Back تشيشاير (كونيتيكت) Arabic تشيشاير ARZ چشر (کنتیکت) AZB Cheshire (Connecticut) Catalan Чешир (Коннектикут) CE Cheshire (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Connecticut) CEB Cheshire, Connecticut Welsh Cheshire (Connecticut) German Cheshire (Connecticut) Spanish Cheshire (Connecticut) Basque
Cheshire, Connecticut | |
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| Town of Cheshire | |
 First Congregational Church of Cheshire | |
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| Nickname: The Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut | |
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| Coordinates: 41°30′44″N 72°54′13″W / 41.51222°N 72.90361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| U.S. state |  Connecticut |
| County | New Haven |
| Region | Naugatuck Valley |
| Settled | 1694 |
| Incorporated | 1780 |
| Named for |  Cheshire, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Town manager | Sean M. Kimball[1] |
| • Council | Members
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| Area | |
| • Total | 33.4 sq mi (86.4 km2) |
| • Land | 33.1 sq mi (85.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 28,733 |
| • Density | 860/sq mi (330/km2) |
| Demonym | Cheshirite |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 06410 |
| Area code(s) | 203/475 |
| FIPS code | 09-14160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213406 |
| Website | www |
Cheshire (/ˈtʃɛʃər/ CHEH-shurr), formerly known as New Cheshire Parish,[3] is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Cheshire was 28,733.[4] The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire.[5]
- ^ "Cheshire - the bedding plant capital of Connecticut - Town Manager". Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Cheshire - The bedding plant capital of Connecticut - Town Council". www.cheshirect.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Joseph Perkins Beach. History of Cheshire, Connecticut, from 1649 to 1840, including Prospect, which, as Columbia parish, was a part of Cheshire until 1829;. Cheshire, Conn., Lady Fenwick chapter, D. A. R. p. 590.
- ^ "Cheshire town, New Haven County, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "State Centers of Population 1880-2010: Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2016.