Barre (city), Vermont

Barre, Vermont
City
"Youth Triumphant" welcomes visitors to Barre
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Granite Center of the World
Location in Washington County and the state of Vermont.
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Coordinates: 44°11′40.7″N 72°30′23.4″W / 44.194639°N 72.506500°W / 44.194639; -72.506500
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Washington
Incorporated	1895
Named for	Isaac Barré
Government
• Mayor	Jacob (Jake) Hemmerick
Area [1]
• 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.barrecity.org

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.