Springfield, Vermont

For years the mystery to many a Simpsons fan was in what state they live in. The creators teased us many times but never spilled the beans. We were left to wonder where is this magically Springfield with Moe's Tavern, the remains of the once hyped monorail, and the Kwik E Mart?

Well wonder no longer for Springfield Vermont was proclaimed the Simpsons' hometown after winning an online poll to host the movies' premiere.

Springfields in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon and Tennessee were also in the running but failed to get as many votes as the small town in Vermont.

Vermont's Springfield -- which has a bowling alley, a pub, a prison and a nuclear power plant just down the road -- wasn't initially part of the contest, but a local Chamber of Commerce
executive appealed to movie producer 20th Century Fox and the race was on.

Springfield Vermont has a population of 9,300 and the movie theater showing the premiere only has 212 seats.