Editing Hamden, Connecticut (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Hamden-CT-SleepingGiantMtn.jpg|thumb|Hamden Connecticut's Sleeping Giant Mountain from the Quinnipiac river.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|33.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, or 1.62%, is water. The town features the [[Mill River (Connecticut)|Mill River]], which runs from the northern part of town, is dammed to form [[Lake Whitney (Connecticut)|Lake Whitney]], and flows from there to [[Long Island Sound]]. The town also has the [[Quinnipiac River]] and Lake Wintergreen, as well as numerous small streams.

===Neighborhoods===

Source:<ref>Hartley, R. (1959), The History of Hamden, Connecticut, 1786-1959, map in frontispiece.</ref>

* Augerville<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Churchill|title=Charles Churchill - Graces Guide|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk}}</ref>
* Beecher Heights
* [[Centerville, Hamden|Centerville]] (Town Center)
* [[Dunbar Hill]]
* Hamden Plains
* [[Highwood, Hamden|Highwood]]
* Mix District
*[[Mount Carmel, Hamden|Mount Carmel]]
* Pine Rock
* [[Spring Glen, Hamden|Spring Glen]]<ref>[http://www.hamden.com/filestorage/43/85/138/655/Hamden_Zoning_Regulations_Effective_08-15-10.pdf Hamden Zoning Regulations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123055044/http://hamden.com/filestorage/43/85/138/655/Hamden_Zoning_Regulations_Effective_08-15-10.pdf |date=November 23, 2010 }}, Section 452: Spring Glen Village District</ref>
* State Street (East Side)
* West Woods
*[[Whitneyville, Connecticut|Whitneyville]]

=== Notable areas ===
[[File:Edgerton1.jpg|thumb|[[Edgerton Park]] Conservancy]]

The Town Hall at the center of Hamden has a distinctive appearance. The rotunda includes commemorative stained glass windows. Across the street is Freedom Park, which contains a fountain with concrete stepping stones leading to a sign that pleads for peace in several different languages. The Town recently completed new facilities for the police and fire departments in the newly renovated Town Hall.

Hamden was host to the Ghost Parking Lot, a notable roadside [[public art]] [[installation art|installation]] by [[James Wines]] located in front of the Hamden Plaza [[shopping center]] in Hamden's commercial district on Dixwell Avenue. Erected in 1978, it consisted of 15 car hulks, specially treated and encased in asphalt. Although featured in over 100 art books, the attraction was torn down in 2003 due to the excessive cost of restoration and repair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/10828|title=Ghost Parking Lot Will Rest In Peace|website=planetizen.com|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.courant.com/2003/08/08/ghost-lot-being-exhumed/ "Ghost Lot Being Exhumed"], ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', August 8, 2003</ref>

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
Hamden is bordered by six other towns:<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/ct_cosub.pdf "American Indian Areas, Counties, County Subdivisions, and Places - Section 1"], p. F-3 Connecticut</ref>
* To its north, [[Cheshire, Connecticut|Cheshire]] and [[Wallingford, Connecticut|Wallingford]]
* To its east, [[North Haven, Connecticut|North Haven]]
* To its south, [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
* To its west, [[Woodbridge, Connecticut|Woodbridge]] and [[Bethany, Connecticut|Bethany]]