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List Of Census-designated Places In Connecticut
Census-designated places (CDPs) are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status. Connecticut has 112 census-designated places. Some CDPs do not have separate pages from their parent town, while others are coterminous with their parent town. Further, some CDPs take the name of their parent town. Census-designated places References {{Lists of CDPs by state Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ... Census-designated places in Connecticut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut In United States
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of "Quinnetuket”, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byram, Connecticut
Byram is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had a population of 4,146 at the 2010 census, and a census-estimated population of 4,216 in 2018. An endcap of Connecticut's Gold Coast, Byram is the southernmost point in the town of Greenwich and the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is separated from Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, by the Byram River. Byram was once known as East Port Chester. History The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes. Byram Quarry, now closed, supplied stone for the Brooklyn Bridge, the base of the Statue of Libert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conning Towers Nautilus Park, Connecticut
Conning Towers Nautilus Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Groton in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,828 at the 2010 census.The population was revised from 8,834 following a Count Question Resolution procedure. The statistical area consists of the portion of the town in the vicinity of Route 12 and includes Naval Submarine Base New London. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.5 km (5.6 mi2). 12.9 km (5.0 mi2) of it is land and 1.6 km (0.6 mi2) of it (10.91%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 10,241 people, 2,660 households, and 2,420 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 794.0/km (2,055.1/mi2). There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 218.8/km (566.3/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.31% White, 9.62% African American, 0.57% Native American, 2.32% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collinsville, Connecticut
Collinsville is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,746 at the 2010 census. The central portion of the village is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built around the Collins Company Axe Factory, a manufacturer of edge tools, such as axes, machetes, picks and knives. Collins machetes were the brand of choice in South America. Collins tools were used almost exclusively for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and axes and picks made their way across the country to be used in the California Gold Rush. Admiral Peary carried Collins tools to the North Pole. Typical of New England mills, the Collins Company axe factory was sited on a river (the Farmington), and their production was powered by utilizing the water's strength to turn turbines and power machines. The numerous old buildings ramble along the riverbanks intertwined by an intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colchester (CDP), Connecticut
Colchester is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the east-central part of the town, with the Connecticut Route 2 expressway running through the south side of the community. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 4,781, out of 16,068 in the entire town of Colchester. at the center of the village comprise the Colchester Village Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1994. References {{authority control Census-designated places in New London County, Connecticut Census-designated places in Connecticut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton (CDP), Connecticut
Clinton is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village in the town of Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwest corner of the town, bordered to the west, across the Hammonasset River, by the town of Madison in New Haven County, to the north by Interstate 95, and to the south by Clinton Harbor, an inlet of Long Island Sound Long Island Sound is a marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies predominantly between the U.S. state of Connecticut to the north and Long Island in New York to the south. From west to east, the sound stretches from the Eas .... As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 3,441, out of 13,185 in the entire town of Clinton. The Clinton Village Historic District occupies at the center of the village. References {{authority control Census-designated places in Middlesex County, Connecticut Census-designated places in Connecticut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesex County, Connecticut
Middlesex County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,245. The county was created in May 1785 from portions of Hartford County and New London County. Middlesex County is included in the Hartford-East Hartford- Middletown metropolitan statistical area known as Greater Hartford. As with all eight of Connecticut's counties, there is now no county government and no county seat. In Connecticut, towns are responsible for all local government activities, including local police, fire and rescue, snow removal, and schools. In a few cases, neighboring towns will share certain resources, e.g. water, gas, etc. Counties in Connecticut serve merely as dividing lines for the state's judicial system. Government Middletown was the county seat of Middlesex County from its creation in 1785 until the elimination of county government in 1960. There is no government in Middlesex County other than the Middlesex County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester, Connecticut
Chester is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,749 at the 2020 census. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). The name is a transfer from Chester, in England. History The Wangunks, a river tribe of Native Americans, occupied the land called Pattaconk prior to English settlement of the area in 1692. The town was formed from the northern quarter of Saybrook and incorporated in 1836. In 1769, Jonathan Warner was granted permission to operate a ferry across the Connecticut River that became the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry, the second-oldest continuously operating ferry service in Connecticut. Its location is currently a state historical landmark. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, is land and (4.75%) is water. The CDP has a total area of of which 1.46% is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 3,743 people, 1,510 house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshire Village, Connecticut
Cheshire Village is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Cheshire, New Haven County New Haven County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 864,835, making it the third-most populous county in Connecticut. Two of the state's top 5 largest cities, ..., Connecticut, United States. It is in the center of the town, surrounding the intersections of Connecticut Routes 10, 70, and 68. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 5,786, out of 29,261 in the entire town of Cheshire. References {{authority control Census-designated places in New Haven County, Connecticut Census-designated places in Connecticut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Valley, Connecticut
Canton Valley (commonly known simply as Canton) is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Canton in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,580 at the 2010 census. As of the 2017 census the population was 1,489. Geography Canton Valley ("Canton") is located in the southern part of the town of Canton. U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 44 run in a concurrency as the Albany Turnpike, the main road through the center of the village, leading east to Avon and west to Torrington (US 202) and northwest to Winsted (US 44). Connecticut Route 177 (Lovely Street) leads south from Canton Valley to Unionville. Dowd Avenue leads southwest from Canton Valley to Collinsville, the largest community in the town of Canton. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Canton Valley CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,565 people, 749 households, and 409 families residing in the CDP. The pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannondale, Connecticut
Cannondale is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Wilton in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It had a population of 141 at the 2010 census. The neighborhood consists of many old homes on large, almost rural lots now largely wooded. The English first settled the land in the 17th century. At the center of Cannondale is Cannon Crossing, a small shopping village of boutiques and restaurants made up of 19th-century buildings restored by actress June Havoc in the late 1970s on the east side of Cannondale Railroad Station. Both are part of Cannondale Historic District, which encompasses the central part of Cannondale and most of its significant historical buildings. The area was originally called "Pimpewaug" by the local Indians, and it was the name originally used by the colonial settlers. The Cannon family became prominent in the area, in part because of the Cannon Store, which started operating in the 1790s. In March 1852, the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad opened a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlewood Shores, Connecticut
Candlewood Shores is a private residential community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northwest part of the town, on the east shore of Candlewood Lake Candlewood Lake is a manmade lake located in Fairfield and Litchfield counties of Western Connecticut, in the northeastern United States. At , it is the largest lake in Connecticut and the largest lake within a 60 mile radius of New York City. .... It is bordered to the south by Candlewood Orchrads, to the north by Candlewood Lake Club, and to the west by the town of New Fairfield. Candlewood Shores was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Notable Residents John Dolan III Tim Dolan Joe Dolan References External linksCandlewood Shores official website {{authority control Census-designated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut Census-designated places in Connecticut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
