Groton (town), Connecticut
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USS Nautilus moored in Groton at the Submarine Force Museum
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| Nickname(s): The Submarine Capital of the World | |||
 Location within New London County, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: 41°20′55″N 72°04′39″W / 41.3485°N 72.0775°WCoordinates: 41°20′55″N 72°04′39″W / 41.3485°N 72.0775°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Connecticut | ||
| NECTA | Norwich-New London | ||
| Region | Southeastern Connecticut | ||
| Incorporated | 1705 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-manager | ||
| • Town Council | Patrice Granatosky (D), Mayor David Atwater (D) Rachel Franco (D) Conrad Heede (D) Rich Moravsik (D) Liam Obrey (D) Juliette Parker (D) Rita Schmidt (D) Joe Zeppeiri (D) |
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| • Town Manager | John Burt | ||
| • Town meeting moderator | Syma Ebbin (D) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 45.3 sq mi (117.3 km2) | ||
| • Land | 31.0 sq mi (80.4 km2) | ||
| • Water | 14.2 sq mi (36.9 km2) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 40,115 | ||
| • Estimate (2016) | 40,114 | ||
| • Density | 890/sq mi (340/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC−4) | ||
| ZIP code | 06340 | ||
| Website | www |
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Groton /ˈɡrɒtən/ is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 40,115 at the 2010 census.
Groton is the home of the Electric Boat Corporation, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy. The Naval Submarine Base New London is located in Groton, and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer is also a major employer. Avery Point in Groton is home to a regional campus of the University of Connecticut.
Groton was established in 1705 when it separated from New London, Connecticut. The town was named after Groton, Suffolk, in England.
Groton is the home of General Dynamics Electric Boat which has been supplying the Navy with submarines since 1899, employing thousands in the Groton/New London area. The Old Mystic Baptist Church was founded in Groton, the first Baptist church in Connecticut.
A hundred years before the town was established, the Nehantic people settled in the area between the Thames River and Pawcatuck River. They eventually settled in Misquamicut in Rhode Island.
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