Groton Long Point

Groton Long Point
Borough
Borough of Groton Long Point
Groton Long Point Yacht Club, Outer Lagoon
Location in New London County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°18′52″N 72°00′28″W / 41.31444°N 72.00778°W / 41.31444; -72.00778
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	New London
Region	Southeastern CT
Town	Groton
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	518
• Density	1,300/sq mi (520/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	06340
Area code	860
FIPS code	09-34460
GNIS feature ID	207535[1]
Website	glpct.org

Groton Long Point (GLP) is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census.

The area is administered by the Groton Long Point Association (GLPA), a private association that was established by Special Act of the Connecticut Legislature in 1921.^[2] The act is the charter of the GLPA and enables the Association to tax and issue bonds to provide services independent of the town of Groton; typically, such municipal corporations provided services that the larger township could not or would not provide.^[2] Pursuant to the act, the GLPA has the same governmental powers as a borough.^[2] Today, such a special taxing district can be formed by Connecticut residents on their own without special acts of the Legislature.^[2] The area is treated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a borough, although it is not formally incorporated as such.