Stonington

Summary

Stonington is a town in the United States^[1]. Stonington ranks in the top 3% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stonington is located in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region^[3].
• Stonington is located in New London County^[4].
• Stonington is in the country of United States^[5].
• Stonington's instance of is recorded as town in the United States^[6].
• Stonington's postal code is recorded as 06378^[7].
• Stonington's Commons category is recorded as Stonington, Connecticut^[8].
• Stonington's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[9].
• Stonington's local dialing code is recorded as 860^[10].
• 1649 marks the founding of Stonington^[11].
• Stonington's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.365, 'lon': -71.906666666667}^[12].
• Stonington's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.33593, 'lon': -71.9059}^[13].
• Stonington's official website is recorded as http://www.stonington-ct.gov/^[14].
• Stonington's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stonington, Connecticut^[15].
• Stonington has a population of {'amount': '+18545'}^[16].
• Stonington has a population of {'amount': '+929'}^[17].
• Stonington has a population of {'amount': '+976'}^[18].
• Stonington's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Stonington's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Stonington's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stonington'}^[21].
• Stonington's category for people born here is recorded as Q125112687^[22].
• Stonington's category for people who died here is recorded as Q137783124^[23].
• Stonington's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+526'}^[24].
• Stonington's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Stonington, Connecticut^[25].
• Stonington sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}^[26].
• Stonington sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[27].

Body

Founding

1649 marks the founding of Stonington^[11].

Identity

Stonington's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stonington'}^[21].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Stonington include Stonington Island^[28], an island^[29].

Why It Matters

Stonington ranks in the top 3% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).^[2] Stonington has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Stonington is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Stonington include Stonington Island^[28], an island^[29].