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Stonington (CT)

Stonington, Connecticut
Town
Water Street at Church Street, Stonington, CT.JPG
Official seal of Stonington, Connecticut
Seal
Location in New London County, Connecticut
Location in New London County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°21′54″N 71°54′24″W / 41.36500°N 71.90667°W / 41.36500; -71.90667Coordinates: 41°21′54″N 71°54′24″W / 41.36500°N 71.90667°W / 41.36500; -71.90667
Country United States
State Connecticut
NECTA Norwich-New London
Region Southeastern Connecticut
Settled 1649
Established 1662
Government
 • Type Selectman-town meeting
 • First selectman Rob Simmons (R)
 • Other selectmen Kate Rotella (D), Mike Spellman (I)
Area
 • Total 50.0 sq mi (129.5 km2)
 • Land 38.7 sq mi (100.2 km2)
 • Water 11.3 sq mi (29.4 km2)
Elevation 75 ft (23 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 18,545
 • Density 370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 06355, 06378, 06379
Area code(s) 860
FIPS code 09-73770
GNIS feature ID 0213513
Website www.stonington-ct.gov

The town of Stonington is located in New London County, Connecticut, United States, in the state's southeastern corner. It includes the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic (the other halves being in the town of Groton). The population of the town was 18,545 at the 2010 census.

The first European colonists established a trading house in the Pawcatuck section of town in 1649. The present territory of Stonington was part of lands that had belonged to the Pequot people, who referred to the areas making up Stonington as Pawcatuck (Stony Brook to the Pawcatuck River) and Mistack (Mystic River to Stony Brook). It was named "Souther Towne" or Southerton by Massachusetts in 1658, and officially became part of Connecticut in 1662 when Connecticut received its royal charter. Southerton was renamed "Mistick" in 1665 and again renamed Stonington in 1666.Thomas Miner, Walter Palmer, William Chesebrough, and Thomas Stanton were the founders. The town of North Stonington was set off as a parish from Stonington in 1724 and incorporated as a town in 1807.


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