Indian Neck (Branford)
| Branford, Connecticut | ||
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| Town | ||
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 Location in New Haven County, Connecticut | ||
| Coordinates: 41°16′40″N 72°47′59″W / 41.27778°N 72.79972°WCoordinates: 41°16′40″N 72°47′59″W / 41.27778°N 72.79972°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Connecticut | |
| NECTA | New Haven | |
| Region | South Central Region | |
| Settled | 1644 | |
| Incorporated | 1685 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Representative town meeting | |
| • First selectman | James B. Cosgrove (R) | |
| • Selectman | Joseph E. Higgins, Jr. (R) | |
| • Selectman | Bruce E. Storm (D) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 28.0 sq mi (72.5 km2) | |
| • Land | 22.0 sq mi (56.9 km2) | |
| • Water | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) | |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 28,026 | |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC−4) | |
| ZIP code | 06405 | |
| Area code(s) | 203 | |
| FIPS code | 09-07310 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213395 | |
| Website |
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Branford is a shoreline town located on Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, 8 miles (13 km) east of New Haven. The population was 28,026 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.0 square miles (73 km2); 22.0 square miles (57 km2) are land and 6.0 square miles (16 km2) (21.5%) are water, including the Branford River, Queach Brook and the Branford Supply Ponds. There are two harbors, the more central Branford Harbor and Stony Creek Harbor on the east end, and one town beach at Branford Point. Much of the town's border with East Haven to the west is dominated by Lake Saltonstall, a reservoir owned by the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, and Saltonstall Mountain, part of the Metacomet Ridge, a mountainous trap rock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border. The southern terminus of the Metacomet Ridge, Beacon Hill, is located in Branford.
The town of Branford includes the Thimble Islands. Neighboring towns are North Branford to the north, Guilford to the east, and East Haven to the west.
An area called "Totoket", which became Branford, was part of the land bought from the Mattabesech Indians in 1638 by the first settlers of New Haven. Previously, the Dutch in the New Netherland settlements set up a trading post at the mouth of the Branford River in the 17th century, the source of the name "Dutch Wharf" also known as "Dutch House Wharf" and the Dutch House Quarter. The area was also described by Ezra Stiles as containing a "Dutch Fort" as hinted at by archaeological excavations completed in the 1990s.
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