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The City of Derby, the smallest city in the state of Connecticut, covers 5.3 sq. miles and has 12,080 residents. It is located in southwest Connecticut at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers. The Derby area was inhabited by several Native American tribes including the Paugassetts and the Pootatucks for centuries. A trading post was established at Derby Docks in 1642 by John Wakeman of New Haven, but fur traders from New Haven had been in the area previously.

The first year-round houses were built around 1651, at which time the New Haven Colony recognized it as a town, but the residents of nearby Milford protested so vehemently that the order was rescinded and the settlement returned to Milford jurisdiction until 1675 when the former plantation of Paugassett was admitted as the township of Derby by the state legislature.

For some time parts of the present-day city of Derby were also known as Smithville and then Birmingham. The area prospered through agriculture, a successful foreign maritime trade, and finally manufacturing. The city of Derby was chartered by the state in 1893. The town’s successful commercial development was by then based on manufacturing. From the first water-powered gristmill in 1681 to the opening of the Housatonic Dam in 1870, efficient use of available power attracted a series of large manufacturers to the town.

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Derby CT Map
Incorporated: 1775
County: New Haven
Derby, CT Population:
2010: 12,536

GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.1936
Longitude: -73.0456

Derby CT Local Information
Derby Police Dispatch: 911
Derby Fire Department: 203-736-1477
Ambulance Service: 203-735-7811
Town Hall Telephone: 203-736-1450

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