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Cheshire
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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
- Naugatuck Valley
- Named after
- Cheshire , England
- Type
- Council-manager
- Town manager
- Sean M. Kimball
- Council
- Members • Peter Talbot, Chairman • A. Fiona Pearson • David Veleber • Jim Jinks • John Milone • Don Walsh • Deena Allard • Gregory Wolff • Patricia Cramer
- Total
- 33.4 sq mi (86.4 km )
- Land
- 33.1 sq mi (85.6 km )
- Water
- 0.31 sq mi (0.8 km )
- Elevation
- 230 ft (70 m)
- Density
- 869/sq mi (336/km )
- Demonym
- Cheshirite
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip code
- 06410
- Area codes
- 203/475
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Encyclopedic overview
Cheshire (/ˈtʃɛʃər/ CHEH-shurr), is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Cheshire was 28,733. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cheshire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.