Haddam, Connecticut

Haddam
Town of Haddam
Brainerd Memorial Library
Brainerd Memorial Library
Official seal of Haddam
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Coordinates: 41°27′58″N 72°32′39″W / 41.46611°N 72.54417°W / 41.46611; -72.54417
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyMiddlesex
RegionLower CT River Valley
Incorporated1668[1]
Government
 • TypeSelectman-town meeting
 • First selectmanRobert McGarry (R)
 • SelectmanSean Kennedy-Wonneberger (D)
 • SelectmanKate Anderson (R)
Area
 • Total46.4 sq mi (120.2 km2)
 • Land44.0 sq mi (114.0 km2)
 • Water2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
Elevation371 ft (113 m)
Population
 • Total8,452
 • Density192/sq mi (74.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
06424, 06438, 06441
Area codes860/959
FIPS code09-35230
GNIS feature ID0213439[2]
Websitewww.haddam.org

Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 8,452 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the only town in Connecticut that the Connecticut River runs through the middle of instead of at the town's border edge.[4] The town was also home to the now-decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.[5]

  1. ^ The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly. Connecticut Magazine Company. 1903. p. 332.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haddam, Connecticut
  3. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Haddam town, Middlesex County, Connecticut". Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Connecticut Yankee". www.connyankee.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

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