Portland (CDP), Connecticut facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Portland, Connecticut
Census-designated place
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Country	United States
State	Connecticut
County	Middlesex
Town	Portland
Area
• Total	17.16 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
• Land	15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
• Water	1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (170 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,862
• Density	377.5/km2 (978/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	06480
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-61870
GNIS feature ID	2377853

Portland is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwest part of the town, bordered to the west and south by the Connecticut River, which forms the border with Cromwell to the west and Middletown to the south. The Portland CDP extends north along Main Street (Connecticut Route 17A) to its junction with Gospel Lane (Connecticut Route 17) at Fogelmarks Corners, and the eastern extent of the CDP is at Rose Hill Road and Collins Hill Road. The CDP includes the neighborhood of Gildersleeve in the north.

As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 5,862, out of 9,508 in the entire town of Portland.