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Guilford

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Also known as Guilford, Connecticut, Guilford, CT

town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
U s state
Connecticut
County
New Haven
Region
South Central CT
Settled
May 19, 1639
Established
October 15, 1644
Named after
Guildford, Surrey
Type
Selectman-town meeting
First selectman
Matthew T. Hoey III (D)
Selectman
Louis Federici (D)
Total
49.7 sq mi (128.7 km )
Land
47.1 sq mi (121.9 km )
Water
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km )
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Density
469.0/sq mi (181.1/km )
Demonym
Guilfordite
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( Eastern )

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Guilford
Demonym
Guilfordite
Population
22073
Area
49.7
Elevation
14
Highest point
Totoket Mountain
Official website
www.ci.guilford.ct.us
Image
Guilford-square.png
Households
8482
Dialing code
203
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Commons category
Guilford, Connecticut
topic's main category
Category:Guilford, Connecticut
postal code
06437
category of associated people
Category:People from Guilford, Connecticut
inception
1639-00-00
per capita income
62405
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Encyclopedic overview

Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 22,264 at the July 2024 estimate made by the United States Census Bureau.

History

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

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