Stonington (borough), Connecticut

Stonington
Borough of Stonington
Stonington Harbor Light
Official seal of Stonington
Etymology: Same name as the town it's located in
Nickname: 
The Borough
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Coordinates: 41°20′04″N 71°54′21″W / 41.3344°N 71.9058°W / 41.3344; -71.9058
Country United States
state Connecticut
CountyNew London
RegionSoutheastern CT
TownStonington
Government
 • Borough WardenJeffrey Callahan
Area
 • Total2 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
 • Land0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
 • Water0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total976
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06378
Area code860
FIPS code09-73700
GNIS feature ID2378292
Websitestoningtonboroughct.com

Stonington is a borough and the town center of Stonington, Connecticut, referred to by locals as "The Borough". The population was 976 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 929 in 2010.[1]

The densely built Borough of Stonington occupies a point of land that projects into Little Narragansett Bay. It has two main streets that link Cannon Square and Wadawanuck Square, named for the former Wadawanuck Hotel that brought wealthy visitors in the post-Civil War era. Its colonial, Federal, and Greek revival architectures have been preserved through the lack of traffic or modern industry, together with the borough's role as a fashionable summer residence, while the activity of one of Connecticut's last remaining fishing and lobstering fleets keeps it from being simply a quaint, historic village. There is a large community of Portuguese descent.

  1. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Stonington borough, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2012.