Northford is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and surrounding residential and rural land in the town of North Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northern part of the town, bordered to the west by the town of North Haven, to the east by the town of Guilford, and to the north by the town of Wallingford, all in New Haven County. It is bordered to the northeast by the town of Durham in Middlesex County. In 2002, 230 acres (93 ha) of the central village of Northford were designated as the Northford Center Historic District.
Northford, Connecticut | |
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 Northford Country Market | |
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| Coordinates: 41°23′31″N 72°47′31″W / 41.39194°N 72.79194°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | New Haven |
| Town | North Branford |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 20.68 km2 (7.98 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,082 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 06472 |
| Area code(s) | 203/475 |
| FIPS code | 09-54450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805986[3] |
Northford was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Religion
editA Congregational church was organized at Northford in 1750 and its current building dates to 1846. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church was first organized in 1763. The present edifice was dedicated on November 10, 1940, having been rebuilt to resemble its predecessor, which dated to 1845 and was destroyed by fire in 1938. [4] St. Monica's Roman Catholic Church was founded in the 1950s as a mission of St. Augustine's, North Branford. In 2016 it merged back into St. Augustine's to form a new entity: the parish of St. Ambrose, the first such merger in the Archdiocese of Hartford.[5]
References
edit- ^ "US Census Bureau".
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Northford Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Northford: About Us". Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Ed Stannard (March 26, 2016). "Merged North Branford parishes a first in Archdiocese of Hartford". New Haven Register. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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