Glastonbury, Connecticut

Glastonbury, Connecticut
Town
Town of Glastonbury
First Church of Christ
Seal
Hartford County and Connecticut  Capitol Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°41′13″N 72°32′41″W / 41.68694°N 72.54472°W / 41.68694; -72.54472
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
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-ct.gov

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]