Cheshire (Connecticut)
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Location in Connecticut
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1694 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Connecticut | |
County : | New Haven County | |
Coordinates : | 41 ° 31 ′ N , 72 ° 54 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 29.097 (as of: 2005) | |
Population density : | 341.5 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 86.5 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) of which 85.2 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 70 m | |
Postal code : | 06410 | |
Area code : | +1 203 | |
FIPS : | 09-14160 | |
GNIS ID : | 0213406 | |
Website : | www.cheshirect.org | |
Mayor : | Matt Hall |
Cheshire is a city in New Haven County in the US state of Connecticut , United States , with 29,300 inhabitants (as of 2004 ). The urban area has a size of 86.5 km².
history
Cheshire was founded by direct immigrant Europeans and was part of Wallingford . In 1780 Cheshire became independent and remained a small but independent city for the next 170 years. Cheshire's nickname is Bedding Plant Capitol of Connecticut , as many of Connecticut's largest bedding and balcony plant nurseries are located here. With the Cheshire Academy , a renowned private school has also found its home here.
schools
- Darcey School
- Chapman Elementary School
- Doolittle Elementary School
- Highland Elementary School
- Norton Elementary School
- Dodd Middle School
- Cheshire high school
sons and daughters of the town
- James Van Der Beek (born 1977), actor
- Samuel A. Foot (1780–1846), politician
- Seabury Ford (1801–1855), politician
- Matt Generous (born 1985), ice hockey player
- George Hall (1770–1840), lawyer and politician
- Peter Hitchcock (1781-1853), lawyer and politician
- John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872), painter
- Rollin Carolas Mallary (1784–1831), politician
- Robert Malloy (* 1986), American-Australian ice hockey player
- Sherman Page (1779-1853), lawyer and politician