Editing Charlotte, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
Charlotte is located in the southwestern corner of Chittenden County. It is bordered to the north by the town of [[Shelburne, Vermont|Shelburne]], to the east by [[Hinesburg, Vermont|Hinesburg]], to the southeast by [[Monkton, Vermont|Monkton]] in [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison County]], and to the south by [[Ferrisburgh, Vermont|Ferrisburgh]] in Addison County. To the west the town extends to the [[New York (state)|New York]]/Vermont border in the middle of [[Lake Champlain]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|130.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|106.9|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|23.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 18.08%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000713300| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Charlotte town, Chittenden County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 18, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213133403/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000713300| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The village of [[East Charlotte, Vermont|East Charlotte]] is in the eastern part of the town, while [[West Charlotte, Vermont|West Charlotte]] colloquially known as "the West Village" (or the ''Four Corners Historic District''),<ref name="VTDHP_ORC">{{cite web|title=State Register of Historic Places|last=Cramer|first=Adele|publisher=Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development – Division for Historic Preservation|url=https://orc.vermont.gov/Documents/Charlotte_StateRegister__NominationForm_00000008.pdf|date=April 9, 1980}}</ref> is located on the west side of [[U.S. Route 7 in Vermont|U.S. Route 7]] in the western part of town.

Charlotte is home to {{convert|990|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} [[Mount Philo State Park|Mount Philo]]. The park was established in 1924 and is open seasonally.