Waterford, Connecticut

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Waterford, Connecticut
Town
Town of Waterford
A house in Quaker Hill
Seal
New London County and Connecticut  Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°20′59″N 72°08′49″W / 41.34972°N 72.14694°W / 41.34972; -72.14694
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	New London
Region	Southeastern CT
Incorporated	1801
Government
• Type	Representative town meeting
• First Selectman	Robert J. Brule (R)[1]
• Selectman	Rich Muckle (R)
• Selectman	Greg Attanasio (D)
Area
• Total	44.6 sq mi (115.4 km2)
• Land	32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2)
• Water	11.8 sq mi (30.5 km2)
Elevation	46 ft (14 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	19,571
• Density	440/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	06375, 06385
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-80280
GNIS feature ID	0213526
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Website	www.waterfordct.org

Waterford is a town in New London County, Connecticut. It is named after Waterford, Ireland. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 19,571 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town center is listed as a census-designated place (CDP) and had a population of 3,074 at the 2020 census.^[3]