Editing Guilford, Connecticut (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|49.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|47.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and 2.7&nbsp;square miles (6.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> or 5.39%) is water.

The primary settlement in Guilford, known as Guilford Center, is located in the southern part of town around the intersection of [[U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 1]] and [[Connecticut Route 77]]. It is served by three exits of [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|Interstate 95]], which passes just north of the town center. The Guilford Center [[census-designated place]] had a population of 2,597 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 15, 2012}}</ref>

The northwest side of Guilford is flanked by the [[Metacomet Ridge]], a mountainous [[trap rock]] ridgeline that stretches from [[Long Island Sound]] to nearly the [[Vermont]] border. Important features of the Metacomet ridge in Guilford include [[Totoket Mountain]]; its most notable peak, Bluff Head; and two eastern high points on the Totoket Mountain ridge named East Sugarloaf and West Sugarloaf. The {{convert|50|mi|adj=on}} [[Mattabesett Trail]] traverses Bluff Head; a shorter network of trails criss-cross the Sugarloaves. Guilford also contains the Westwoods Trail System which covers {{convert|39|mi|km}} of trails on {{convert|1200|acre|km2}} of land.