Glastonbury

Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1693. The population was 31,876 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England. Glastonbury is located on the banks of the Connecticut River, 7 miles southeast of Hartford. The town center is also defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.3 square miles (135 km), of which, 51.4 square miles (133 km) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km) of it (1.76%) is water. The CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km) of it 1.45% is water. The town begins on the banks of the Connecticut River and extends up into foothills,...