Lyme, Connecticut
| Lyme, Connecticut | ||
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 Location within New London County, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: 41°24′N 72°21′W / 41.400°N 72.350°WCoordinates: 41°24′N 72°21′W / 41.400°N 72.350°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Connecticut | |
| NECTA | Norwich-New London | |
| Region | Connecticut River Estuary | |
| Settled | 1645 | |
| Incorporated | 1667 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Selectman-town meeting | |
| • First selectman | Ralph Eno (R) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2) | |
| • Land | 31.9 sq mi (82.5 km2) | |
| • Water | 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2) | |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 2,406 | |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (27/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 06371 (Old Lyme) | |
| Area code(s) | 860 | |
| FIPS code | 09-44210 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213453 | |
| Website | townlyme |
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Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,406 at the 2010 census. Lyme and its neighboring town Old Lyme are the namesake for Lyme disease.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km2), of which 31.9 square miles (83 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), or 7.63%, is water.
Other minor communities and geographic areas are Becket Hill, Brockway's Ferry (also known as Brockway Landing), Brush Hill, Elys Ferry, Grassy Hill, Gungy, Joshuatown, Lord Hill, Mt. Archer, Pleasant Valley, Rogers Lake West Shore, Sterling City, and Tuttles Sandy Beach.
The portion of the territory of the Saybrook Colony east of the Connecticut River was set off as the plantation of East Saybrook in February 1665. This area included present-day Lyme, Old Lyme, and the western part of East Lyme. In 1667, the Connecticut General Court formally recognized the East Saybrook plantation as the town of Lyme, named after Lyme Regis, a coastal town in Southern England. The eastern portion of Lyme (bordering the town of Waterford) separated from Lyme and became East Lyme in 1823, and the southern portion of Lyme (along Long Island Sound) separated as South Lyme in 1855 (renamed to Old Lyme in 1857). These two changes were consistent with the then-existing laws in the state of Connecticut.
As of the 2010 census Lyme had a population of 2,406. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 96.5% non-Hispanic white, 0.1% non-Hispanic black, 0.1% non-Hispanic Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanic from some other race, 0.6% from two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
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