Stonington
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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
- Selectman-town meeting
- First selectman
- Bill Middleton ( D )
- Other selectmen
- Deborah Norman (D), Bryan Bentz (R)
- Total
- 48.98 sq mi (126.85 km )
- Land
- 38.66 sq mi (100.12 km )
- Water
- 10.32 sq mi (26.72 km )
- Elevation
- 75 ft (23 m)
- Density
- 474.31/sq mi (183.13/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 (Eastern)
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (Eastern)
- Zip codes
- 06355, 06378, 06379
- Area code
- 860/959
- Fips code
- 09-73770
- Gnis feature id
- 0213513
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Stonington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- New London County
- Population
- 976
- Area
- 1.927694
- Elevation
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Official website
- www.stonington-ct.gov
- Image
- Water Street at Church Street, Stonington, CT.JPG
- Households
- 526
- Dialing code
- 860
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- Commons category
- Stonington, Connecticut
- water as percent of area
- 53.0524
- inception
- 1649-00-00
- water area
- 1.022688
- per capita income
- 84002
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 06378
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Stonington is a town located on Long Island Sound in New London County, Connecticut. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic. Stonington is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population of the town was 18,335 at the 2020 census. The town is home to many restored homes and preserves its long nautical history.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stonington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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