Lake Chaffee is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in the northwestern part of the town of
Ashford,
Windham County,
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
, United States. It is a residential community surrounding
Lake Chaffee
Lake Chaffee is a small, shallow, man-made lake located approximately northwest of the hamlet of Westford in the town of Ashford in Windham County, northeastern Connecticut. The lake has an area of and a maximum depth of . Its average surfac ...
, a small water body formed in the early 20th century by damming an area of wetlands.
Connecticut Route 89 (Ference Road) forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading north to
Interstate 84 and south to
U.S. Route 44
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonks ...
at
Warrenville.
Lake Chaffee was first listed as a CDP prior to the
2020 census.
References
Census-designated places in Windham County, Connecticut
Census-designated places in Connecticut
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