Village (Vermont)


In the U.S. state of Vermont, villages are named communities located within the boundaries of an incorporated town. Villages may be incorporated or unincorporated.
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 and fire services, garbage collection, street lighting and maintenance, management of cemeteries, and building code 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. Vermont is the only state in New England 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 2011, there were 35 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.
VillageParent townDate incorporatedCurrent status
MiddleburyMiddlebury1816/1832disincorporated 1955/1966
MontpelierMontpelier1818chartered as city in 1894
BrattleboroBrattleboro1832disincorporated 1927
WindsorWindsor1832disincorporated 1967
Bellows FallsRockingham1833incorporated village
Springfield CenterSpringfield1835disincorporated ?
WoodstockWoodstock1836incorporated village
RutlandRutland1847chartered as city in 1892
CastletonCastleton1849Incorporation rejected by voters
BenningtonBennington1849disincorporated 1967/1970
St. JohnsburySt. Johnsbury1852disincorporated 1965
West PoultneyPoultney1852Incorporation rejected by voters
NorthfieldNorthfield1855incorporated village
WilmingtonWilmington1855disincorporated 1959/1965
St. AlbansSt. Albans1859chartered as city in 1896
NewportNewport1862chartered as city in 1917
Fair HavenFair Haven1865disincorporated 1955
CabotCabot1866disincorporated 2010
North BenningtonBennington1866incorporated village
WinooskiColchester1866chartered as city in 1921
LudlowLudlow1866incorporated village
SpringfieldSpringfield1866disincorporated 1947
PlainfieldPlainfield1867disincorporated 1984
BensonBenson1869Incorporation rejected by voters
DanbyDanby1874Incorporation rejected by voters
BartonBarton1874incorporated village
North TroyTroy1876incorporated village
RichfordRichford1878disincorporated 1998
OrleansBarton1878incorporated village
RandolphRandolph1880disincorporated 1984
LyndonvilleLyndon1880incorporated village
WaterburyWaterbury1882incorporated village
ProctorProctor1884disincorporated 1967
BarreBarre1886chartered as city in 1894
Enosburg FallsEnosburgh1886incorporated village
BristolBristol1886/1903disincorporated 1994
BrandonBrandon1888disincorporated ?
Wells RiverNewbury1888incorporated village
SwantonSwanton1888incorporated village
BradfordBradford1890disincorporated 2004
MorrisvilleMorristown1890incorporated village
HardwickHardwick1890disincorporated 1988
ReadsboroReadsboro1892disincorporated 1986
Essex JunctionEssex1892incorporated village
JohnsonJohnson1894incorporated village
West DerbyDerby1894consolidated with Newport 1917
Hyde ParkHyde Park1895incorporated village
StoweStowe1895disincorporated 1996
Lyndon CenterLyndon1896disincorporated ?
JeffersonvilleCambridge1896incorporated village
NewburyNewbury1896/1904incorporated village
Derby CenterDerby1898incorporated village
Derby LineDerby1898incorporated village
HinesburgHinesburg1898Incorporation rejected by voters
Lyndon CornerLyndon1899/1917disincorporated 1951
Island PondBrighton1900Incorporation rejected by voters
MiltonMilton1900disincorporated 2003
ManchesterManchester1900incorporated village
Old BenningtonBennington1900incorporated village
RichmondRichmond1903disincorporated 1989
West ConcordConcord1902Incorporation rejected by voters
West BurkeBurke1902incorporated village
ChesterChester1900/1906disincorporated 1967
ConcordConcord1904disincorporated 1969
CambridgeCambridge1904incorporated village
GloverGlover1905disincorporated 1973
JacksonvilleWhitingham1904incorporated village
PoultneyPoultney1904incorporated village
Saxtons RiverRockingham1905incorporated village
GrotonGroton1907inactive since 1965
NewfaneNewfane1906incorporated village
ProctorsvilleCavendish1907disincorporated 1987
WestminsterWestminster1907incorporated village
South RoyaltonRoyalton1908disincorporated ?
HalifaxHalifax1908Incorporation rejected by voters
Newport CenterNewport1908disincorporated 1931
South RyegateRyegate1908disincorporated ?
West GloverGlover1910disincorporated 1973
MarshfieldMarshfield1910incorporated village
PittsfordPittsford1912disincorporated 1988
AlbanyAlbany1915incorporated village
South ShaftsburyShaftsbury1915Incorporation rejected by voters
AlburghAlburgh1916incorporated village
TownshendTownshend1916inactive since 1961
West BarnetBarnet1922disincorporated 1961
North WestminsterWestminster1925disincorporated 2010
PerkinsvilleWeathersfield1928incorporated village
JerichoJericho1933incorporated village
Essex CenterEssex1949disincorporated 1977