Guilford, Connecticut

Guilford, Connecticut
Guilford, Connecticut
Town
	Town of Guilford
	Guilford Square
	Seal
	Motto: "Discover A Piece Of Connecticut History"
	Coordinates: 41°17′N 72°41′W / 41.283°N 72.683°W
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	New Haven
Region	South Central CT
Settled	May 19, 1639
Established	October 15, 1644
Named for	Guildford, Surrey
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Matthew T. Hoey III (D)
• Selectman	Louis Federici (D)
• Selectman	Sandra Ruoff (D)
• Selectman	Charles Havrda (R)
• Selectman	Susan Renner (R)
Area
• Total	49.7 sq mi (128.7 km2)
• Land	47.1 sq mi (121.9 km2)
• Water	2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2)
Elevation	56 ft (17 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	22,073
• Density	440/sq mi (170/km2)
• Demonym	Guilfordian
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	06437
Area code(s)	203/475
FIPS code	09-34950
GNIS feature ID	0213438
Website	www.guilfordct.gov

Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford and Durham, and is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 22,073 at the 2020 census.^[3]

^ "The Town of Guilford Connecticut". The Town of Guilford Connecticut. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
^ "Board of Selectmen". Town of Guilford, Connecticut. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Guilford town, New Haven County, Connecticut". Retrieved December 16, 2021.