Wethersfield
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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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