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Essex, Connecticut

Essex, Connecticut
View from Essex Park
View from Essex Park
Official seal of Essex, Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°21′N 72°25′W / 41.350°N 72.417°W / 41.350; -72.417
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyMiddlesex
RegionLower CT River Valley
Incorporated1852
Name changed1854
Government
 • TypeSelectman-town meeting
 • First SelectmanNorman Needleman
Area
 • Total
11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2)
 • Land10.4 sq mi (26.8 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Elevation39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,733
 • Density651/sq mi (251.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
06409, 06426, 06442
Area code(s)860/959
FIPS code09-26270
GNIS feature ID0213428[1]
Websitewww.essexct.gov

Essex is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 6,733 at the 2020 census.[2] It is made up of three villages: Essex Village, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Essex, Connecticut
  2. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Essex town, Middlesex County, Connecticut". Retrieved December 15, 2021.

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