New Haven, Connecticut
city in Connecticut, United States
New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, with a population of 129,779 at the 2010 United States Census.[2] "New Haven" may also refer to the wider Greater New Haven area, which has nearly 600,000 inhabitants in the immediate area.[3][4] It is in New Haven County, on New Haven Harbor, on the northern shore of Long Island Sound.
New Haven, Connecticut | |
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| Nickname(s): The Elm City | |
 Location in Connecticut | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 41°18′36″N 72°55′25″W / 41.31000°N 72.92361°W | |
| NECTA | New Haven |
| Region | South Central Region |
| Settled | 1638 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1784 |
| Consolidated | 1895 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-board of aldermen |
| • Mayor | John DeStefano, Jr. (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 20.31 sq mi (52.6 km2) |
| • Land | 18.9 sq mi (49.0 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Urban | 285.3 sq mi (738.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • City | 124,001 |
| • Density | 6,600/sq mi (2,549/km2) |
| • Urban | 569,000 |
| • Metro | 846,766 |
| Metro area refers to New Haven County | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 0651x |
| Area code(s) | 203 |
| FIPS code | 09-52000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0209231 |
| Website | http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/ |
The trial for the mutiny of the slave ship Amistad took place in New Haven.[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Connecticut" (CSV). 2006 Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. June 21, 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): New Haven city, Connecticut". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau - Population in New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) in Alphabetical Order and Numerical and Percent Change: 1990 and 2000
- ↑ "South Central Regional Council of Governments". Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ↑ "Unidentified Young Man". World Digital Library. 1839–1840. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
Other websitesEdit
- City of New Haven official Web site Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- New Haven at the Open Directory Project
- Historical New Haven Digital Collection
- "Who Really Ruled in Dahl's New Haven?" by G. William Domhoff — examination of power structures in New Haven and Yale in the 1960s
- The New Haven Independent neighborhood-based online newspaper
- Yale Daily News - student-run daily newspaper with New Haven coverage
- NewHavenWeb - A Comprehensive Online Directory of New Haven
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