New Canaan
| New Canaan, Connecticut | ||
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 Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut. |
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| Coordinates: 41°08′48.48″N 73°29′41.64″W / 41.1468000°N 73.4949000°WCoordinates: 41°08′48.48″N 73°29′41.64″W / 41.1468000°N 73.4949000°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Connecticut | |
| CNECTA | New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford | |
| Region | South Western Region | |
| Settled | 1731 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Selectman-town council | |
| • First Selectman | Robert E. Mallozzi III (R) | |
| • Selectman | Nicholas R. Williams (R) | |
| • Selectwoman | Beth Jones (D) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 22.5 sq mi (58.3 km2) | |
| • Land | 22.1 sq mi (57.3 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) | |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 19,738 | |
| • Density | 880/sq mi (340/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 06840 | |
| Area code(s) | 203 Exchanges: 966, 972, 801 | |
| FIPS code | 09-50580 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213468 | |
| Website | www.newcanaan.info | |
New Canaan /nuː ˈkeɪnən/ is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Greenwich, 36 miles (58 km) west of New Haven and 48 miles (77 km) northeast of New York City. The population was 19,738 according to the 2010 census. In 2008 New Canaan had the highest median family income in the country.
New Canaan is the only municipality on the Connecticut Panhandle that does not border the coast and such proximity to New York City proved worthy of its own connection to the New Haven Railroad, being the only town to do so. New Canaan station and Talmadge Hill station are both on the New Canaan Branch of the New Haven Line, and transfer is possible in Stamford south to Manhattan (direct trains to Grand Central Terminal are available at specified times). Many New Canaan residents commute to New York regularly, with travel time to Grand Central Terminal approximately 70 minutes.
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