Milford, Connecticut Milford, Connecticut Aerial view of Milford town/city center and harbor Aerial view of Milford town/city center and harbor Flag of Milford, Connecticut Flag Official seal of Milford, Connecticut Milford is a coastal town/city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, positioned between Bridgeport and New Haven.
1.2 Towns created from Milford 6 Principal communities of Milford 14 Movies filmed in Milford The territory which today comprises Milford, Orange and West Haven was purchased on February 1, 1639 from Ansantawae, chief of the small-town Paugussets (an Algonquian tribe) by English pioneer affiliated with the intact New Haven Colony.
Originally, the region was known as "Wepawaug", after the small river which runs through the town, and which has given its name to a several streets in both Milford and Orange.
The Eells-Stow House, about 1700, is believed to be the earliest extant home in Milford During the Revolutionary War the Milford section of the Boston Post Road, a vital route connecting Boston, New York and other primary coastal cities, was blockaded by Continental forces, and Fort Trumbull was constructed to protect the town.
Oyster Huts on Milford Point, a sketch by John Warner Barber for his Historical Collections of Connecticut (1836).
By 1822, the town had grown large enough that inhabitants in the northern and easterly sections of Milford chartered their own autonomous course as the town of Orange.
During the next century and a half, the remaining section of Milford was known for ship assembly, farming and oystering, although a small subset of industrialized facilities also advanced in town.
During this time, Milford also became known as a beach resort for inhabitants of New Haven and Bridgeport.
Interestingly, the boundaries of the final town charter granted by the State of Connecticut in 1899 to Laurel Beach are contained entirely inside Milford.
Residents of Laurel Beach must therefore pay taxes to both Laurel Beach as well as Milford, and all mail to Laurel Beach inhabitants is mailed to Milford.
View of Milford's greens on a 19th-century naive landscape painting In 1959, the town of Milford including the Borough of Woodmont was incorporated as the City of Milford.
Map showing Milford and neighboring towns: Stratford, Shelton, Orange, and West Haven Milford was one of the early settlements in south central Connecticut and, over time, gave rise to a several new suburbs that broke off and incorporated separately.
The following is a list of suburbs created from parts of Milford.
Orange (originally North Milford) in 1822 (also partly from New Haven) Starting in 1902, Quaker Oats oatmeal boxes came with a coupon redeemable for the legal deed to a tiny lot in Milford.
A small number of kids (or their parents), often inhabitants living near Milford, collected the deeds and started paying the extremely small property taxes on the "oatmeal lots".
Since the subdivision into small lots predated Milford's planning and zoning regulations, the deeds were entirely legal, although they created a large amount of paperwork for town tax collectors, who incessantly couldn't find the property owners and received almost no tax revenue from the lots. One of the streets in the Liberty Park subdivision plans, Shelland Street, was later assembled in the late 1990s as an access road to the Milford Power Company.
In the post-World War II period, Milford like many Connecticut suburbs underwent momentous suburbanization.
Interstate 95 was routed through town, and the Milford section was instead of in 1958.
Starting in 1975, the town/city began hosting the Milford Oyster Festival, which has since turn into firmly established as an annual Milford tradition that is held "rain or shine". The US operations of BIC were headquartered in Milford, but in March 2008 moved most of its operations to Shelton.
Milford Hospital has also advanced into an meaningful community care resource for the area.
Further information: Economic evolution of Milford, Connecticut River Street in Downtown Milford Milford Harbor seen from Pond Street Milford Green, the second-longest green in New England View of Long Island Sound from a Milford beach The Milford Metro North Rail Station Milford, CT Town Hall Soldiers And Sailors Monument at Milford Green Milford's town/city hall, the fifth building to occupy the site In 2005, the foundry rate for Milford was 34.36 and is 27.88 mills for fiscal year 2015 2016. Board of Aldermen: The Board of Aldermen consists of 15 members propel in odd-numbered years, three from each of the city's five political districts.
Board of Education: The Board of Education deals with educational matters in the town/city and consists of 10 members propel in odd-numbered years, two from each of the city's five political districts.
Members serve a four-year term, with one of the two members of each political precinct up for election amid each odd-numbered year's election cycle, ensuring that no more than half of the board is made up of new members at the start of a new session.
City Clerk: The town/city clerk is propel in odd-numbered years and receives a compensation for services provided.
Registrars in Milford are propel to two-year terms, their election taking place amid each even-year state election cycle.
After becoming incorporated as a town/city in 1959, the town/city reformed its fitness of government by establishing a mayor board of aldermen format.
It propel its first mayor, Charles Iovino, the incumbent town/city manager under Milford's previous form of government, on November 3, 1959.
Milford enhance schools presently operates eight Elementary schools, three Middle schools, two High schools, and one Alternative Education High school.
Milford Christian Academy (K-12) Milford High School (closed 1983) The town/city of Milford is protected 24/7, 365 by the 114 paid, full-time firefighters of the town/city of Milford Fire Department - ISO Class 1.
The Milford Fire Department presently operates out of five fire stations, positioned throughout the city, under the command of a Battalion Chief and a Shift Commander.
The Milford Fire Department also maintains and operates a fire apparatus fleet of six engines (including two Quints, and one "Squad"), one fortress ladder, three rescue ambulances, one Haz - Mat unit, one dive rescue unit, one collapse rescue unit, two fireboats, a canteen unit, and various other special, support, and reserve units.
The Milford Fire Department is one of only two fire departments in the state of Connecticut to maintain an ISO Class 1 rating.
The Milford Fire Department also operates four reserve engines.
The Milford Police Department is led by Chief Keith L.
Downtown Milford Other minor communities and geographic features are Anchor Beach, Bayview Heights, Burwells Beach, Cedar Beach, Downtown Historic District, Ettadore Park, Far View Beach, Forest Heights, Fort Trumbull, Great River, Gulf Beach, Laurel Beach, Lexington Green, Merwin's Beach, Merwin's Point, Milford Lawns, Milford Point, Myrtle Beach, Naugatuck Gardens, Point Lookout, Silver Sands Beach, South of the Green, Walnut Beach, Wheelers Farms.
See also: Milford Oyster Festival 2006 Milford Oyster Festival Banner Every year on the third Saturday in August, Milford jubilates its annual Oyster Festival, which serves as a combination of a typical town fair with a culinary celebration of the town's locale on historically shellfish-rich Long Island Sound.
This festival takes place in and around the Milford Green, near the center of town, as well as in various locations throughout the downtown area, and features a wide range of affairs including canoe and kayak competitions, musical performances, and classic car shows.
The Milford Oyster Festival has drawn large musical acts over the years including Joan Jett, The Marshall Tucker Band, John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, Soul Asylum, and many more.
The Milford Cultural Center, directed by the Milford Council for the Arts, offers various affairs throughout the year.
The beach resort character of the town lives on, with a several rocky beaches, Silver Sands State Park, the Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, Charles Island, two golf courses, and various other recreational facilities available for inhabitants and tourists.
1 City of Milford, Board of Education 1,112 3 Milford Hospital 780 5 City of Milford 542 According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Milford, including the borough of Woodmont, has a total region of 26.1 square miles (67.7 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57.4 km2) is territory and 3.9 square miles (10.2 km2), or 15.11%, is water. Milford's Devon neighborhood is positioned at the mouth of the Housatonic River near Stratford, and features the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center overlooking the estuary.
Milford has over 14 miles (23 km) of shoreline facing Long Island Sound, the most of any town in Connecticut. A large portion of Milford's shoreline forms the Silver Sands State Park.
The Wisconsin glaciation formed drumlins in Milford: Clark, Burwell, Eels, Bryan and Merwin hills. Milford owns three islands in the Housatonic River: Fowler Island, just to the south of the Igor I.
In addition to Silver Sands State Park, Milford has five enhance beaches with lifeguard services for its inhabitants - Gulf Beach, Anchor Beach, Hawley Avenue Beach, Walnut Beach, and Middle Beach - as well as seven private beaches.
Route 1 pass through the southern part of Milford.
The Wilbur Cross Parkway cuts athwart the northern part of the town/city and is connected to I-95 and Route 1 via the Milford Parkway, also known as the Daniel S.
Wasson connector, titled for the first police officer to die in the line of duty in the town/city of Milford.
The Metro-North New Haven Line has a station stop in downtown Milford (Milford station).
The Milford Transit District provides in-town service to primary attractions.
As of the census of 2000, there were 52,212 citizens , 20,138 homeholds, and 13,613 families residing in Milford.
The ethnic makeup of Milford was 93.55% White, 1.91% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other competitions, and 1.14% from two or more competitions.
In Milford the populace was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
Milford Point Hotel Milford Point Road (added in 1988) Jason Peter, Collegiate All-American defensive tackle (1997) & defensive end for the Carolina Panthers, attended Milford Academy Movies filmed at least in part in Milford include: "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Milford town, New Haven County, Connecticut".
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