Chittenden County
Chittenden County is in Northwest Vermont. It is by far the state's most populous county, being home to roughly 25% of its residents. Half of the 10 most populous municipalities in Vermont are in Chittenden County, including the top 4.Photo: Mfwills, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include South Burlington and Winooski.
South Burlington
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South Burlington is a city in Northwest Vermont. It is a suburb of Burlington and is the second largest city in the state. Unlike most sizable Vermont communities, it doesn't have a downtown of any sort since most of the city's development has occurred in the last few decades.
Winooski
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Winooski is a city of 7,997 in Northwest Vermont across the Winooski River from Burlington. It is both the most densely populated and smallest city by area in the state.
Colchester
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Colchester is a town in Northwest Vermont. It is home to Saint Michael's College. Colchester is primarily a bedroom community of Burlington. The town is very spread out, with most businesses and residences clustered in three villages: Colchester village, Mallet's Bay, and Severance Corners.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Essex and Shelburne.
Essex
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Essex is a town in Northwest Vermont. It is the largest town and second most populated place in Vermont. About half the population lives in the village of Essex Junction, which separated from the town of Essex in 2023.
Shelburne
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Shelburne is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Located along the shores of Lake Champlain, Shelburne's town center lies approximately 7 miles south of the city center of Burlington, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont.
Milton
Milton is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,723. According to local legend, the town was named after the English poet John Milton, but the name most likely originated from William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, who held the title Viscount Milton and was a supporter of independence for the colonies during the American Revolution.Williston
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Williston is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Originally rural and laid out with many farms, in recent decades it has developed into a thriving suburb of Burlington, the largest city in the state of Vermont.
Hinesburg
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Hinesburg is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Abel Hine, town clerk. The population was 4,698 at the 2020 census.
Charlotte
Charlotte is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Queen Charlotte, though unlike Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlottesville, Virginia, and other cities and towns that bear her name, the town's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable.Bolton Valley
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Bolton Valley is a town and ski resort in Chittenden County, Vermont.
Chittenden County
- Type: County with 168,000 residents
- Description: county in Vermont, United States
- Also known as: “Chittenden”, “Chittenden County, Vermont”, and “Chittenden County, VT”
- Neighbors: Franklin County and Grand Isle County
- Categories: county of Vermont and locality
- Location: Northwest Vermont, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
44.4532° or 44° 27′ 11″ northLongitude of center
-73.0674° or 73° 4′ 3″ westPopulation
168,000Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Chittenden County” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Chittenden County”
- Arabic: “مقاطعة تشيتندن”
- Armenian: “Չիթենդեն շրջան”
- Asturian: “condáu de Chittenden”
- Asturian: “Condáu de Chittenden”
- Basque: “Chittenden konderria”
- Bavarian: “Chittenden County, Vermont”
- Bavarian: “Chittenden County”
- Belarusian: “Чытэндэн”
- Bishnupriya: “চিত্তেনডেন কাউন্টি, ভার্মন্ট”
- Bishnupriya: “চিত্তেনডেন কাউন্টি”
- Bulgarian: “Читъндън”
- Catalan: “comtat de Chittenden”
- Cebuano: “Chittenden County”
- Chechen: “Читтенден (гуо, Вермонт)”
- Chechen: “Читтенден”
- Chinese: “Chittenden Kūn”
- Chinese: “奇滕登县”
- Chinese: “齊坦丹縣”
- Dutch: “Chittenden County”
- Esperanto: “Chittenden County”
- Esperanto: “kantono Chittenden”
- Finnish: “Chittendenin piirikunta”
- French: “Chittenden County”
- French: “comté de Chittenden”
- French: “Comté de Chittenden”
- Georgian: “ჩიტენდენის ოლქი”
- German: “Chittenden County”
- Gilaki: “چیتندن ٚ شأرستان (ورمانت)”
- Gilaki: “چیتندن ٚ شأرستان”
- Hebrew: “מחוז שיטנדן”
- Hungarian: “Chittenden megye”
- Indonesian: “County Chittenden, Vermont”
- Indonesian: “County Chittenden”
- Irish: “Contae Chittenden, Vermont”
- Irish: “Contae Chittenden”
- Italian: “Chittenden County”
- Italian: “contea di Chittenden”
- Italian: “Contea di Chittenden”
- Japanese: “チッテンデン・カウンティ”
- Japanese: “チッテンデン郡”
- Korean: “치헌던군”
- Low German: “Chittenden County”
- Mazanderani: “چیتندن شهرستان (ورمانت)”
- Mazanderani: “چیتندن شهرستان”
- Min Dong Chinese: “Chittenden Gông”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Chittenden Kūn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chittenden County”
- Norwegian: “Chittenden County”
- Ossetian: “Читтенден (зылд)”
- Ossetian: “Читтенден”
- Persian: “شهرستان چیتندن، ورمونت”
- Persian: “شهرستان چیتندن”
- Polish: “Hrabstwo Chittenden”
- Portuguese: “Chittenden County”
- Portuguese: “condado de Chittenden”
- Portuguese: “Condado de Chittenden”
- Romanian: “Comitatul Chittenden, Vermont”
- Romanian: “Comitatul Chittenden”
- Russian: “Читтенден”
- Sardinian: “contea de Chittenden”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Chittenden County”
- Serbian: “Chittenden County”
- Serbian: “Округ Читенден”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Chittenden County, Vermont”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Chittenden County”
- Slovenian: “Chittenden County”
- Slovenian: “Okrožje Chittenden”
- Spanish: “Chittenden County”
- Spanish: “condado de Chittenden”
- Spanish: “Condado de Chittenden”
- Swedish: “Chittenden County”
- Swiss German: “Chittenden County”
- Tatar: “Гранд-Айл (округ, Вермонт)”
- Tatar: “Читтенден”
- Turkish: “Chittenden County, Vermont”
- Turkish: “Chittenden County, Vt.”
- Turkish: “Chittenden County, VT”
- Turkish: “Chittenden County”
- Turkish: “Chittenden ilçesi, Vermont”
- Turkish: “Chittenden ilçesi, Vt.”
- Turkish: “Chittenden ilçesi, VT”
- Turkish: “Chittenden ilçesi”
- Ukrainian: “Читтенден”
- Urdu: “چیٹنڈین کاؤنٹی، ورمونٹ”
- Urdu: “چیٹنڈین کاؤنٹی”
- Venetian: “contea de Chittenden”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Chittenden, Vermont”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Chittenden”
- Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Chittenden, Vermont”
- Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Chittenden”
- Welsh: “Chittenden County, Vermont”
- Welsh: “Chittenden County”
- Western Panjabi: “چٹنڈن کاؤنٹی”
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