Vermont Quick Facts
- Current Governor: Phil Scott (Republican)
- Capital: Montpelier
- Population: 623,989 (2019 est.)
- Land Area: 9,216.66 sq km
- Water Area: 399.71 sq km
- Total Area: 9,616.36 SQ KM
- State Motto: “”Freedom and Unity”
- Nickname: Green Mountain State
- Electoral votes: 3
- Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435)
- State Song: “These Green Mountains”
- Date of Statehood: March 4, 1791
- Time Zone: Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
- Official Website of Vermont: vermont.gov
- State abbreviation/Postal code: VT
- Origin of name:
State Symbol of Vermont
| State Amphibian |
Northern leopard frog |
| State Animal |
Morgan horse |
| State Beverage |
Milk |
| State Bird |
Hermit thrush |
| State Butterfly |
Monarch butterfly |
| State Cold-Water Fish |
Brook trout |
| State Flower |
Red clover |
| State Fossil |
The beluga skeleton |
| State Gem |
Grossular garnet |
| State Insect |
Honeybee |
| State Mineral |
Talc |
| State Motto |
Freedom and Unity |
| State Nickname |
Green Mountain State |
| State Pie |
Apple pie |
| State Reptile |
Painted turtle |
| State Soil |
Tunbridge soil series |
| State Song |
“These Green Mountains” |
| State Stone |
Marble, granite, and slate |
| State Tree |
Sugar maple |
| State Warm-Water Fish |
Walleye |
College & Universities
| Bennington College |
| Burlington College |
| Burlington Technical Center |
| Castleton State College |
| Champlain College |
| College of St Joseph |
| Community College of Vermont |
| Goddard College |
| Green Mountain College |
| Johnson State College |
| Landmark College |
| Lyndon State College |
| Marlboro College |
| Marlboro College Graduate School |
| Middlebury College |
| New England Culinary Institute |
| New England Culinary Institute – Essex |
| New England School of Radiologic Technology |
| Norwich University |
| O’Briens Aveda Institute |
| Saint Michael’s College |
| School for International Training |
| Southern Vermont College |
| Sterling College |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Williston |
| University of Vermont |
| Vermont Law School |
| Vermont State Colleges-Office of the Chancellor |
| Vermont Technical College |
| Woodbury Institute of Champlain College |
Famous Natives and Residents
| Name |
Profession |
| Trey Anastasio |
musician; |
| Chester A. Arthur |
president; |
| Orson Bean |
actor; |
| Ted Bundy |
serial killer; |
| Calvin Coolidge |
president; |
| Howard Dean |
political figure, former Governor; |
| George Dewey |
admiral; |
| John Dewey |
philosopher and educator; |
| Stephen A. Douglas |
politician; |
| Carlton Fisk |
baseball player; |
| James Fisk |
financial speculator; |
| Willbur Fisk |
clergyman and educator; |
| Richard Morris Hunt |
architect; |
| William Morris Hunt |
painter; |
| Miranda July |
filmmaker, actor; |
| Elisha Otis |
inventor; |
| Moses Pendleton |
choreographer; |
| Joseph Smith |
religious leader; |
| Ernest Thompson |
actor and writer; |
| Rudy Vallee |
singer and band leader; |
| Henry Wells |
pioneer entrepreneur (Wells Fargo & Co.); |
| Brigham Young |
religious leader. |
Famous Actors And Actresses
- Orson Bean
- Zosia Mamet
- Gabriel Mann
