Saybrook, Connecticut
| Deep River, Connecticut | ||
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 Location within Middlesex County, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: 41°22′03″N 72°27′50″W / 41.36750°N 72.46389°WCoordinates: 41°22′03″N 72°27′50″W / 41.36750°N 72.46389°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Connecticut | |
| NECTA | New Haven | |
| Region | Connecticut River Estuary | |
| Established | 1635 | |
| Name changed | 1947 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Selectman-town meeting | |
| • First selectman | Angus L. McDonald, Jr. | |
| • Selectman | Duane Gates | |
| • Selectman | David N. Oliveria (R) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.2 sq mi (36.8 km2) | |
| • Land | 13.6 sq mi (35.1 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) | |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 4,629 | |
| • Density | 330/sq mi (130/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 06417, 06419 | |
| Area code(s) | 860 | |
| FIPS code | 09-19130 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213417 | |
| Website | www |
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Deep River is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,629 at the 2010 census. The town center is also designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). Deep River is part of what the locals call the "Tri-town Area" made up of Deep River, Chester, and Essex, Connecticut.
Every year on the third Saturday in July, Deep River hosts the Deep River Ancient Muster, the largest one day gathering of fife and drum corps in the world.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.2 square miles (37 km2), of which 13.6 square miles (35 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (4.30%) is water. The CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 4.38% is water.
Saybrook Colony formally joined Connecticut in 1644. The portion of the original colony east of the Connecticut River was set off as a separate town in 1665. The site of the present village of Deep River was said to have been owned by John, Nathaniel, and Philip Kirtland in 1723. The village of Winthrop was said to have been settled by Baptists as early as 1729. In the early to mid-19th century, various portions of Saybrook broke off as separate towns, starting from Chester in 1836 to Old Saybrook in 1854. In 1947, the town of Saybrook changed its name to "Deep River", matching the name of the town center village.
From 1961 until 1996, Deep River Convalescent Home was in operation on West Elm Street in Deep River.
First Selectman Richard "Smitty" Smith, who had been in office since 1989, died of a heart attack on March 25, 2016. He was serving his 13th term (Over 26 years) as the Town's First Selectman when he died. He was subsequently replaced as First Selectman by Angus McDonald Jr, who had previously served at Second Selectman.
Saybrook Colony, along the mouth of the Connecticut River, was one of the early settlements in the area. Several towns broke off and incorporated separately over the course of time. The towns which were created from parts of Saybrook Colony are listed below.
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