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Town of Colchester, Connecticut

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About Colchester (Click for more information)

 Located in Connecticut (see below)
 
 Located in New London County (see below)
 
 Time Zone: Located in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
 
 Elevation: 160 feet [48.77 m] above sea level<1>
 
 Population  
        2008:<2>   15,578 (7.06% increase since 2000)  
        2000:   14,551
                (For more detail, see our Census Page for Colchester)
 
 Total Area:<3>   49.06 sq miles [127.1 km²]
 
 Housing Units:<4>   5,407
 
 Latitude/Longitude<5>
        Lat:   41°33'31" N     (or 41.56° N)
        Long:   -72°21'7" W     (or -72.35° W)
 
 Name of USGS Topo Map:<6>   Colchester
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Colchester
        GNIS ID:   213409
        FIPS State/Place Code:   09/15910
                (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Colchester)
   

About New London County (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008 (Est):   264,519 (1.92% increase since 2000)
        2000:   259,536
 
 Total Area:   771 sq miles [1,998 km²]   - of which 13.7% is water (105.7 sq miles [273.9 km²])
 
 Housing Units:   110,674
 
 Federal Identification Codes for New London County
        GNIS ID:   212799
        FIPS State/County Code:   09/11
                (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Colchester)
   

About Connecticut (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008::   3,501,252 (2.81% increase since 2000)
        2000:   3,405,565
 
 Official Website:   http://www.ct.gov
 
 Tourism:   http://www.tourism.state.ct.us
 
 Parks:   http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/
 
 Fishing:   http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishinfo/angler.htm
 
 Hunting:   http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/fguide/fg05/fgindx.htm
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Connecticut
        GNIS ID:   1779780
        FIPS State:   09
                (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Colchester)
   


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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Colchester? Please visit the Map Page for Colchester.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colchester - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Colchester. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.

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<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).

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<5>The longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Colchester, rather it may be a prominent feature such as the location of City Hall, the main Post Office, an airport, the center of population, etc.

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<6>The USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Colchester.

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