Vermont municipality
municipalities in Vermont, New England
A Vermont municipality is a particular type of New England municipality. It is the basic unit of local government.
Background
Vermont contains 247 incorporated towns and cities. Ten are cities and 237 are towns. Collectively, these 247 municipalities cover the vast majority, but not all, of the state's territory. There are some unincorporated areas in the sparsely populated mountainous regions of the state. Most of the unincorporated areas are in Essex County, in the northeastern part of the state. Bennington, Windham and Chittenden counties also contain smaller amounts of unincorporated territory. This territory includes five unincorporated townships and 4 gores and grants. The remaining ten counties in the state are entirely incorporated (Bennington and Windham counties were also fully incorporated at one time, but lost that status when a town disincorporated).
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