, 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth and awarded to Gideon Lyman and 61 others...	1866	disincorporated 1947
Plainfield	Plainfield	1867	disincorporated 1984
Benson	Benson	1869	Incorporation rejected by voters
Danby Danby, Vermont Danby is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,311 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.22%, is water.-Geology:...	Danby Danby, Vermont Danby is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,311 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.22%, is water.-Geology:...	1874	Incorporation rejected by voters
Barton Barton (village), Vermont Barton is a village located near the center of the town of Barton, in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 742 at the 2000 census.-Government:...	Barton Barton (town), Vermont Barton is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,780 at the 2000 census. The town includes two incorporated villages, Barton and Orleans. Approximately 30% of the town's population lived in the village of Orleans, 27% in the village of Barton, and 43% outside of the...	1874	incorporated village
North Troy	Troy Troy, Vermont Troy is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2000 census. Troy contains two villages: the unincorporated village of Troy, and the incorporated village of North Troy.-Town:* Moderator - Robert Starr...	1876	incorporated village
Richford	Richford	1878	disincorporated 1998
Orleans	Barton Barton (town), Vermont Barton is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,780 at the 2000 census. The town includes two incorporated villages, Barton and Orleans. Approximately 30% of the town's population lived in the village of Orleans, 27% in the village of Barton, and 43% outside of the...	1878	incorporated village
Randolph	Randolph	1880	disincorporated 1984
Lyndonville	Lyndon Lyndon, Vermont Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,448 at the 2000 census. Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville and three unincorporated villages: Lyndon, Lyndon Center, and East Lyndon.Lyndon is the...	1880	incorporated village
Waterbury Waterbury (village), Vermont Waterbury is a village in the town of Waterbury in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,706 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	Waterbury	1882	incorporated village
Proctor	Proctor	1884	disincorporated 1967
Barre	Barre Barre (town), Vermont Barre is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,924 at the 2010 census. Barre town almost completely surrounds Barre city, which is incorporated separately from the town of Barre.-Geography:...	1886	chartered as city in 1894
Enosburg Falls	Enosburgh	1886	incorporated village
Bristol	Bristol	1886/1903	disincorporated 1994
Brandon	Brandon Brandon (town), Vermont Brandon is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,966 at the 2010 census.-History:On October 20, 1761, the town of Neshobe was chartered to Capt. Josiah Powers. In October 1784, the name of the town was changed to Brandon by an act of legislature.Brandon is a study...	1888	disincorporated ?
Wells River	Newbury Newbury (town), Vermont Newbury is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,955 at the 2000 census. Newbury includes the villages of Newbury, Center Newbury, West Newbury, South Newbury, Boltonville, Peach Four Corners, and Wells River.-History:...	1888	incorporated village
Swanton Swanton (village), Vermont Swanton is a village in the town of Swanton in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. It is sometimes called Swanton Village to distinguish it from the surrounding town of the same name...	Swanton Swanton (town), Vermont Swanton is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 6,203 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 61.7 square miles , of which 48.4 square miles is land and 13.3 square miles is...	1888	incorporated village
Bradford Bradford (village), Vermont Bradford is an unincorporated village in the town of Bradford, Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 815 at the 2000 census, at which time it was an incorporated village. The village disincorporated on December 1, 2004...	Bradford Bradford, Vermont Bradford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,619 at the 2000 census.-History:The first settler was John Hosmer in 1765...	1890	disincorporated 2004
Morrisville	Morristown Morristown, Vermont Morristown is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,139 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 51.6 square miles , of which 51.3 square miles is land and 0.3 square mile is...	1890	incorporated village
Hardwick	Hardwick	1890	disincorporated 1988
Readsboro	Readsboro	1892	disincorporated 1986
Essex Junction	Essex Essex, Vermont Essex is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 19,587 at the 2010 census.By population, Essex is the largest town in Vermont, and the second-largest municipality .-Government:...	1892	incorporated village
Johnson Johnson (village), Vermont Johnson is a village in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,420 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles , all land....	Johnson Johnson (town), Vermont Johnson is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,274 at the 2000 census. Johnson is home of Johnson State College, a part the Vermont State Colleges system...	1894	incorporated village
West Derby	Derby Derby, Vermont Derby is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,604 at the 2000 census. The town contains four unincorporated villages: Beebe Plain, Clyde Pond, Lake Salem and North Derby; and two incorporated villages: Derby Center and Derby Line...	1894	consolidated with Newport 1917
Hyde Park Hyde Park (village), Vermont Hyde Park is a village in the town of Hyde Park, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 415 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	Hyde Park Hyde Park (town), Vermont Hyde Park is a town in and the shire town of Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Captain Jedediah Hyde, a landowner. The population was 2,847 at the 2000 census...	1895	incorporated village
Stowe	Stowe Stowe, Vermont Stowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,339 at the 2000 census. Tourism is a significant industry.-Geography:...	1895	disincorporated 1996
Lyndon Center	Lyndon Lyndon, Vermont Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,448 at the 2000 census. Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville and three unincorporated villages: Lyndon, Lyndon Center, and East Lyndon.Lyndon is the...	1896	disincorporated ?
Jeffersonville	Cambridge	1896	incorporated village
Newbury Newbury (village), Vermont Newbury is an incorporated village in the town of Newbury in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 396 at the 2000 census.-History:...	Newbury Newbury (town), Vermont Newbury is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,955 at the 2000 census. Newbury includes the villages of Newbury, Center Newbury, West Newbury, South Newbury, Boltonville, Peach Four Corners, and Wells River.-History:...	1896/1904	incorporated village
Derby Center	Derby Derby, Vermont Derby is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,604 at the 2000 census. The town contains four unincorporated villages: Beebe Plain, Clyde Pond, Lake Salem and North Derby; and two incorporated villages: Derby Center and Derby Line...	1898	incorporated village
Derby Line	Derby Derby, Vermont Derby is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,604 at the 2000 census. The town contains four unincorporated villages: Beebe Plain, Clyde Pond, Lake Salem and North Derby; and two incorporated villages: Derby Center and Derby Line...	1898	incorporated village
Hinesburg	Hinesburg	1898	Incorporation rejected by voters
Lyndon	Lyndon Lyndon, Vermont Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,448 at the 2000 census. Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville and three unincorporated villages: Lyndon, Lyndon Center, and East Lyndon.Lyndon is the...	1899/1917	disincorporated 1951
Island Pond Island Pond, Vermont Island Pond is a census-designated place in the town of Brighton in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census...	Brighton Brighton, Vermont Brighton is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,260 at the 2000 census. The town was named Gilead in its original grant in 1780. The town was sold to a group consisting primarily of soldiers commanded by Colonel Joseph Nightingale and subsequently named Random. The...	1900	Incorporation rejected by voters
Milton Milton (village), Vermont Milton is an unincorporated village in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,537 at the 2000 census. The village disincorporated in 2003...	Milton	1900	disincorporated 2003
Manchester Manchester (village), Vermont Manchester is an incorporated village in the town of Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 602 at the 2000 census....	Manchester Manchester (town), Vermont Manchester is a town in, and one of two shire towns of, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,180 at the 2000 census....	1900	incorporated village
Old Bennington	Bennington	1900	incorporated village
Richmond	Richmond	1903	disincorporated 1989
West Concord	Concord	1902	Incorporation rejected by voters
West Burke	Burke	1902	incorporated village
Chester	Chester	1900/1906	disincorporated 1967
Concord	Concord	1904	disincorporated 1969
Cambridge Cambridge (village), Vermont Cambridge is a village in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 235 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles , all land....	Cambridge	1904	incorporated village
Glover	Glover	1905	disincorporated 1973
Jacksonville	Whitingham	1904	incorporated village
Poultney	Poultney	1904	incorporated village
Saxtons River	Rockingham	1905	incorporated village
Groton	Groton	1907	inactive since 1965
Newfane Newfane (village), Vermont Newfane is an incorporated village in the town of Newfane in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 116 at the 2000 census....	Newfane	1906	incorporated village
Proctorsville	Cavendish	1907	disincorporated 1987
Westminster Westminster (village), Vermont Westminster is a village in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles , all of it land....	Westminster	1907	incorporated village
South Royalton	Royalton	1908	disincorporated ?
Halifax	Halifax	1908	Incorporation rejected by voters
Newport Center	Newport Newport (town), Vermont Newport is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,511 at the 2000 census. The town is referred to by the United States Postal Service and the media as Newport Center, the name of the main settlement of the town.-Town:...	1908	disincorporated 1931
South Ryegate	Ryegate	1908	disincorporated ?
West Glover	Glover	1910	disincorporated 1973
Marshfield Marshfield (village), Vermont Marshfield is a village in the town of Marshfield in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 262 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	Marshfield	1910	incorporated village
Pittsford	Pittsford	1912	disincorporated 1988
Albany Albany (village), Vermont Albany is a village in the town of Albany in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 165 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles , all land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were...	Albany	1915	incorporated village
South Shaftsbury	Shaftsbury	1915	Incorporation rejected by voters
Alburgh Alburgh (village), Vermont Alburgh is a village within the town of the same name in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 488 at the 2000 census. The town's name came from the person primarily responsible for chartering the community, Ira Allen.- History :...	Alburgh	1916	incorporated village
Townshend	Townshend	1916	inactive since 1961
West Barnet	Barnet	1922	disincorporated 1961
North Westminster	Westminster	1925	incorporated village
Perkinsville	Weathersfield	1928	incorporated village
Jericho Jericho (village), Vermont Jericho is a village in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,457 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles , all of it being land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were...	Jericho	1933	incorporated village
Essex Center	Essex Essex, Vermont Essex is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 19,587 at the 2010 census.By population, Essex is the largest town in Vermont, and the second-largest municipality .-Government:...	1949	disincorporated 1977