Vermont — Config Review
Profile config
Villages ExistYes
Concepts (11)
Vermont
Local NameVermont
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameGeneral Assembly
Executive TitleGovernor
SubdivisionsTowns
Additional Subdivisions
Major CitiesBurlington, South Burlington, Rutland
County
Local NameCounty
Has Active GovernmentNo
SubdivisionsNo
City
Local NameCity
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameCity Council
Executive TitleMayor
Governancestrong-mayor
SubdivisionsNo
Town
Local NameTown
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameSelect Board
Governancetown-meeting
SubdivisionsNo
Village
Local NameVillage
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameVillage Trustees
Executive RequiredNo
Legislative CommitteesNo
School District
Local NameSchool District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameSchool Board
Supervisory Union
Local NameSupervisory Union
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameSupervisory Union Board
House District
Local NameHouse District
Has Active GovernmentNo
Senate District
Local NameSenate District
Local AbbrevSD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Congressional District
Local NameCongressional District
Local AbbrevCD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Special District
Local NameSpecial District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Governance (2)
Town-Meeting
Legislative CommitteesNo
Legislative DistrictsNo
Strong-Mayor
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
Sources (5)
Counties
Urlhttps://maps.vcgi.vermont.gov/arcgis/rest/services/VCGI_services/VCGI_BASEMAP_SP_v2/MapServer/22
ProviderVCGI (Vermont Center for Geographic Information)
TypeArcGIS REST MapServer
Noteverified 14 counties. No county-government fields exist in this layer, consistent with VT counties having no governing body of their own (see the county concept's note above).
Field mapping (2)
CNTYNAMEname
CNTYGEOIDjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "census_geoid")
Municipalities
Urlhttps://services1.arcgis.com/BkFxaEFNwHqX3tAw/arcgis/rest/services/FS_VCGI_OPENDATA_Boundary_BNDHASH_poly_towns_SP_v1/FeatureServer/0
Providersame VCGI org, "Towns" layer (a separate "Villages" layer also exists at .../poly_villages_SP_v1/FeatureServer/0)
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 256 towns/cities (no field distinguishes City vs. Town legal status — cross-reference GEOID/FIPS against Census designations to split them). Villages layer verified at 34 records (vs. ~30 cited as "active" — likely includes some dissolved/inactive villages; no IsActive-type filter field was confirmed, worth checking before ingest).
Field mapping (3)
TOWNNAMEname
CNTYparent county
TOWNGEOID / FIPS6jurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "census_geoid")
School Districts
Urlhttps://services1.arcgis.com/BkFxaEFNwHqX3tAw/arcgis/rest/services/FS_VCGI_OPENDATA_Boundary_SCHOOLBNDS_poly_sunions_SP_v1/FeatureServer/0
Providersame VCGI org, "School Supervisory Unions" (updated FY2027)
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 52 records — this is VT's current post-Act 46 consolidated structure (mixing legacy Supervisory Unions and merged Unified School Districts), not the older ~119-member-district count. This single layer effectively answers both school_districts and educational_region for VT.
Field mapping (2)
SU Namename
SUSD / SUID / SUNIONjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "vt_su") — code prefixes distinguish legacy Supervisory Union vs. merged Unified School District, though no explicit Type field does this cleanly
Educational Region
Urlhttps://services1.arcgis.com/BkFxaEFNwHqX3tAw/arcgis/rest/services/FS_VCGI_OPENDATA_Boundary_SCHOOLBNDS_poly_sunions_SP_v1/FeatureServer/0
Notesame source as school_districts above — VT AOE (education.vermont.gov) itself exposes no REST/API endpoint; VCGI's GIS layer is the only verified live machine-readable source for VT school governance.
Population
Statusnot yet ingested
Recommended SourceUS Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) — https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/pep/population.