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Westport
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town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- U s state
- Connecticut
- County
- Fairfield
- Region
- Western CT
- Incorporated
- May 28, 1835
- Founded by
- Bankside Farmers
- Type
- RTM
- 1st selectman
- Kevin Christie ( D )
- 2nd selectwoman
- Amy Wistreich (D)
- 3rd selectman
- Don O'Day ( R )
- Total
- 33.45 sq mi (86.6 km )
- Land
- 19.96 sq mi (51.7 km )
- Water
- 13.49 sq mi (34.9 km )
- Elevation
- 26 ft (8 m)
- Density
- 1,359.8/sq mi (525.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 06880
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- New England town
- Official name
- Westport
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Fairfield County
- Population
- 27141
- Area
- 86.6462
- Elevation
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Fairfield
- Followed by
- Sargo-class submarine
- Official website
- www.westportct.gov
- Image
- Westport, Connecticut downtown.jpg
- Dialing code
- 475
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- Commons category
- Westport, Connecticut
- topic's main category
- Category:Westport, Connecticut
- postal code
- 06889
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Westport, Connecticut
- P8168
- Marcella Detroit
- inception
- 1835-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 40.3432
- water area
- 34.955867
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- New York metropolitan area
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Encyclopedic overview
Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located in the Gold Coast along the Long Island Sound, it is 48 miles (77 km) northeast of New York City and is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Westport” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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