South Burlington, Vermont South Burlington, Vermont South Burlington City Hall South Burlington City Hall Official seal of South Burlington, Vermont South Burlington, Vermont is positioned in the US South Burlington, Vermont - South Burlington, Vermont South Burlington is a town/city in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It is the 2nd-largest town/city in the state of Vermont and home to the command posts of Ben & Jerry's and the state's biggest mall, the University Mall.
It is also one of the principal municipalities of the Burlington, Vermont urbane area.
The town/city contains a central core called City Center, which serves as the chief company district.
Residential neighborhoods surround City Center to the east and south.
The town/city is in the planning and design phase of a redevelopment universal to revitalize the City Center core. Vermont's biggest airport, the Burlington International Airport, is positioned inside the town/city limits, although it is owned by the neighboring City of Burlington Vermont's most crowded municipality.
The region of South Burlington was first granted by the Province of New Hampshire as part of Burlington township on June 7, 1763. In 1865, the unincorporated village of Burlington was chartered as a city.
The remaining region of the town came to be ordered as a separate town with the name South Burlington in the same year, 1865. The town of South Burlington was later incorporated as a town/city in 1971.
Located in Chittenden County, South Burlington is bordered by the municipalities of Burlington to the northwest, Winooski and Colchester to the north, Essex to the northeast, Williston to the east, Shelburne to the south, and Shelburne Bay on Lake Champlain to the west.
A large portion of Lake Champlain west of Burlington, extending west to the New York state line, is also part of South Burlington.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 29.6 square miles (76.6 km2), of which 16.5 square miles (42.7 km2) is territory and 13.1 square miles (33.9 km2), or 44.25%, is water. Burlington International Airport is positioned inside South Burlington's town/city limits.
South Burlington has a largely service-based economy.
There are 131 establishments in community care and assistance and 116 in professional, scientific, and technical service industries. In 2015, South Burlington was first in the state for gross retail and use revenue with $1,888,484,094. Real estate, rental, and leasing operations had a revenue value of $86,976,000 in 2012. Some of the primary employers in South Burlington are the Vermont National Guard, GE Healthcare, Ben & Jerry's, Fairpoint Communications, and Lane Press.
South Burlington is home to Commut - Air, a county-wide airline, and is headquartered in the town/city by the airport. Magic Hat Brewing Company, one of the nation's larger craft breweries, is headquartered here as well. Other meaningful economic forces in South Burlington include the University Mall, Vermont's biggest mall, four grocery stores centrally positioned in City Center, and the Development plan for City Center.
Employment Flow in South Burlington Count Share Total jobs in South Burlington 17,887 100% Employed in South Burlington, lives elsewhere 15,773 88.2% Employed and lives in South Burlington 2,114 11.8% 70.9% of citizens 16 and older in South Burlington are in the workforce force.
By sector, the workforce force in South Burlington is concentrated in a several chief sectors: The chief components are a town/city core with a newly constructed City Hall, enhance library, and recreation center contiguous to a large park.
Two chief streets, Market Street and Garden Street, will be constructed/ reconstructed to form the central routes through City Center.
Veterans Memorial Park (also known as Dorset Park) is the city's most well-known park.
Wheeler Nature Park, a park positioned just south of Veterans Memorial Park, with one hiking trail and scenic views of Mount Mansfield.
South Burlington High School (the city's only enhance high school) Burlington International Airport provides the region with commercial service to primary county-wide hubs and global airports.
Even with its name, it is positioned in South Burlington, although the territory it is positioned on is owned by the neighboring City of Burlington, Vermont's most crowded municipality.
Interstate 89, Vermont's longest interstate highway, has two interchanges serving the city.
The second interchange, Exit 14, is the state of Vermont's biggest highway exit and merges onto U.S.
Exit 14 - E merges onto Williston Road and Dorset Street in South Burlington.
Exit 14 - W is the chief exit into Burlington and becomes Main Street in the Burlington town/city limits by the University of Vermont.
VT 116 (Vermont Route 116) runs north-south into South Burlington, and ends with a junction at U.S.
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State of Vermont Tax Department 2015 Sales and Use Statistics.
Port Of Entry - Burlington International Airport Wikivoyage has a travel guide for South Burlington.
South Burlington official website South Burlington GIS Brief History of South Burlington and Mayfair Park Neighborhood Municipalities and communities of Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
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