Groton (city), Connecticut

City of Groton, Connecticut
City
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New London County and Connecticut  Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°20′45″N 72°01′47″W / 41.34583°N 72.02972°W / 41.34583; -72.02972
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	New London
Region	Southeastern CT
Incorporated	1964
Government
• Mayor	Keith Hedrick (D)
• Deputy Mayor	Gweneviere Depot (D)
• City Councilors	Rashaad Carter (D) Lisa McCabe (D) Paul Norris (D) Stephen Sheffield (D) Christine Piazza (D)
Area
• Total	6.8 sq mi (17.5 km2)
• Land	3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2)
• Water	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	10,389
• Estimate  (2019)	8,911
• Density	1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	06340
Area code	860/959
FIPS code	09-34180
GNIS feature ID	0207531
Airport	Groton–New London Airport
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Website	cityofgroton.com

The City of Groton is a dependent political subdivision of the town of Groton, Connecticut. The city was settled in 1655 as Groton Bank, and the area developed into the principal village of the town of Groton. The village of Groton incorporated as a borough in 1903, and the residents of the borough of Groton reincorporated as the city of Groton in 1964. It is the only remaining city in the state of Connecticut that is not governmentally consolidated with its parent town.^[1] The city is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census.