Stonington, Connecticut

Stonington, Connecticut
Town
Town of Stonington
Stonington, Connecticut, August 2012
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New London County and Connecticut  Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°21′54″N 71°54′24″W / 41.36500°N 71.90667°W / 41.36500; -71.90667
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	New London
Region	Southeastern CT
Settled	1649
Established	1662
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Danielle Chesebrough
• Other selectmen	Ben Tamsky (D), Deborah Downie (R)
Area [1]
• Total	48.98 sq mi (126.85 km2)
• Land	38.66 sq mi (100.12 km2)
• Water	10.32 sq mi (26.72 km2)
Elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,335
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	06355, 06378, 06379
Area code	860/959
FIPS code	09-73770
GNIS feature ID	0213513
Website	www.stonington-ct.gov

Stonington is a town located in New London County, Connecticut. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic. Stonington is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population of the town was 18,335 at the 2020 census.^[2]