Area Information - Milford, CT The town of Milford in New Haven County, population 49,360 covering 23.5 sq. miles is on Western Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline, it is one of the oldest in the state and one of the original six plantations of the New Haven Colony. It was settled in 1639 by fifteen Puritan families from England. Led by the Rev. Peter Prudden, the immediately established a stern church society governed by original members called "The Seven Pillars" in reference to the Biblical passage on which their strick lifestyle was based. Although incorporated as an original settlement in 1639, the town was refused admission to the New Haven Colony until 1643 because they had granted suffrage to six non-members of the church fellowship. The New Haven Colony and Milford joined the Connecticut Colony in 1664. Community Links: Milford, CT Website Milford Chamber of Commerce Website Milford Public Schools Website Town Profile School System Profile Area Maps: Milford 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.)