What is Jewett City, Connecticut?
'''Jewett City''' is a [[borough]] in northern [[New London County, Connecticut]]. It is in the eastern part of the state near the [[Rhode Island]] state line. Jewett City is part of the town of [[Griswold, Connecticut|Griswold]]. At the [[2020 United States Census]], the borough's [[population]] was 3,328.<ref>{{citation|title=The Jewett City Population Report 2020|work=The United States Census|url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Jewett%20City%20borough,%20Connecticut|access-date=May 14, 2022}}</ref> Jewett City was named for [[Eliezer Jewett]]. He founded a settlement in this region in 1771.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Town of Griswold/Borough of Jewett City|website=Griswold-Ct.org|url=http://www.griswold-ct.org/borough.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124065230/http://www.griswold-ct.org/borough.html |access-date=May 14, 2022|archive-date=2012-11-24 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{New London County, Connecticut}} [[Category:Settlements in Connecticut]] [[Category:Boroughs of the United States]] [[Category:18th-century establishments]] {{us-geo-stub}}