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Essex, Connecticut: Where is, history and other tourist information to visit this place.



Tourist Guide Essex

Essex can be described as a town located in county of Middlesex, Connecticut, US.

Essex covers 3 hamlets: Ivoryton, Centerbrook, and Essex Village.

As per US Census Bureau, area of Essex on the whole comes out to be 30.6 sq. Km; out of which 12.35%25 consists of water.

Essex can boast of 4 distinct seasons. They are Autumn, winter, spring, and summer. Hence, one can refer to climate of Essex as ‘dry-type’. In other words, rainy season is not clearly defined in Essex. As such, one wouldn’t find climate to be cloudy.

Essex has been attacked by foreign power on 8th of April, 1814. Moreover, economic losses had been amongst the biggest ones sustained by US at the time of ‘War of 1812’. 28 vessels, whose total value can be calculated to be around $200000; got destroyed through British.

According to census conducted in the year 2000, population of Essex was 6505; with its density being 242.4 per sq. Km.



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