Montpelier

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Montpelier

Total population

8,030

Median home value

$326,800

35.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$76,143

Montpelier$76k

National$74k

Air quality index

32Good

WeatherAvg high 56.1°F

Coordinates44.27°, -72.57°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Montpelier is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the county seat of Washington County. The site of Vermont's state government, it is the least populous state capital in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,074, with a daytime population growth of about 21,000 due to the large number of jobs within city limits. The Vermont College of Fine Arts is located in the municipality. It was named after Montpellier, a city in the south of France.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Unitarian Church of Montpelier (8062048206)

Unitarian Church of Vermont Main Street downtown Montpelier VT November 2016

War of 1812 veteran tombstone Montpelier Vermont

U-Haul moving van Elm Street Montpelier VT August 2017

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Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).

Notable people from here

George Dewey

United States Navy admiral (1837–1917)

Eliakim Persons Walton

American politician (1812-1890)

Anaïs Mitchell

American singer-songwriter

George W. Cate

American politician (1825–1905)

John Mellen Thurston

American politician (1847–1916)

John Bollinger

author and financial analyst

A

Arthur E. Scott

American photographer

J

Jim Laird

American football player (1897-1970)

C

Carroll L. Coburn

United States farmer and politician

Hannibal Day

American Union Army officer (1804-1891)

H

Harry Gisborne

forester (1893–1949)

J

Jamie Lee Thurston

American singer

Richard A. Cody

United States general

Samuel C. Upham

American counterfeiter

Thomas Waterman Wood

American painter (1823-1903)

Vincent Illuzzi

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.