One of the New Hampshire grants, St. Albans was chartered by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth on August 17, 1763, to Stephen Pomeroy and 63 others.

Farmers found the rich, dark loam suitable for cultivation, as well as for the raising of cattle, horses and sheep.

[7] St. Albans also became known as " The Rail City," home to a major depot, operations center and repair shop of the Vermont and Canada Railroad.

[8] When the village was incorporated in 1859,[9] it had an iron foundry, a manufacturer of freight cars, and a large number of mechanic shops.

In 1869 the Congrégation de Notre Dame, founded in Montreal, Quebec, in the 17th century, established Villa Barlow Convent and St. Mary High School in St. Albans.

[10] St. Albans is a research focus for genealogists, as European immigrants heading for the United States would sometimes land in Canada at Halifax, Nova Scotia or Montreal, Quebec, then take a train through the border crossing to this city.

The festival includes various food-related contests, as well as the Sap Run, a footrace from Swanton, 8.2 mi (13.2 km) to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km2), all land.

The city is surrounded by the town of St. Albans, with its lush farmland across gently rolling hills.

At the 2020 census, the racial makeup was 91.1% White, 1.2% Black, 1.3% Native American, 0.0% Asian and 1.9% Latino of any race.

Buses- Greyhound Lines stops four times daily (twice in each direction) on its' Montreal to Boston route.

Saint Albans is the northern terminus of the Vermonter, a coach/business class train operated by Amtrak, the national passenger rail system.