Portland (CDP), Connecticut

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Portland, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Portland is located in Connecticut
Portland
Portland
Coordinates: 41°34′44″N 72°37′54″W / 41.57889°N 72.63167°W / 41.57889; -72.63167Coordinates: 41°34′44″N 72°37′54″W / 41.57889°N 72.63167°W / 41.57889; -72.63167
Country United States
StateConnecticut
CountyMiddlesex
TownPortland
Area
[1]
 • Total17.16 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
 • Land15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
 • Water1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
50 m (170 ft)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total5,862
 • Density377.5/km2 (978/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06480
Area code(s)860/959
FIPS code09-61870
GNIS feature ID2377853[2]

Portland is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwest part of the town, bordered to the west and south by the Connecticut River, which forms the border with Cromwell to the west and Middletown to the south. The Portland CDP extends north along Main Street (Connecticut Route 17A) to its junction with Gospel Lane (Connecticut Route 17) at Fogelmarks Corners, and the eastern extent of the CDP is at Rose Hill Road and Collins Hill Road. The CDP includes the neighborhood of Gildersleeve in the north.

As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 5,862,[3] out of 9,508 in the entire town of Portland.

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Portland Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Portland CDP, Connecticut". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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