Cheshire, Connecticut

Administration

Full name	Cheshire, Connecticut
Official name	Cheshire, Connecticut
Settlement type	Town
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Region	Central Naugatuck Valley
Incorporated	1780
Government
Type	Council-manager
Town manager	Michael A. Milone
Council	Tim Slocum, R-at large, chairman and honorary mayor David Schrumm, R-1 Thomas Ruocco, R-2 Andy Falvey, R-3 Steve Carroll, R-4 James Sima, R-at large Patti Flynn Harris, D-at large Sylvia Nichols R-at large Michael Ecke, D-at large
Geography
Total Area	33.4 sq mi (86.5 km2)
Land Area	32.9 sq mi (85.2 km2)
Water Area	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation	230 ft (70.1 m)
Demography
Total Population	29097 (2005)
Density (pop.)	341.2/km² (884/sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	06410
Area code	203
FIPS code	09-14160
GNIS feature ID	0213406