Regional position

Shelton, Connecticut (code 68100, estimate 42,880), appears at inventory rank 962; its city label and reference are tied to place 68100. State Connecticut supplies the frame near that point; Latitude 41 degrees 18 minutes 16 seconds north and longitude 73 degrees 8 minutes 21 seconds west orient Shelton, Connecticut (rank 962). State code 09 holds the entry in its proper frame; at rank 962, Shelton, Connecticut (latitude 41.30458) has an estimate of 42,880. Inside Connecticut, Shelton, Connecticut (FIPS 09-68100) belongs to glacial lowlands, river valleys, and wooded New England uplands; rank 962 identifies the entry inside that much wider setting.

Water and drainage

Code 68100 holds the setting from becoming generic; the statewide drainage near Shelton, Connecticut (code 68100, estimate 42,880) is represented by tidal rivers, Long Island Sound, estuaries, and glacially shaped lakes. Code 68100 stays shown; the water interpretation for Shelton, Connecticut (rank 962) gains depth from this Connecticut detail: glaciation left till and sorted meltwater deposits in Connecticut. Neither becomes a complete local survey; the point for Shelton, Connecticut (latitude 41.30458), 09-68100, may be compared with the drainage layer. State 09 and place 68100 preserve the reference; use the water layer to compare the setting of Shelton, Connecticut (FIPS 09-68100).

Relief and elevation

Glacial hills, river valleys, and wooded New England uplands provides the relief vocabulary for reading Shelton, Connecticut (code 68100, estimate 42,880); Identifier 09-68100 holds the geographic entry specific. The terrain supplies that statewide dimension and code 68100 supplies identity; the coordinates for Shelton, Connecticut (rank 962) do not reveal height. The terrain reading for Shelton, Connecticut (latitude 41.30458) is supported by this state observation: hammonasset combines beaches, rocky shoreline and tidal marsh alongside Long Island Sound; rank 962 marks the entry. Place code 68100 preserves identity; use paired water and terrain setting to keep Shelton, Connecticut (FIPS 09-68100) in Connecticut.

Settlement pattern

For Shelton, Connecticut (code 68100), the municipal name is one layer of a statewide picture that includes water, open ground, and adjoining jurisdictions. Population does not draw a municipal edge near code 68100; the 2025 estimate of 42,880 gives Shelton, Connecticut (rank 962) relative scale. Identifier 09-68100 preserves municipal identity; Human geography near Shelton, Connecticut (latitude 41.30458) is connected to water and terrain. Shelton, Connecticut (FIPS 09-68100) is part of its Connecticut setting; identifier 09-68100 prevents setting from replacing city identity. Together, these layers place Shelton, Connecticut (estimate 42,880) in a wider settlement field while 68100 preserves its named identity.

Reading the city map

Population 42,880 supplies comparison but does not define geography; the guide moves from Connecticut to Shelton, Connecticut (code 68100, estimate 42,880). The image stays generalized; readers may verify Shelton, Connecticut (rank 962) by pairing 41 degrees 18 minutes 16 seconds north, 73 degrees 8 minutes 21 seconds west, and code 68100. Place 68100 confirms the record; the useful comparison for Shelton, Connecticut (latitude 41.30458) is its position with environmental systems. The reference stays the local locator; readers keep Shelton, Connecticut (FIPS 09-68100) in proportion by remembering that the Connecticut River Valley contains a faulted trough with sedimentary and igneous rocks.