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Cities/towns: |
Bethel (town) Bridgeport (city) Brookfield (town) Danbury (city) Darien (town) Easton (town) Fairfield (town) Greenwich (town) Monroe (town) New Canaan (town) New Fairfield (town) Newtown (town) Norwalk (city) Redding (town) Ridgefield (town) Shelton (city) Sherman (town) Stamford (city) Stratford (town) Trumbull (town) Weston (town) Westport (Town) Wilton (town) |
Founded: |
1666 |
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Nearby Counties: |
Litchfield New Haven |
Named for: |
The large amounts of wetlands on the coast and inlands. |
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Area Code: |
203 and 860 (town of Sherman only) |
Largest City: |
Bridgeport |
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Population: |
882,567 |
Area: |
837 sq mi |
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Fairfield County Map: |
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Location Map: |
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Significant Landmarks and Historical locations:
- Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary - 314 Unquowa Road (added July 23, 1982)
- Bronson Windmill - 3015 Bronson Road (added 1971)
- David Ogden House - 1520 Bronson Road (added September 17, 1979)
- Fairfield Historic District - Old Post Road from Post Road to Turney Road (added April 24, 1971)
- Fairfield Railroad Stations - Carter Henry Drive (added August 28, 1989)
- Greenfield Hill Historic District - Roughly bounded by Meeting House Lane, Hillside Road, Verna Hill Road and Bronson Road (added April 11, 1971)
- John Osborne House - 909 King's Highway West (added March 12, 1987)
- Jonathan Sturges House - 449 Mill Plain Road (added December 23, 1984)
- Pine Creek Park Bridge - North of Old Dam Road, over Pine Circle (added May 8, 1992)
- Southport Historic District - Roughly bounded by Southport Harbor, railroad tracks, Old South Road, and Rose Hill Road (added April 24, 1971)
- Southport Railroad Stations - 96 Station St. and 100 Center St. (added August 28, 1989)
Fairfield Historic District
There is an old town center in Fairfield near the Old Post Road by U.S. 1 and Turney road. It was declared a historic district in 1971. The historic district contains the town hally, old houses from the 1700s, the public library, courthouse, and county jail.More interesting places:
Connecticut Audobon Society Center at Fairfield -around 6 miles of nature trails along a boardwalk in the 160 acre wildlife santuary.Fairfield Museum and History Center displays local history, art and decorative arts, and a library on local history.
Gallery of Contemporary Art at Sacred Heart University - holds five exhibitions per year
The latest FairfieldConnecticut News:
 Globe and Mail | Hurricane Earl Downgraded; Expected to Impact Southeast CT Patch ... that is expected to affect southeast Connecticut, meteorologists said. Although a tropical storm watch was issued for southern Fairfield County, ... Earl may only brush by Westport, but town not always so lucky Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Connecticut Coast Another day of high heat for region as Earl approaches |
- Hurricane Earl Downgraded; Expected to Impact Southeast CT - Patch
Globe and MailHurricane Earl Downgraded; Expected to Impact Southeast CT
Patch
... that is expected to affect southeast Connecticut, meteorologists said. Although a tropical storm watch was issued for southern Fairfield County, ...
Earl may only brush by Westport, but town not always so luckyWestport-News
Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Connecticut CoastPatch
Another day of high heat for region as Earl approachesCt Post WTNH -Albany Times Union -Greenwich Post all 14,237 news articles » - Limo catches fire in Fairfield - Ct PostLimo catches fire in Fairfield
Ct Post
Photo: Contributed Photo / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo FAIRFIELD -- Firefighters doused a flaming limousine Thursday morning at 500 Kings Highway ...and more » - State DEP issues air quality alert in Connecticut for Thursday - Danbury News TimesState DEP issues air quality alert in Connecticut for Thursday
Danbury News Times
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has issued an air quality alert Thursday for Fairfield County and several other counties in the state ...
Tropical storm watch issued for ConnecticutMiddletown Press all 12 news articles » - State reports two additional residents test positive for West Nile virus - ShorelinePlus.com
Novinite.comState reports two additional residents test positive for West Nile virus
ShorelinePlus.com
By Connecticut Department of Public Health The State Mosquito Management Program today announced that residents of Bridgeport and Stamford have been ...
State reports Greenwich resident tests positive for West Nile virusThe Hour
Greenwich resident tests positive for West Nile virusCt Post
State Researcher: Mosquito Viruses Threaten Fairfield CountyPatch all 361 news articles » - Contribute to a Good Cause by Getting a Massage Fairfield, Connecticut Massage ... - VEE 2Contribute to a Good Cause by Getting a Massage Fairfield, Connecticut Massage ...
VEE 2
... screenings the day of the event from 10:00 am until 2;00 pm at the Fairfield location located at 2279 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06824. ...and more » - The Two Connecticuts: Weekly Wages Across The State - Hartford Courant (blog)The Two Connecticuts: Weekly Wages Across The State
Hartford Courant (blog)
It's another reminder that Connecticut can't be defined by Fairfield County, the Farmington Valley or it's old industrial cities. There are also significant ...and more » - Economic cost of deer - Minuteman News Center
Wilton BulletinEconomic cost of deer
Minuteman News Center
It was commissioned by Fairfield County Municipal Deer Management Alliance in cooperation with the Connecticut Coalition to End Lyme Disease and the ...
Deer costs are significant; Wilton spends over $6 million a yearWilton Bulletin
Deer overpopulation is costlyMinuteman News Center
Hunting has increased deer population, not reduced itGreenwich Time Patch all 7 news articles » - Fairfield cracks down on crosswalk violators - Ct PostFairfield cracks down on crosswalk violators
Ct Post
Photo: Genevieve Reilly / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Dottie Murphy leads parents and students across a busy Fairfield Woods Road Thursday morning. ...and more » - Tasti D-lite Franchise Continues Expansion In Connecticut - Franchising.com (press release)Tasti D-lite Franchise Continues Expansion In Connecticut
Franchising.com (press release)
September 02, 2010 // Franchising.com // (Fairfield, CT) - Tasti D-Lite, the lower-calorie frozen treat chain with a cult following among health-conscious ... - The high cost of congestion - The Connecticut MirrorThe high cost of congestion
The Connecticut Mirror
... among Fairfield County firms. "We're setting ourselves up as a state to be cut off from major economic corridors." Though complaints about Connecticut's ...and more »
Media and Newspapers:
Fairfield County Business JournalConnecticut Post
Greenwich Time
News 12 Connecticut
Colleges/Universities:
Housatonic Community College in BridgeportUniversity of Bridgeport in Bridgeport
University of Connecticut Stamford campus
Fairfield University in Fairfield
Norwalk Community College
St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport
Sacred Heart University in Fairfield
Western Connecticut State University
Fun Facts:
The state's largest city Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County.
This county also borders New York.