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Middlefield, Connecticut

Middlefield, Connecticut
Town
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Official seal of Middlefield, Connecticut
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Middlefield, Connecticut is located in Connecticut
Middlefield, Connecticut
Middlefield, Connecticut
Location within the state of Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°31′03″N 72°42′44″W / 41.51750°N 72.71222°W / 41.51750; -72.71222Coordinates: 41°31′03″N 72°42′44″W / 41.51750°N 72.71222°W / 41.51750; -72.71222
Country United States
State Connecticut
NECTA Hartford
Region Midstate Region
Incorporated 1866
Government
 • Type Selectman-town meeting
 • First Selectman Edward P. Bailey (R)
 • Selectman Taryn R. Ruffino (D)
 • Selectman Jon A. Brayshaw (D)
Area
 • Total 13.3 sq mi (34.4 km2)
 • Land 12.7 sq mi (32.9 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation 210 ft (64 m)
Population (2005)
 • Total 4,281
 • Density 337/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 06455, 06481
Area code(s) 860
FIPS code 09-47080
GNIS feature ID 0213460
Website www.munic.state.ct.us/MIDDLEFIELD/middlefield.htm

Middlefield is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,203 at the 2000 census. The town includes the village of Rockfall in the northeast section.

Middlefield, in Middlesex County, is so named because it is halfway between Middletown and Durham, and Middletown and Meriden. For such a small community, Middlefield has an abundance of wonderful history that goes back to the late 17th century and many first settlers of Connecticut. The Old North Burying Ground was established for those living west of Middletown and the first burial was in 1738.

Middlefield became a Town in 1866 by an act of the Connecticut Legislature. The town was previously part of the City of Middletown.

Charles R. "Charlie" Augur was the longest-serving First Selectman of the town, having served five terms. Dr. Harold Ellsworth Smith, son of Dr. Ernest Ellsworth Smith and his wife Lilian Irene [Church] Smith, was Middlefield's physician for 45 years.

Middlesex County was created on May 2, 1785 from Hartford and New Haven counties. The county was named for Middlesex, England. Middlesex County is in south-central Connecticut. It is bordered to the south by Long Island Sound and to the southwest by the Hammonasset River, and the Connecticut River bisects the county from north to south. Other waterways are the Menunketesuck River, the Moodus Reservoir, and Bashan Lake. The topography is mostly upland terrain, with river valleys and coastal lowlands. Parklands include Cockaponset State Forest, Meshomasic State Forest Preserve, and Hurd and Devil's Hopyard state parks.


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