Higganum, Connecticut

Higganum, Connecticut
View of a street in Higganum, from a postcard mailed in 1909
View of a street in Higganum, from a postcard mailed in 1909
Higganum is located in Connecticut
Higganum
Higganum
Higganum is located in the United States
Higganum
Higganum
Coordinates: 41°29′49″N 72°33′25″W / 41.49694°N 72.55694°W / 41.49694; -72.55694
Country United States
StateConnecticut
CountyMiddlesex
TownHaddam
Area
 • Total
16.9 km2 (6.52 sq mi)
 • Land16.1 km2 (6.21 sq mi)
 • Water0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation19 m (61 ft)
Population
 • Total
2,089
 • Density336.7/km2 (872/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06441
Area code(s)860/959
FIPS code09-38050
GNIS feature ID2377826[2]

Higganum is a village[4] and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Haddam, a part of Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,089 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Higganum Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Higganum CDP, Connecticut: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Principal Communities in Connecticut, Dept. of Economic and Community Development