Fenwick

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Fenwick

Total population

49

Median home value

$2,000,001

75.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$171,042

Fenwick$171k

National$74k

Elevation9 m

Land area1.01 km²

Weather66°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates41.27°, -72.35°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Fenwick is a borough in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, in the town of Old Saybrook. The borough is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 53 at the 2020 census, making it the least populous borough in Connecticut. Most of the borough is included in the Fenwick Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Fenwick, CT from NOAA NWS API.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

A

Ann Petry

American writer and journalist (1908–1997)

Matt Nickerson

American ice hockey player

Graham Beckel

American actor

F

Florence Griswold

host of artist's colony (1850–1937)

Fred Crane

American baseball player

C

C.W. Vrtacek

American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (1953-2018)

E

Everett Bacon

American football player (1890-1989)

Maria Sanford

American school administrator

M

Mary Dunleavy

American opera singer

Samuel Hart

American Episcopal priest (1845-1917)

J

John H. Martin

oceanographer

F

Frederick A. Chapman

American artist, 1818-1891

James A. Lewis

American politician, Connecticut (1933-1997)

N

Nehemiah Bushnell

American politician (1813-1873)

H

Harold Bartlett

sport shooter

B

Benjamin Wolfe

American bicycle racer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Fenwick

General history of Connecticut

Samuel Peters · 1781

The Fenwick story

Marion H. Grant · 1974

A General History of Connecticut, From its First Settlement Under George Fenwick, ... By a Gentleman of the Province

Samuel Peters · 2018

Calvin Selden, of Lyme, and His Children; an Address Delivered at a Meeting of the Selden Family at Fenwick Grove, Saybrook, Connecticut, August 22 1877

Daniel L. Cady · 2018

General History of Connecticut, from Its First Settlement under George Fenwick to Its Latest Period of Amity with Great Britain

Samuel Peters · 2018

A general history of Connecticut, from its first settlement under General Fenwick, Esq., to its latest period of amity with Great Britain

Samuel Peters · 1975

Calvin Selden, of Lyme, and His Children; An Address Delivered at a Meeting of the Selden Family at Fenwick Grove, Saybrook, Connecticut, August 22, 1877

Daniel Cady Eaton · 2018

The Rev. Samuel Peters', LL. D., general history of Connecticut, from its first settlement under George Fenwick to its latest period of amity with Great Britain prior to the revolution ...

Samuel Peters · 1977

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Recently spotted species

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Seen 2026-09-22

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Seen 2026-09-22

eastern black walnut

Juglans nigra

Seen 2026-09-22

Marbled Orbweaver

Araneus marmoreus

Seen 2026-09-22

shining sumac

Rhus copallinum

Seen 2026-09-21

Atlantic Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Seen 2026-09-21

Eastern Oyster

Crassostrea virginica

Seen 2026-09-21

Long-claw Hermit Crab

Pagurus longicarpus

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Atlantic Slippersnail

Crepidula fornicata

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).