2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 17 Elections
Chapter 34 APPORTIONMENT OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES
§ 1893 Initial division

§ 1893. Initial division

The state is divided into the following initial districts, each of which shall be entitled to the indicated number of representatives:

District Towns and Cities Representatives ADDISON-1 Middlebury ............ 2 ADDISON-2 Cornwall, Goshen, Hancock, Leicester, Ripton, and Salisbury ............ 1 ADDISON-3 Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, and Waltham ............ 2 ADDISON-4 Bristol Lincoln, Monkton, and Starksboro ............ 2 ADDISON-5 Bridport, New Haven, and Weybridge ............ 1 ADDISON- RUTLAND Benson, Orwell, Shoreham, and Whit- ing ............ 1 BENNINGTON-1 Pownal and Woodford ............ 1 BENNINGTON- 2-1 That portion of the town of Bennington not included in BENNINGTON-2-2 ............ 2 BENNINGTON- 2-2 That portion of the town of Bennington encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Bennington and Pownal intersects with VT Route 7; then northerly along the eastern side of the center- line of VT 7 to the intersection of Monument Avenue; then northerly along the eastern side of the center- line of Monument Avenue to the in- tersection of Dewey Stre

et; then northerly along the eastern side of centerline of Dewey Street to the intersection of West Main Street; then southeasterly on the southern side of the centerline of West Main Street to the intersection of North Street; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of North Street to the intersection of County Street; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of County Street to the intersection of Park Street; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Park Street to the intersection with Roaring Branch River; then easterly along the center- line of the river to the intersection with VT Route 9; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of of VT 9 to the boundary of the town of Woodford; then southerly along the Woodford town line to the boundary of the town of Pownal; then westerly long the Pownal town line to the point of beginning ............ 2 BENNINGTON-3 Glastenbury, Shaftsbury, and that portion of the town of Sunde

rland en- compassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Sunderland and Glastenbury inter- sects with VT Route 7; then northerly along the eastern side of the center- line of VT 7 to the intersection of North Road; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of North Road to the intersection of Borough Road; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Borough Road to the intersection of Sunderland Hill Road; then northeasterly along the southern side of the centerline of Sunderland Hill Road to the boundary of the town of Manchester; then easterly along the Manchester town line to the boundary of the town of Winhall; then easterly along the Winhall town line to the boundary of the town of Stratton; then southerly along the Stratton town line to the boundary of Glastenbury; then westerly along the Glastenbury town line to the point of beginning ............ 1 BENNINGTON-4 Arlington, Manchester, Sandgate, and that portion of the

town of Sunder- land not in BENNINGTON-3 ............ 2 BENNINGTON- RUTLAND Danby, Dorset, Landgrove, Mount Tabor, and Peru ............ 1 CALEDONIA-1 Barnet, Ryegate, and Waterford ............ 1 CALEDONIA-2 Hardwick, Stannard, and Walden ............ 1 CALEDONIA-3 St. Johnsbury ............ 2 CALEDONIA-4 Burke, Lyndon, and Sutton ............ 2 CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON Cabot, Danville, and Peacham ............ 1 CHITTENDEN-1 Richmond ............ 1 CHITTENDEN-2 Williston ............ 2 CHITTENDEN-3 Jericho and Underhill ............ 2 CHITTENDEN- 4-1 Charlotte and that portion of the town of Hinesburg encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Hinesburg and Charlotte intersects with Drinkwater Road; then easterly along the southern side of the center- line of Drinkwater Road to the inter- section of Baldwin Road; then south- erly along the western side of the centerline of Baldwin Road to the boundary of the town of Monkton; then westerly a

long the Monkton town line to the boundary of Char- lotte; then northerly along the Charlotte town line to the point of beginning ............ 1 CHITTENDEN- 4-2 Hinesburg, except that portion of the town in CHITTENDEN-4-1 ............ 1 CHITTENDEN-5 Shelburne and St. George ............ 2 CHITTENDEN-6 Burlington and Winooski ............ 12 CHITTENDEN-7 South Burlington ............ 4 CHITTENDEN- 8-1 That portion of the town of Essex not included in CHITTENDEN-8-2 or 8-3 ............ 2 CHITTENDEN- 8-2 The village of Essex Junction, ex- cept that portion of the village en- compassed within a boundary begin- ning at the point where Pearl Street intersects with Warner Avenue; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Warner Avenue to the intersection with Sunderland Brook; then northwesterly along the southern side of the centerline of Sunderland Brook to the intersection with Susie Wilson Road and Pearl Street; then southeasterly along the northern side of the cent

erline of Pearl Street to the point of beginning ............ 2 CHITTENDEN- 8-3 Westford and that portion of the town of Essex encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Essex and the town of Colchester intersects with Curve Hill Road; then southeasterly along the northern side of the center- line of Curve Hill Road to the inter- section of Lost Nation Road; then southeasterly along the northern side of the centerline of Lost Nation Road to the intersection of Old Stage Road; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Old Stage Road to the intersection of Towers Road; then southeasterly along the northern side of the centerline of Towers Road to the intersection of Brown's River Road; then easterly along the north- ern side of the centerline of Brown's River Road to the intersection of Weed Road; then easterly along the northern side of the centerline of Weed Road to the intersection of Jer- icho Road; then easterly along the northe

rn side of the centerline of Jer- icho Road to the boundary of the town of Jericho; then northeasterly along the Jericho town line to the boundary of Westford; then westerly along the Westford town line to the boundary of Colchester; then south- westerly along the Colchester town line to the point of beginning ............ 1 CHITTENDEN-9 Colchester ............ 4 CHITTENDEN-10 Milton, except that portion of the town in GRAND ISLE- CHITTENDEN ............ 2 ESSEX-CALE- DONIA Brunswick, Concord, Granby, Guild- hall, Kirby, Lunenburg, Maidstone, and Victory ............ 1 ESSEX-CALE- DONIA- ORLEANS Averill, Avery's Gore, Bloomfield, Brighton, Canaan, East Haven, Ferdinand, Lemington, Lewis, Newark, Norton, Warner's Grant, Warren Gore, and Westmore ............ 1 FRANKLIN-1 Georgia ............ 1 FRANKLIN-2 Fairfax ............ 1 FRANKLIN-3-1 St. Albans City and that portion of St. Albans Town encompassed within a boundary beginning at the eastern- most point where the boundary line

of St. Albans City and St. Albans Town intersects with Vermont Route 36, then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of VT 36 to the intersection of Interstate 89; then southerly along the western side of the centerline of Interstate 89 to the boundary of the town of Fairfield; then southwesterly along the Fairfield town line to the point where the boundary lines of St. Albans Town, Fairfield, Fairfax, and Georgia meet; then northwesterly along the bound- ary of the town of Georgia to the in- tersection of Vermont Route 7; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of VT 7 to the point where the boundary line of St. Albans Town and St. Albans City meets at Parsons Avenue; then counterclock- wise along the boundary line of St. Albans Town and St. Albans City to the point of beginning ............ 2 FRANKLIN-3-2 St. Albans Town, except that portion of the town in FRANKLIN-3-1 ............ 1 FRANKLIN-4 Sheldon and Swanton ............ 2 FRANKLIN-5 Berkshire, F

ranklin, Highgate and Richford ............ 2 FRANKLIN-6 Bakersfield, Fairfield, and Fletcher ............ 1 FRANKLIN-7 Enosburgh and Montgomery ............ 1 GRAND-ISLE- CHITTENDEN Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero, South Hero, and that portion of the town of Milton encom- passed within a boundary beginning at the mouth of the Lamoille River and Lake Champlain; then along the river upstream to the Interstate 89 bridge crossing the Lamoille River; then northerly along the centerline of Interstate 89 to the boundary of the town of Georgia; then along the Georgia town line to Lake Champlain; then southerly along the lakeshore to the point of beginning ............ 2 LAMOILLE-1 Stowe ............ 1 LAMOILLE-2 Belvidere, Hyde Park, Johnson, and Wolcott ............ 2 LAMOILLE-3 Cambridge and Waterville ............ 1 LAMOILLE- WASHINGTON Elmore, Morristown, Woodbury, and Worcester ............ 2 ORANGE-1 Chelsea, Corinth, Orange, Vershire, Washington, and Williamstown

............ 2 ORANGE-2 Bradford, Fairlee, and West Fairlee ............ 1 ORANGE- CALEDONIA Groton, Newbury, and Topsham ............ 1 ORANGE- WASHING- TON- ADDISON Braintree, Brookfield, Granville, Randolph, and Roxbury ............ 2 ORLEANS-1 Brownington, Charleston, Derby, Holland, and Morgan ............ 2 ORLEANS-2 Coventry, Irasburg, Newport City, Newport Town, and that portion of the town of Troy encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Troy and Newport Town intersects with the Canadian Pacific railway; then north- westerly along the southern side of the centerline of the railway to the intersection of VT Route 105; then northwesterly along the southern side of the centerline of VT 105 to the in- tersection of East Hill Road; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of East Hill Road to the intersection of VT Route 100; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of VT 100 to the in- tersection with t

he Missisquoi River; then southwesterly along the eastern side of the centerline of the Missisquoi River to the boundary of the town of Westfield; then southerly along the Westfield town line to the boundary of the town of Lowell; then easterly along the Lowell town line to the boundary of Newport Town; then northerly along the Newport Town boundary to the point of beginning ............ 2 ORLEANS- CALEDONIA Albany, Barton, Craftsbury, Glover, Greensboro, Sheffield, and Wheelock ............ 2 ORLEANS- LAMOILLE Eden, Jay, Lowell, Westfield, and that portion of the town of Troy not in ORLEANS-2 ............ 1 RUTLAND- BENNINGTON Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rupert, Wells, and that portion of the town of Tinmouth not in RUTLAND-2 ............ 1 RUTLAND-1 Ira and Poultney ............ 1 RUTLAND-2 Clarendon, Proctor, Wallingford, West Rutland, and that portion of the town of Tinmouth encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Tinmouth and Danby inte

rsects with East Road; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of East Road and then continuing along the eastern side of the centerline of North East Road to the boundary of Clarendon; then easterly along the Clarendon town line to the boundary of Wallingford; then southerly along the Wallingford town line to the boundary of Danby; then westerly along the Danby town line to the point of beginning ............ 2 RUTLAND-3 Castleton, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, and West Haven ............ 2 RUTLAND-4 Rutland Town ............ 1 RUTLAND-5-1 That portion of the City of Rutland encompassed within a boundary be- ginning at the point where the bound- ary line of Rutland City and Rutland Town intersects with Lincoln Avenue; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Lincoln Avenue to the intersection of West Street; then easterly along the northern side of the centerline of West Street across North Main Street; then easterly along the northern side of the center

- line of Terrill Street to the intersec- tion of Lafayette Street; then southerly along the east side of the centerline of Lafayette Street to the intersection of Easterly Avenue; then easterly along the northern side of Easterly Avenue to the intersection of Piedmont Drive; then easterly along the northern side of the centerline of Piedmont Drive to the intersection of Piedmont Parkway; then easterly along the northern side of the center- line of Piedmont Parkway to the in- tersection of Stratton Road; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Stratton Road to the intersection of Killington Avenue; then easterly along the northern side of the centerline of Killington Avenue, including both sides of Grandview Terrace, to the boundary between Rutland City and Rutland Town; then northerly along the boundary line to its intersection with Gleason Road; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of Gleason Road to Woodstock Avenue; then following the boundary

line back to the point of beginning ............ 1 RUTLAND-5-2 That portion of the City of Rutland encompassed within a boundary be- ginning at the southernmost point where the boundary line of Rutland City and Rutland Town intersects with South Main Street; then north- erly along the eastern side of the cen- terline of South Main Street to the intersection of Strongs Avenue; then northwesterly along the eastern side of the centerline of Strongs Avenue to the intersection of Prospect Street; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Prospect Street to the intersection of Washington Street; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of Washington Street to the intersection of Court Street; then northerly along the east- ern side of the centerline of Court Street to the intersection of West Street; then easterly along the south- ern side of the centerline of West Street to the intersection of South Main Street; then east across South Main Street along the s

outhern side of the centerline of Terrill Street to the intersection of Lafayette Street; then southerly along the western side of the centerline of Lafayette Street to the intersection of Easterly Ave- nue; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of Easterly Ave- nue to the intersection of Piedmont Drive; then easterly along the south- ern side of the centerline of Piedmont Drive to the intersection of Piedmont Parkway; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of Piedmont Parkway to the intersection of Stratton Road; then southerly along the western side of the center- line of Stratton Road to the intersec- tion of Killington Avenue; then east- erly along the southern side of the centerline of Killington Avenue to the boundary of Rutland City and Rut- land Town; then southerly along the city line to the intersection of the city line and South Main Street to the point of beginning ............ 1 RUTLAND-5-3 That portion of the City of Rutland encompassed

within a boundary be- ginning at the point where the bound- ary line of Rutland City and Rutland Town intersects with South Main Street; then northerly along the west- ern side of the centerline of South Main Street to the intersection of Strongs Avenue; then northwesterly along the western side of the center- line of Strongs Avenue to the inter- section of Prospect Street; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Prospect Street to the intersection of Washington Street; then easterly along the north- ern side of the centerline of Washing- ton Street to the intersection of Court Street; then northerly along the west- ern side of the centerline of Court Street to the intersection of West Street; then easterly along the north- ern side of the centerline of West Street to the intersection of Lincoln Avenue; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Lin- coln Avenue to the intersection of Wil- liams Street; then westerly along the southern side of the ce

nterline of Wil- liams Street to the intersection of Grove Street; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Grove Street to the intersection of Maple Street; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of Ma- ple Street to the intersection of Pine Street; then southerly along the east- ern side of the centerline of Pine Street to the intersection of Robbins Street; then westerly along the south- ern side of the centerline of Robbins Street to the intersection of Baxter Street; then southerly along the east- ern side of the centerline of Baxter Street to the intersection of State Street; then westerly along the south- ern side of the centerline of State Street to the intersection of Cramton Avenue; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Cramton Avenue to the intersection of West Street; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of West Street to the intersection of Ripley Road; then southerly along the bound- ary of the Rut

land City-Rutland Town line to the intersection of the city line and South Main Street; then to the point of beginning ............ 1 RUTLAND-5-4 That portion of the City of Rutland not located within the boundaries of RUTLAND-5-1, 5-2, or 5-3 ............ 1 RUTLAND-6 Brandon, Pittsford, and Sudbury ............ 2 RUTLAND- WINDSOR-1 Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington, and Mendon ............ 1 RUTLAND- WINDSOR-2 Ludlow, Mount Holly, and Shrewsbury ............ 1 WASHINGTON-1 Berlin and Northfield ............ 2 WASHINGTON-2 Barre Town ............ 2 WASHINGTON-3 Barre City ............ 2 WASHINGTON-4 Montpelier ............ 2 WASHINGTON-5 East Montpelier and Middlesex ............ 1 WASHINGTON-6 Calais, Marshfield, and Plainfield ............ 1 WASHINGTON-7 Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, and Warren ............ 2 WASHINGTON- CHITTENDEN Bolton, Buel's Gore, Huntington, and Waterbury ............ 2 WINDHAM-1 Guilford and Vernon ............ 1 WINDHAM-2-1 That por

tion of the town of Brattleboro encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Brattleboro and the town of Dummerston intersects with Upper Dummerston Road; then southerly along the western side of the center- line of Upper Dummerston Road to the intersection of East Orchard Street; then southerly along the west- ern side of the centerline of East Orchard Street to the intersection of Orchard Street; then southerly along the western side of the centerline of Orchard Street to the intersection of VT Route 9; then westerly along the northern side of the centerline of VT 9 to the intersection of Guilford Street; then southerly along the west- ern side of the centerline of Guilford Street to where the Whetstone Brook crosses; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of the Whetstone Brook to the intersection with Interstate 91; then southerly along the western side of the center- line of Interstate 91 to the boundary of the town of Guilford;

then westerly along the town line of Guilford to the boundary of the town of Marlboro; then northerly along the town line of Marlboro to the boundary of Dummerston; then easterly along the town line of Dummerston to the point of beginning ............ 1 WINDHAM-2-2 That portion of the Town of Brattleboro to the south of a bound- ary beginning at the Connecticut River at the Whetstone Brook; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of the Whetstone Brook to the intersection with Elm Street; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Elm Street to the intersection of Frost Street; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of Frost Street to Wil- liams Street; then along the southern side of the centerline of Williams Street to Brannan Street; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Brannan Street to the intersection of West Street; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of West Street to the intersection of

Strand Avenue; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Strand Avenue to the intersection of Williams Street; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of Williams Street past Lamson Street to where the Whetstone Brook crosses; then west- erly along the southern side of the centerline of the Whetstone Brook to the intersection with Interstate 91; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Interstate 91 to the boundary of the town of Guilford; then easterly along the town line of Guilford to the intersection with the Connecticut River; then northerly along the Connecticut River to the point of beginning ............ 1 WINDHAM-2-3 That portion of the town of Brattleboro not located in WIND- HAM-2-1 or 2-2 ............ 1 WINDHAM-3 Athens, Brookline, Grafton, Rocking- ham,Windham, and that part of Westminster encompassed within a boundary beginning at the intersec- tion of the Rockingham town line with Interstate 91; then southeasterly alo

ng the centerline of Interstate 91 to the intersection with the Saxtons River; then easterly along the center- line of the Saxtons River to the inter- section with Saxtons River Road (VT 121); then southeasterly along the centerline of Saxtons River Road to the intersection of Church Avenue; then easterly along the centerline of Church Avenue to the intersection of Saxtons River Road; then northerly along the centerline of Saxtons River Road to the intersection of Forest Road; then southerly along the cen- terline of Forest Road to the intersec- tion with the Saxtons River; then northeasterly along the centerline of the Saxtons River to the intersection with the Connecticut River ............ 2 WINDHAM-4 Dummerston, Putney, and that part of Westminster not in WINDHAM-3 ............ 2 WINDHAM-5 Marlboro, Newfane, and Townshend ............ 1 WINDHAM-6 Halifax, Wilmington, and that portion of the town of Whitingham not in WINDHAM-BENNINGTON ............ 1 WINDHAM- BENNINGTON Dover, Re

adsboro, Searsburg, Somer- set, Stamford, Wardsboro, and that portion of the town of Whitingham encompassed within a boundary be- ginning at the point where the bound- ary line of Whitingham and Readsboro intersects with VT Route 100; then southerly along the Readsboro town line to the boundary of the state of Massachusetts; then easterly along the Massachusetts state line to the intersection of Kentfield Road; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Kentfield Road to the intersection with the Nog Brook; then northerly along the western side of the center- line of Nog Brook to the intersection with VT 100; then southerly along the eastern side and westerly along the southern side of the centerline of VT 100 to the point of beginning 1 WINDHAM- BENNINGTON- WINDSOR Jamaica, Londonderry, Stratton, Wes- ton, and Winhall ............ 1 WINDSOR-1 Hartland, West Windsor, and Windsor ............ 2 WINDSOR-2 Cavendish and Weathersfield ............ 1 WINDSOR-3-1 Andover

, Baltimore, Chester, and that portion of the town of Springfield encompassed within a boundary be- ginning at the point where the boundary line of Springfield and Chester inter- sects with Route 10; then easterly along the southern side of the center- line of Route 10 to the intersection of Cemetery Road; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of Cemetery Road to the intersection of School Street; then southerly on the western side of the centerline of School Street to the intersection of Main Street; then easterly on the southern side of the centerline of Main Street to the intersection of Church Street; then southerly along the western side of the centerline of Church Street to the intersection of Spoonerville Road; then southerly along the western side of the center- line of Spoonerville Road to the boundary line of Chester; then north- erly along the Chester town line to the point of beginning ............ 1 WINDSOR-3-2 That portion of the town of Spring- field n

ot in WINDSOR-3-1 ............ 2 WINDSOR-4-1 Barnard, Pomfret, and that portion of the town of Hartford encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Hartford and the town of Norwich intersects with Newton Lane; then southerly along the western side of the centerline of Newton Lane to the intersection of Jericho Street; then westerly along the northern side of the centerline of Jericho Street to the intersection of Dothan Road; then southerly along the western side of the centerline of Dothan Road to the intersection of VT Route 14; then westerly along the northern side of the centerline of VT Route 14 to the intersection of the centerline of Run- nels Road and VT Route 14; then at a right angle to a utility pole marked 137T/6 ET&T/3>/136MP Corp/156/ 40030 on the south edge of Route 14; then southerly in a straight line across the White River to the junction of Old River Road and the beginning of Costello Road; then southerly and easterly along the ce

nterline of Cos- tello Road to its end on U.S. Route 4; then westerly along the northern side of the centerline of U.S. Route 4 to the boundary of the town of Hartland; then westerly and northerly along the town line of Hartland to the boundary of Pomfret; then northeasterly along the town line of Pomfret to the boundary of Norwich; then southeast- erly along the town line of Norwich to the point of beginning ............ 1 WINDSOR-4-2 That portion of the town of Hartford not located in WINDSOR-4-1 ............ 2 WINDSOR-5 Plymouth, Reading, and Woodstock ............ 1 WINDSOR- ORANGE-1 Royalton and Tunbridge ............ 1 WINDSOR- ORANGE-2 Norwich, Sharon, Strafford, and Thetford ............ 2 WINDSOR- RUTLAND Bethel, Pittsfield, Rochester, and Stockbridge ............ 1

(Added 1965, No. 98, § 4; amended 1973, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 3, 1974; 1981, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 3, 1982, see note set out below; 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 13, 1992; No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 25, 1992; 2001, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 3, 2002; No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 55-57, eff. June 27, 2002; 2011, No. 74 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 2012; No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 1, 2012.)