Prospect

Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of to its north, and is on the north-eastern fringes of the .
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  • Type: Village with 9,400 residents
  • Description: town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: “Prospect, Connecticut”, “Prospect, CT”, and “Waterbury South Farms”
  • Postal code: 06712

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prospect Green Historic District and Regional School District 16.

Village green
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is a historic district in the New England town of Prospect, Connecticut. The district is centered on the Prospect Green, the town green.

is a school district made up of the towns of and Prospect in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is currently run by Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin.

Waterfall
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is a waterfall in the southwestern hills of , in the . Formed as the eponymous Roaring Brook descends a wooded cliffside on West Mountain, the waterfall is an 80-foot horsetail and ranks as one of the tallest in the state. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Prospect.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheshire and Naugatuck.

Town
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, is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of was 28,733. The town is part of the . is situated 4 miles east of Prospect.

Town
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is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town, part of the , had a population of 31,519 as of the 2020 census. is situated 4 miles west of Prospect.

Hamlet
Town Plot is a neighborhood in the west end of the city of . is situated 4½ miles northwest of Prospect.

Prospect

Latitude
41.50232° or 41° 30′ 8″ north
Longitude
-72.97872° or 72° 58′ 43″ west
Population
9,400
Elevation
879 feet (268 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US PPU
Open location code
87H9G22C+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158809224
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4841089
Wiki­data ID
Q2113350
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Prospect” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Prospect”
  • Catalan: “Prospect”
  • Cebuano: “Prospect”
  • Chechen: “Проспект”
  • Chinese: “展望”
  • Dutch: “Prospect”
  • French: “Prospect”
  • German: “Prospect”
  • Haitian: “Prospect, Connecticut”
  • Haitian: “Prospect”
  • Hungarian: “Prospect”
  • Italian: “Prospect”
  • Japanese: “プロスペクト”
  • Kazakh: “Проспект”
  • Kirghiz: “Проспект”
  • Mazanderani: “پروسپکت”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Prospect”
  • Norwegian: “Prospect”
  • Polish: “Prospect”
  • Russian: “Проспект”
  • Spanish: “Prospect”
  • Swahili: “Matarajio”
  • Swedish: “Prospect, Connecticut”
  • Swedish: “Prospect”
  • Tatar: “Проспект”
  • Turkish: “Prospect”
  • Ukrainian: “Проспект”
  • Urdu: “پراسپیکٹ، کنیکٹیکٹ”
  • Urdu: “پراسپیکٹ”
  • Volapük: “Prospect (CT)”
  • Volapük: “Prospect, Connecticut”
  • Volapük: “Prospect, CT”
  • Volapük: “Prospect”
  • Welsh: “Prospect, Connecticut”
  • Welsh: “Prospect”

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