Alburgh , Vermont

Alburgh is a village within the town of the same name in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 497 at the 2010 census. The town's name came from the person primarily responsible for chartering the community, Ira Allen.HistoryThe town in which this village is located was chartered in 1781 as "Alburgh". The town's name was changed in 1891 to "Alburg" by recommendation of the United States Board on Geographic Names, so it was that name adopted by Alburg Village when it was incorporated in 1917. By vote of village residents and approval by the Vermont Department of Libraries (in its capacity as the authority on Vermont place names), in 2006 its name reverted to the original spelling of Alburgh. As an incorporated village, it is administered by a publicly elected board of trustees.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.65sqkm, all land.The community is located on U.S. Route 2 in the northwestern part of the town of Alburgh, on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain. US 2 leads north, then west over the lake to Rouses Point, New York, 5mi distant. Burlington, Vermont, is to the south via US 2 and Interstate 89. Alburgh village is south of the Canada–United States border via Vermont Route 225.