Geography
The village is located in the eastern part of the town, along the banks of the Connecticut River. It is generally considered to be the part of town east of the Route 9 expressway. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km2), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) of it (27.39%) is water.
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