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Montpelier

Northern America

Montpelier is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the county seat of Washington County, and holds the distinction of being the least populous state capital in the United States. It is the site of Vermont's state government and home to the Vermont College of Fine Arts; the settlement was named after Montpellier, a city in the south of France. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
8074 1
2020 census figure, from Montpelier's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
26.04 1
Founding Year
1895 1
1895 is the year Montpelier was incorporated as a city, per the infobox (chartered August 14, 1781).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
182 2
Latitude
44.25972 degrees north 1
Longitude
72.56472 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 5
Connections

Associated With

Vermont, States or Territories

Montpelier is in the U.S. state of Vermont.

Source Montpelier (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Vermont, States or Territories

Montpelier is the capital of Vermont.

Source Montpelier (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Vermont Supreme Court

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Vermont Supreme Court (source article)Building
Quote, Building
The Vermont Supreme Court meets in a granite Beaux Arts-style building in Montpelier
Sources
1. Montpelier (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    8,074
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    26.04
  • Infobox, coordinates
    44.25972 N 72.56472 W
  • Infobox: established_date3
    1895
  • Lead section
    Montpelier ( mont-PEEL-yər) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the county seat of Washington County.
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2. Montpelier (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 182 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 44.2597,-72.5647
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 200.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.25, -72.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.25, -72.75
44.25 -72.75 Dfb
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5. GeoNames: Montpelier - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5238685
Quote, cities500 record 5238685
44.26006 -72.57539 P PPLA US VT 023 46000 8074 160 163 America/New_York
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Wikidata: Montpelier
Wikidata Q26426, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Montpelier (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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