Ledyard (Connecticut)
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Location in Connecticut
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| Foundation : | 1836 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | New London County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 26 ′ N , 72 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 15,172 (as of 2005) | ||
| Population density : | 153.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 103.6 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 98.8 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 90 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 06335, 06339 | ||
| Area code : | +1 860 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-42600 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0213450 | ||
| Website : | www.town.ledyard.ct.us | ||
| Mayor : | Fred B. Allyn, Jr. | ||
Ledyard is a city in New London County in the US state of Connecticut in the United States .
sons and daughters of the town
- Samuel Seabury (1729–1796), first Episcopal Bishop in the United States
- Frederick Ayer (1822–1918), entrepreneur and investor
- William Larrabee (1832-1912), politician; Governor of Iowa
- Leslie Holdridge (1907–1999), botanist, climatologist and tropical forest researcher
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