Barre, Vermont | |
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Nickname: Granite Center of the World | |
Coordinates: 44°11′40.7″N 72°30′23.4″W / 44.194639°N 72.506500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Washington |
Incorporated | 1895 |
Named for | Isaac Barré |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacob (Jake) Hemmerick |
Area | |
• City | 3.98 sq mi (10.31 km2) |
• Land | 3.95 sq mi (10.22 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 609 ft (186 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 8,491 |
• Density | 2,160.63/sq mi (834.29/km2) |
• Metro | 59,626 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 05641 |
Area code | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-03175[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1462035[2] |
Website | www |
Barre (/ˈbæri/ BARR-ee) is the most populous city in Washington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the municipal population was 8,491.[3] Popularly referred to as "Barre City", it is almost completely surrounded by "Barre Town", which is a separate municipality.
Barre is often twinned with the nearby Vermont state capital of Montpelier in local media and businesses. It is the main city in the Barre-Montpelier micropolitan area, which has nearly 60,000 residents and is Vermont's third largest metropolitan area after those of Burlington and Rutland. Barre is also Vermont's fifth largest city.