Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Chittenden County, Vermont. As of the 2000 census, Burlington has the largest population of any city in Vermont. The city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas. The urbanized area consists of the cities of Burlington, South Burlington, and Winooski; the towns of Colchester, Essex, and Williston; and the village of Essex Junction. As of the 2000 census, the population of the Burlington metropolitan area (co-extensive with Chittenden County) was 146,571.

Law and government

The city has a city council-mayor form of government, which is generally in a state of tension between right-of-center moderate Republicans and the left-of-center Progressive Party. U.S. Congressman Bernard Sanders was mayor of Burlington from 1981 to 1989; the precursor of the Progessive Party was formed to elect Sanders and then win sufficient seats on the city council to ensure passage of Sanders' agenda. The current mayor is Peter Clavelle.

Related Topics:
City council-mayor form of government - Right-of-center - Republicans - Left-of-center - Progressive Party - U.S. Congressman - Bernard Sanders - 1981 - 1989 - Mayor - Peter Clavelle

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