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The 14 Vermont counties List of Vermont counties:

The state of Vermont is broken into 14 counties. Each county has a county seat which is the capital of the county.


 * 1) Addison County: County seat: Middlebury
 * 2) Bennington County: County seat: Bennington
 * 3) Caledonia County: County seat: St. Johnsbury
 * 4) Chittenden County: County seat: Burlington
 * 5) Essex County: County seat: Guildhall
 * 6) Franklin County: County seat: St. Albans
 * 7) Grand Isle County: County seat: North Hero
 * 8) Lamoille County: County seat: Hyde Park
 * 9) Orange County:County seat: Chelsea
 * 10) Orleans County:County seat: Newport
 * 11) Rutland County: County seat: Rutland
 * 12) Washington County: County seat: Montpelier
 * 13) Windham County: County seat: Newfane
 * 14) Windsor County: County seat: Woodstock

History

 * In 1778, Vermont comprised of two counties. The western side of the state was called Bennington County and the East was called Unity County.  Unity County was later renamed Orange County.
 * By 1778, the two original counties were split into five. These new counties included Rutland County, Windham County, and Windsor County.  In 1785 Addison County was split off of Rutland County.
 * In 1787 Chittenden County was formed from Addison County.
 * In 1791 Franklin County was split off of Chittenden County. In addition, Essex and Orleans Counties were formed from part of Orange County.
 * In 1796 Caledonia County formed from part of Orange County.
 * In 1805 Grand Isle County was split off of Franklin County.
 * In 1805 Washington County was formed from part of Franklin County.
 * In 1835 Lamoille County was created from parts of Chittenden, Franklin, and Orleans counties.

Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties are commonly referred to as the Northeast Kingdom.