Stratford

Also known as Stratford, Connecticut, Stratford, CT

town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
U s state: Connecticut
County: Fairfield
Region: CT Metropolitan
Incorporated: April 13, 1643
Named after: Stratford-upon-Avon
Type: Mayor-council
Mayor: David Chess (D)
Town council: Chris Pia (R), Kaitlyn T. Shake (D), Lesette Franceshi (D), Gregory Cann (D), Kimberly Rice (D) , Ken Poisson (R), Jean Marie Sutton (R), James Connor (R), William O'Brien (R), Laura Dancho (R)
Total: 19.9 sq mi (51.5 km )
Land: 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km )
Water: 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km )

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Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled by the Puritans in 1639.

The population was 52,355 as of the 2020 census. It is bordered on the west by Bridgeport, to the north by Trumbull and Shelton, and on the east by Milford (across the Housatonic River). Stratford has a historical legacy in aviation, the military, and theater.