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Also known as Wethersfield, Connecticut, Wethersfield, CT

town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
U s state
Connecticut
County
Hartford
Region
Capitol Region
Settled
October 1634
Incorporated
February 21, 1637
Named after
Wethersfield, Essex
Type
Council-manager
Town manager
Frederick J. Presley Town Council Mayor Ken Lesser (D) Deputy Mayor Matthew Forrest (D) Rich Bailey (R) Shelley Carbone (R) Cynthia Clancy (D) Miki Duric (D) Jane Roets (D) Brianna Timbro (R) Emily Zambrello (D)
Total
13.1 sq mi (34.0 km )
Land
12.3 sq mi (31.9 km )
Water
0.81 sq mi (2.1 km )
Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Density
2,220/sq mi (856/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( Eastern )
Zip code
06109
Area codes
860/959

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Encyclopedic overview

Wethersfield (/ˈwɛð.ərsfild/ WEH-thers-feeld) is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 27,298 at the time of the 2020 census.

Many records from colonial times spell the name "Weathersfield" and "Wythersfield", while Native Americans called it Pyquag. "Watertown" is a variant name.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wethersfield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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