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Place Name
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New London County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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New London and Norwich
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Population
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254,957 (1990)
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Location
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Connecticut, United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°28'N
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Longitude
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72°07'W
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New London
, county (
771 sq mi/1,997 sq km; 1990 pop.
254,957), SE Conn., on L.I. Sound and R.I. state line, bounded W by the
Connecticut;  New London and Norwich; 41°28'N 72°07'W. New
London is a Coast Guard and submarine center; co. has diversified mfg.
(textiles, metal prods., medical supplies, machinery, printing presses,
paper prods., chemicals, clothing, consumer goods, silverware, boats,
leather prods.); agr. (dairy prods.; poultry; fruit, vegetables).
Resorts on coast. Drained by Yantie, Shetucket, Thames, Mystic,
Quinebaug, Pawcatuck (E boundary), and Niantic rivers. Located
3.2 mi/5.1 km ENE of New London are 3 nuclear
power plants: Millstone 1 (initial criticality Oct. 26, 1970; max.
dependable capacity of 650 MWe), Millstone 2 (initial criticality Oct.
17, 1975; max. dependable capacity of 860 MWe), and Millstone 3
(initial criticality Jan. 23, 1986; max. dependable capacity of 1150
MWe); all use cooling water from L.I. Sound. Constituted 1666.
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