Pawcatuck (/ˈpɔːkətʌk/ PAW-kə-tuk) is a village[2] and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Stonington which is located in New London County, Connecticut, United States.

[3] It is located across the Pawcatuck River from Downtown Westerly, Rhode Island.

The Mechanic Street Historic District of Pawcatuck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and includes sites of shipbuilding, mills, and worker housing in a 147-acre (0.59 km2) area.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 5,474 people, 2,427 households, and 1,439 families residing in the village.

There were 2,598 housing units at an average density of 702.4 per square mile (271.2/km2).