*** Welcome to piglix ***

Norwalk, CT

Norwalk, Connecticut
City
NorwalkCTCityHallFront09032007.JPG
Norwalk City Hall
CityofNorwalkSeal.jpg
Seal
Etymology: Point of Land
Nickname(s): Oyster Town
Motto: Latin: E Pluribus Unum
Norwalk CT lg.PNG
Location in Fairfield County, Connecticut and the state of Connecticut
Norwalk, Connecticut is located in the US
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk, Connecticut
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°05′38″N 73°25′11″W / 41.09389°N 73.41972°W / 41.09389; -73.41972Coordinates: 41°05′38″N 73°25′11″W / 41.09389°N 73.41972°W / 41.09389; -73.41972
Country  United States
State Connecticut
Counties Fairfield
NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford
Region South Western (CT) Region
Purchased February 26, 1640
Incorporated September 11, 1651
Consolidated June 6, 1913
Founded by Roger Ludlow and Daniel Patrick
Government
 • Type Weak-mayor-City Council
 • Mayor Harry Rilling (D)
Area
 • Total 36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Land 22.8 sq mi (59 km2)
 • Water 13.5 sq mi (35 km2)
Elevation 36 ft (11 m)
Population (2015)→Estimated
 • Total 87,701
 • Density 3,846.53/sq mi (1,485.15/km2)
Demonym(s) Norwalker
Time zone Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
Zip Codes 06850 through 06860
Area codes 475, 203
FIPS code 09-55990
GNIS feature ID 0209405
Website Official website

Norwalk (pronounced nôr′wôk′), is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located in the New York metropolitan area. The estimated population of the city was 85,853 in 2012. Norwalk ranks sixth on the List of municipalities of Connecticut by population.

Norwalk's topography is dominated by its coastline along Long Island Sound, the Norwalk River and its eastern and western banks, and multiple islands just offshore. The highest elevation is 282 feet above sea level, at the summit of Middle Clapboard Hill in West Norwalk; and the low elevation is sea level on Long Island Sound.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), of which, 22.8 square miles (59 km2) of it is land and 13.5 square miles (35 km2) of it (37.24%) is water.

Source:

Source: ct.gov

"Norwalk, Connecticut, gets 45 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 24 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 100. On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Norwalk, Connecticut. The July high is around 83 degrees. The January low is 18."

[note: Percentages rounded off to the nearest decimal]
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State

The city of Norwalk exists by authority of a municipal charter, granted by the Connecticut General Assembly, which is the legal document that defines the organization, powers, functions, and essential procedures of the city government. Norwalk's municipal government is a Weak-mayor form of a Mayor-Council government with the mayor of Norwalk elected by its voters. The city's charter gives certain administrative powers exclusively to the Council and others jointly to the Council and Mayor. The Common Council is the law-writing body of the City of Norwalk. Norwalk's common council consists of fifteen council members, five elected at-large and ten elected by district, two from each district. Administration offices are located at 125 East Avenue in Norwalk City Hall.


...
Wikipedia

...