User:OWL/New London, Connecticut
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New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut.
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City of New London | |
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Nickname: The Whaling City | |
Motto: | |
Coordinates: 41°21′20″N 72°05′58″W | |
NECTA | Norwich-New London |
Region | Southeastern Connecticut |
Settled | 1646 (Pequot Plantation) |
Named | 1658 (New London) |
Incorporated (city) | 1784 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• City council | Margaret Mary Curtin, Mayor Kevin J. Cavanagh, Dep. Mayor William M. Cornish Charles Frink Jane L. Glover Robert M. Pero Elizabeth A. Sabilia |
• City Manager | Martin Berliner |
• Supt. of Schools | Christopher Clouet |
Area | |
• City | 27.9 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
• Land | 14.3 km2 (5.54 sq mi) |
• Water | 13.5 km2 (5.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• City | 26,174 |
• Density | 1,824/km2 (4,725/sq mi) |
• Metro | 266,618 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 06320 |
Website | City of New London |
The harbor at New London is the best on Long Island Sound . Connecticut College and the United States Coast Guard Academy are located on the west bank. Naval Submarine Base New London and the Electric Boat Corporation are located on the east bank in neighboring Groton.
New London was founded in 1646. It was a base of American naval operations during the Revolutionary War and was a major whaling port in the 19th century. New London Harbor is home port to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Chinook, the Coast Guard's tall ship Eagle, and to seventeen nuclear-powered attack submarines of the U.S. Navy.
The Norwich-New London metropolitan area (NECTA ) includes twenty-one towns and 266,618 people . The population of the city of New London is 26,174 .