New Haven | |
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From top, left to right: Downtown, East Rock Park, New Haven Green, Upper State Street Historic District, Five Mile Point Lighthouse, Harkness Tower, and Connecticut Hall at Yale University | |
Nickname: The Elm City | |
![]() New Haven's location within New Haven County and Connecticut | |
Coordinates: 41°18′36″N 72°55′25″W / 41.31000°N 72.92361°W | |
Country | United States |
U.S. state | Connecticut |
County | New Haven |
MSA | Greater New Haven |
CSA | New York |
Settled (town) | April 3, 1638 |
Incorporated (city) | 1784 |
Consolidated | 1895 |
Named for | A "New Haven", meaning "new harbor" |
Area | |
• City | 20.13 sq mi (52.15 km2) |
• Land | 18.69 sq mi (48.41 km2) |
• Water | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
Population | |
• City | 134,023 |
• Density | 7,170/sq mi (2,768.5/km2) |
• Urban | 561,456 (US: 77th) |
• Urban density | 1,884.0/sq mi (727.4/km2) |
• Metro | 862,477 (US: 69th) |
Demonym | New Havener |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Codes | 06501–06540 |
Area code(s) | 203/475 |
FIPS code | 09-52000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0209231 |
Airport | Tweed New Haven Airport |
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Website | www |
New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, with a population of 134,023 at the 2020 census.[2] "New Haven" may also refer to the wider Greater New Haven area, which has nearly 600,000 inhabitants in the immediate area.[3][4] It is in New Haven County, on New Haven Harbor, on the northern shore of Long Island Sound.
The trial for the mutiny of the slave ship Amistad took place in New Haven.[5]
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