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Incorporated - 1703 |
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| Origin of Name - Settled 1690; set off from Plainfield and incorporated Oct., 1703; named from Canterbury in Kent. Indian name, "Peagscomsueck." |
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Area |
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1850 |
1669 |
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Acres |
25805 |
1900 |
876 |
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Square Miles |
40.3 |
1950 |
1321 |
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Square Km |
104.4 |
2000 |
4692 |
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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. |