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Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield
Town
Aerial view of Fairfield
Aerial view of Fairfield
Official seal of Fairfield
Seal
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
Coordinates: 41°10′33″N 73°16′19″W / 41.17583°N 73.27194°W / 41.17583; -73.27194Coordinates: 41°10′33″N 73°16′19″W / 41.17583°N 73.27194°W / 41.17583; -73.27194
Country United States
NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford
Region Greater Bridgeport
Settled 1639 (Roger Ludlowe)
Government
 • Type Representative Town Meeting (RTM)
 • First Selectman Michael C. Tetreau (D)
 • Selectmen Chris Tymniak (R)
Laurie McArdle (R)
 • Board of Education Chair Phil Dwyer (D)
 • Board of Finance Chair Thomas Flynn (R)
 • RTM Moderator Pamela Iacono (R)
Area
 • Total 31.3 sq mi (81.1 km2)
 • Land 30.0 sq mi (77.8 km2)
 • Water 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
Elevation 59 ft (18 m)
Population (2013)
 • Total 60,855
 • Density 1,927/sq mi (744/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code

06824
06825
06828 (General Electric)
06890 (Southport)

(formerly 06430, 06432, 06431, 06490, respectively)
Area code(s) 203
FIPS code 09-26620
GNIS feature ID 0213429
Website www.fairfieldct.org
Fairfield Fire Department (FFD)
Operational area
Country United States
State  Connecticut
City Fairfield
Agency overview
Annual calls ~9,500
Employees 95
EMS level BLS First Responder
IAFF 1426
Facilities and equipment
Battalions 1
Stations 5
Engines 5
Ladders 1
Squads 1 (Volunteer)
Rescues 2 (Including 1 Volunteer)
HAZMAT 1
Fireboats 3

06824
06825
06828 (General Electric)
06890 (Southport)

Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404. In July 2006, Money magazine ranked Fairfield the ninth "best place to live" in the United States, and the best place to live in the Northeast.

In 1635, Puritans and Congregationalists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, were dissatisfied with the rate of Anglican reform, and sought to establish an ecclesiastical society subject to their own rules and regulations. The Massachusetts General Court granted them permission to settle in the towns of Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford which is an area now known as Connecticut.

On January 14, 1639, a set of legal and administrative regulations called the Fundamental Orders was adopted, and established Connecticut as a self-ruling entity. By 1639 these settlers had started new towns in the surrounding areas. Roger Ludlowe, framer of the Fundamental Orders, purchased the land presently called Fairfield, and established the name.


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