West Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, USA

West Haven is a coastal city on Long Island Sound in south-central Connecticut, west of New Haven. Its shoreline includes public beaches, a boardwalk and the Savin Rock area. Settled by New Haven colonists as West Farms in 1648, the community later became part of the town of Orange. It separated from Orange to become the town of West Haven in 1921 and incorporated as a city in 1961. The West River and New Haven Harbor are part of its historic waterfront setting.