Hamden
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town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- U s state
- Connecticut
- County
- New Haven
- Region
- South Central CT
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Adam Sendroff (D)
- Total
- 33.4 sq mi (86.6 km )
- Land
- 32.9 sq mi (85.2 km )
- Water
- 0.54 sq mi (1.4 km )
- Elevation
- 184 ft (56 m)
- Density
- 1,860/sq mi (718/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 06514, 06517–06518
- Area codes
- 203/475
- Fips code
- 09-35650
- Gnis feature id
- 0213440
- Website
- www .hamden .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 61,169 at the 2020 census.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hamden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.