St. Johnsbury

St. Johnsbury is the shire town (county seat) of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 census. St. Johnsbury is located approximately 10 miles northwest of the Connecticut River and 40 miles south of the Canadian border. St. Johnsbury is the major town in the Northeast Kingdom. In 2006, the town was named "Best Small Town" in National Geographic Adventure "Where to live and play" feature. The more densely-settled southern half of the town is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), where over 83% of the population resides. St. Johnsbury is located at , elevation 212.4m (697 ft.) . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.85 square mile (95.44 km²), of which, 36.72 square miles (4.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (.35%) is water. The town lies at the heart of the Passumpsic River basin, one of the largest of the upper Connecticut. The town includes the... full article at wikipedia