Area Information - Hamden, CT The town of Hamden, population 51,960 covers 33.0 sq. miles and is located in southwest Connecticut on the northern border of New Haven. These lands were included in the purchase of 1638 from the Indians by the founders of New Haven. The town was originally settled in 1650 by Benjamin Wilmot, the first brickmaker in the colony. Early development was slow, owing to the delegation of most of these lands as large farms for the New Haven market. Mills were built in 1735, however, leading to the creation of the first parish in the town, the Mount Carmel Society, in 1757. The town was incorporated from New Haven in 1786. Today Hamden is a suburb of New Haven, separated from the larger town to the south by mountains and rock formations. Hamden principal industries are retail trade, computer products, manufacture of wire and cable, concrete, pump mixer products, fabricated metals, construction and business services Community Links: Hamden, CT Website Hamden Chamber of Commerce Website Hamden Public Schools Website Town Profile School System Profile Area Maps: Hamden Street Map New Haven County Road Map CT Road Map (5.2mb) (Documents with the icon require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the software.)