Portland, Connecticut

Portland, Connecticut
Town
Town of Portland
Main Street in Portland facing toward the town hall
Seal
Nickname:  Quarry Town
Middlesex County and Connecticut  Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°34′21″N 72°38′26″W / 41.57250°N 72.64056°W / 41.57250; -72.64056
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Middlesex
Region	Lower CT River Valley
Incorporated	1841
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
Area
• Total	64.5 km2 (24.9 sq mi)
• Land	60.6 km2 (23.4 sq mi)
• Water	3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	48 m (157 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,384
• Density	154.9/km2 (401/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	06480
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-61800
GNIS feature ID	0213491[1]
Website	http://www.portlandct.org/

Portland (/ˈpɔːrtlənd/ PORT-lənd) is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town center is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). It is situated across the Connecticut River from Middletown.

Brownstone quarried in Portland was used in the construction of Hartford's Old State House in 1796. The vast majority of the brownstone buildings in Connecticut (see College Row at Wesleyan University and the Long Walk at Trinity College) as well as the famous brownstones in New York City were built with brownstone from Portland's quarries. Later, one of the quarries was transformed into an adventure park in the summer months featuring zip lines, cliff diving and scuba locations.

About half of the town's perimeter is made up of the Connecticut River. The town has eight marinas and boat clubs as well as three 18-hole golf courses.^[3]