Glastonbury, Connecticut | |
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Town | |
Town of Glastonbury | |
![]() First Church of Christ | |
Coordinates: 41°41′13″N 72°32′41″W / 41.68694°N 72.54472°W | |
Country | ![]() |
U.S. state | ![]() |
County | Hartford |
Region | Capitol Region |
Settled | 1636 |
Incorporated | 1693 |
Communities | Glastonbury Addison Buckingham East Glastonbury Hopewell South Glastonbury Welles Village |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Town council [1] | Thomas Gullotta, Chairman Lawrence Niland, Vice Chairman Deborah Carroll, Majority Leader Mary LaChance Jennifer Wang Jacob McChesney Kurt Cavanaugh Whit Osgood John Cavanna |
• Town Manager | Jonathan Luiz |
Area | |
• Total | 52.2 sq mi (135.2 km2) |
• Land | 51.3 sq mi (132.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 35,159 |
• Density | 670/sq mi (260/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Codes | 06025, 06033, 06073 |
Area code(s) | 860/959 |
FIPS code | 09-31240 |
GNIS feature ID | 0213432 |
Major Highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
Glastonbury (/ˈɡlæstənbɛri/ GLAST-ən-berr-ee) is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States, formally founded in 1693 and first settled in 1636. It was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England.[3] Glastonbury is on the banks of the Connecticut River, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Hartford. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 35,159 at the 2020 census.[2]