Groton
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town in New London County, Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- U s state
- Connecticut
- County
- New London
- Region
- Southeastern CT
- Type
- Council-manager
- Mayor
- Juliette Parker ( D )
- Town council
- Joe Baril (D), Portia Bordelon (D), Kevin Fitzgerald (D), David Goode (D), Bruce Jones (D), David McBride (D), Roscoe Merritt (D), Adam Puccino Sr. (D)
- Town manager
- John Burt
- Town meeting moderator
- Jean-Claude Ambroise (D)
- Total
- 45.3 sq mi (117.3 km )
- Land
- 31.0 sq mi (80.4 km )
- Water
- 14.2 sq mi (36.9 km )
- Density
- 1,240/sq mi (478/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 06340
- Area codes
- 860/959
- Fips code
- 09-34250
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- New England town
- Official name
- Groton
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- New London County
- Population
- 38456
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Body of water
- Thames River
- Official website
- www.groton-ct.gov
- Image
- USS Nautilus SSN571.JPG
Show 10 more facts
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- topic's main category
- Category:Groton, Connecticut
- postal code
- 06340
- different from
- Groton
- Commons category
- Groton, Connecticut
- inception
- 1705-00-00
- water area
- 9.524724
- official map URL
- www.groton-ct.gov/departments/gis/index.php
- Köppen climate classification
- oceanic climate
- P12749
- Potentilla aurea
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Groton (/ˈɡrɒtən/ GRAH-tən) is a town in New London County, Connecticut, located on the Thames River. It is the home of General Dynamics Electric Boat, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy. The Naval Submarine Base New London is located in Groton, and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer is also a major employer. Avery Point in Groton is home to a regional campus of the University of Connecticut. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 38,411 at the 2020 census.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Groton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.