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. Check date values in:
|accessdate=and|year=(help) - ↑ "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
- ↑ "Unidentified Young Man". World Digital Library. 1839–1840. Retrieved 2013-07-28.CS1 maint: date format (link)
Other websitesEdit
- City of New Haven official Web site
- 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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