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Also known as Newtown, Connecticut, Newtown, CT

town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
U s state
Connecticut
County
Fairfield
Region
Western CT
Type
Select board
First selectman
Bruce Walczac ( D )
Selectman
Dan Cruson Jr. ( D )
Total
57.66 sq mi (149.3 km )
Land
57.66 sq mi (149.3 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Density
471.3/sq mi (182.0/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( Eastern )
Zip codes
06470, 06482
Area codes
203/475
Fips code
09-52980
Gnis id
0213475

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Newtown
Population
27173
Area
59.1
Elevation
145
Shares border with
Bridgewater
Official website
www.newtown-ct.gov
Image
Main Street, Newtown CT.jpg
Households
9934
Dialing code
475
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inception
1711-00-00
topic's main category
Category:Newtown, Connecticut
Commons category
Newtown, Connecticut
postal code
06470
native label
Newtown
different from
Newtown
per capita income
56517
located in the statistical territorial entity
New York metropolitan area
P8168
Astún
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Encyclopedic overview

Newtown (/ˈnutaʊn/ NOO-town) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Greater Danbury area as well as the New York metropolitan area. Newtown was founded in 1705, and later incorporated in 1711. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,173. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newtown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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