Lyme, Connecticut Explained

Lyme
Official Name:Town of Lyme
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:41.4°N -93°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:U.S. state
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:New London
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Lower CT River Valley
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1645
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:February 13, 1667
Government Type:Selectman-town meeting
Leader Title:First selectman
Leader Name:David Lahm (R)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:89.4
Area Total Sq Mi:34.5
Area Land Km2:82.5
Area Land Sq Mi:31.9
Area Water Km2:6.8
Area Water Sq Mi:2.6
Elevation M:8
Elevation Ft:26
Population Total:2352
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:06371 (Old Lyme PO) and 06439 (Hadlyme PO)
Area Code:860/959
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:09-44210
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0213453

Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, situated on the eastern side of the Connecticut River. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 2,352 at the 2020 census.[1] Lyme is the eponym of Lyme disease.[2]

History

In February 1665, the portion of the territory of the Saybrook Colony east of the Connecticut River was set off as the plantation of East Saybrook, which included present-day Lyme, Old Lyme, and the western part of East Lyme. In 1667, the Connecticut General Court formally recognized the East Saybrook plantation as the town of Lyme, named after Lyme Regis, a coastal town in the south of England. The eastern portion of Lyme (bordering the town of Waterford) separated from Lyme in 1823 and became part of East Lyme. The southern portion of Lyme (along Long Island Sound) separated in 1855 as South Lyme (renamed Old Lyme in 1857). Both changes were consistent with the then-existing laws of the state of Connecticut.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.5sqmi, of which 31.9sqmi are land and 2.6sqmi, or 7.63%, are water.

Principal communities

Other minor communities and geographic areas are Becket Hill, Bill Hill, Brockway's Ferry (also known as Brockway Landing), Brush Hill, Elys Ferry, Grassy Hill, Gungy, Joshuatown, Lord Hill, Mt. Archer, Pleasant Valley, Rogers Lake West Shore, and Sterling City.

Principal bodies of water

Coves along the Connecticut River

Lakes and ponds

Rivers, creeks, and brooks

Demographics

See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income.

2010 and 2020 censuses

As of the 2010 census, Lyme had a population of 2,406. Its racial and ethnic makeup was 96.5% non-Hispanic white, 0.1% non-Hispanic black, 0.1% non-Hispanic Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanic from some other race, 0.6% from two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.[3]

Voter registration

Voter registration and party enrollment as of November 1, 2022.[4]
PartyActive votersInactive votersTotal votersPercentage
Republicanalign = center 464align = center 6align = center 470align = center 23.81%
Democraticalign = center 742align = center 15align = center 757align = center 38.35%
Unaffiliatedalign = center 699align = center 20align = center 719align = center 36.42%
Minor Partiesalign = center 28align = center 0align = center 28align = center 1.42%
Totalalign = center 1,933align = center 41align = center 1974align = center 100%

The number of Lyme residents registering with the Democratic party has grown in recent years, from 541 in 2015 to 757 in 2022.[5]

Ancestry/Ethnicity

According to the United States Census Bureau, as of 2017 the largest (those over 1% of the population) self-identified ancestry/ethnic groups in Lyme were:[6]

Largest ancestries (2017) Percent
English ancestry 30.5%
Irish ancestry 19.8%
German ancestry 14.2%
Italian ancestry 11.7%
American ancestry 7.3%
Polish ancestry 6.3%
Scottish ancestry 4.9%
French-Canadian ancestry3.5%
Swedish ancestry 2.4%
Norwegian ancestry1.6%
Swiss ancestry 1.5%
Russian ancestry 1.2%

Public facilities

Civic and fraternal

Governmental

Religious

Points of interest

State parks and forests

Selden Neck State Park and Becket Hill State Park Reserve are wholly located in Lyme. Nehantic State Forest and Gillette Castle State Park are partly located in Lyme.

On the National Register of Historic Places

Public transportation

The Estuary Transit District provides public transportation throughout Lyme and the surrounding towns through its 9 Town Transit Service. Services include connections to Old Saybrook station, served by Amtrak and Shore Line East railroads.

Lyme in literature, art, and film

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: Lyme town, New London County, Connecticut. United States Census Bureau. December 17, 2021.
  2. Borchers AT, Keen CL, Huntley AC, Gershwin ME . Lyme disease: a rigorous review of diagnostic criteria and treatment . . 57 . 82–115 . February 2015 . 25451629 . 10.1016/j.jaut.2014.09.004 .
  3. Web site: Census.gov. Census.gov.
  4. Web site: Party enrollment statistics . CT Secretary of State . November 13, 2022.
  5. Web site: General Elections Statement of Vote 1922. CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website.
  6. Web site: American FactFinder - Results . May 26, 2019 . https://archive.today/20200213160740/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0600000US0901144210 . February 13, 2020 . dead .

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