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New London, Connecticut

City of New London
City
New London Skyline from Fort Trumbull
New London Skyline from Fort Trumbull
Official seal of City of New London
Seal
Nickname(s): The Whaling City
Motto: Mare Liberum
Location in New London County, Connecticut
Location in New London County, Connecticut
Downtown on the west bank of the Thames River
Downtown on the west bank of the Thames River
Coordinates: 41°21′20″N 72°05′58″W / 41.35556°N 72.09944°W / 41.35556; -72.09944
Country United States
State Connecticut
Region Southeastern Connecticut
NECTA Norwich-New London
County New London County
Settle 1646 (Pequot Plantation)
Named 1658 (New London)
Incorporated (city) 1784
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Mayor Michael E. Passero (D)
 • City Council Erica Richardson.
Michael Tranchida
Efrain Dominguez
Martha Marx
Anthony Nolan
John Satti
Donald Venditto
Area
 • City 10.76 sq mi (27.9 km2)
 • Land 5.54 sq mi (14.3 km2)
 • Water 5.23 sq mi (13.5 km2)
 • Urban 123.03 sq mi (318.66 km2)
Elevation 56 ft (17 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 27,620
 • Density 4,985/sq mi (1,824/km2)
 • Metro 274,055
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 06320
Area code(s) 860
FIPS code 09-52280
GNIS feature ID 0209237
Website City of New London

New London is a city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, Southeastern Connecticut.

For several decades beginning in the early 19th century, New London was one of the world's three busiest whaling ports, along with Nantucket and New Bedford, Massachusetts. The wealth that whaling brought into the city furnished the capital to fund much of the city's present architecture. New London subsequently became home to other shipping and manufacturing industries, but has gradually lost its commercial and industrial heart. New London is now well known in Connecticut for its wealth of art and popular music scene. The city is home to the United States Coast Guard Academy, Connecticut College, Mitchell College, and The Williams School. The Coast Guard Station New London and New London Harbor is home port to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Chinook and the Coast Guard's tall ship Eagle.

New London had a population of 27,620 at the 2010 census. The Norwich-New London metropolitan area (NECTA) includes twenty-one towns and 274,055 people.

The area was called Nameaug by the Pequot Indians. John Winthrop, Jr. founded the first English settlement here in 1646, making it about the 13th town settled in Connecticut. Inhabitants informally referred to it as Nameaug or as Pequot after the tribe. In the 1650s, the colonists wanted to give the town the official name of London after London, England, but the Connecticut General Assembly wanted to name it Faire Harbour. The citizens protested, declaring that they would prefer it to be called Nameaug if it couldn't be officially named London. The legislature relented, and the town was officially named New London on March 10, 1658.


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