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Incorporated - 1713 |
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| Origin of Name - Settled in 1686; named and incorporated May, 1713, from Pontefract in Yorkshire. Indian name, "Mashamoquet." |
| Population |
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Area |
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1850 |
1848 |
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Acres |
26005 |
1900 |
1831 |
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Square Miles |
40.6 |
1950 |
2018 |
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Square Km |
105.2 |
2000 |
3798 |
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| Windham County |
| Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments |
| Northeast Economic Development Region |
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Special
thanks to the Environmental and Geographic Information Center (EGIC)
of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. |
