Colchester

Also known as Colchester, Connecticut, Colchester, CT

town in New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Within Vinony's link graph, Colchester is referenced by 552 other articles, and connects out to Hartford County, New London County and list of towns in Connecticut.

The entry is geolocated on the map in CT.

It sits within the topics Colchester, Connecticut, Towns in Connecticut and Towns in New London County, Connecticut.

Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country: United States
U s state: Connecticut
County: New London
Region: Southeastern CT
Incorporated: 1698 / 1699
Type: Selectman–town meeting
First selectman: Bernard Dennler
Total: 49.8 sq mi (129.0 km )
Land: 49.1 sq mi (127.1 km )
Water: 0.73 sq mi (1.9 km )
Elevation: 551 ft (168 m)
Density: 317.0/sq mi (122.4/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( Eastern )
Zip codes: 06415, 06420
Area codes: 860/959
Fips code: 09-15910
Gnis feature id: 0213409

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Colchester
Population: 15555
Area: 49.8
Elevation: 144
Official website: www.colchesterct.gov
Image: ColchesterCT CraginMemorialLibrary.jpg
Households: 6145
Dialing code: 860

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Commons category: Colchester, Connecticut
inception: 1698-00-00
per capita income: 46996
postal code: 06415

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Encyclopedic overview

Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 15,555 at the 2020 census. In 2010 Colchester became the first town in Connecticut, and the 36th in the country, to be certified with the National Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat.

The villages of Westchester and North Westchester are located within Colchester. The town center village, which was previously incorporated as a borough, is a census-designated place, with a population of 4,700 at the 2020 census.

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