Bridgeport (Connecticut)

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Bridgeport
Clockwise: Downtown, Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry, United Congregational Church, St Patrick's Church, PT Barnum Museum
Clockwise: Downtown, Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry, United Congregational Church, St Patrick's Church, PT Barnum Museum
Seal of Bridgeport
seal 		Bridgeport flag
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Location of Bridgeport in Connecticut
Bridgeport (Connecticut)
Bridgeport
Bridgeport
Basic data
Foundation : 1821
State : United States
State : Connecticut
County : Fairfield County
Coordinates : 41 ° 11 ′  N , 73 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 11 ′  N , 73 ° 12 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 144,000 (as of 2016)
944,177 (as of 2016)
Population density : 3,478.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 50.2 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of
which 41.4 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1 m
Postcodes : 06600-06699
Area code : +1 203
FIPS : 09-08000
GNIS ID : 0205720
Website : www.ci.bridgeport.ct.us
Mayor : Joe Ganim
CT Station, Bridgeport.jpg
Bridgeport train station

With around 144,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ), Bridgeport is the largest city in the US state of Connecticut and the seat of the administration of Fairfield County . The urban area has a size of 50.2 km².

Parts of the old town are registered as Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District and Bridgeport Downtown South Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places and are under ensemble protection .

The Remington company , a well-known manufacturer of metal alloys and weapons, was founded there on August 9, 1867, which gave the city enormous economic growth during the Russian Revolution and in both World Wars .

history

The first manned powered flight by the German aircraft pioneer Gustav Weißkopf took place in Bridgeport on August 14, 1901 .

Population development

  • 1830: 2800
  • 1840: 4570
  • 1850: 7560
  • 1860: 13.299
  • 1870: 19.835
  • 1880: 29.148
  • 1890: 48.866
  • 1900: 70.996
  • 1910: 102.054
  • 1920: 143.555
  • 1930: 146.716
  • 1940: 147.121
  • 1950: 158.709
  • 1960: 156.748
  • 1970: 156.542
  • 1980: 142,546
  • 1990: 141,686
  • 2000: 139.529
  • 2010: 144.229
Bridgeport Cathedral

religion

Bridgeport is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport . Episcopal Church is the St. Augustine Cathedral. It was completed as a parish church in 1868 and made a cathedral in 1953 with the establishment of the diocese .

schools

  • Aquaculture School
  • Barnum School
  • Bassick High School
  • Beardsley School
  • Black Rock School
  • Bridgeport Learning Center
  • Central high school
  • Columbus School
  • Curiale School
  • Dunbar School
  • Edison School
  • Florence E. Blackham School
  • Garfield School
  • Hall School
  • Hallen School
  • Harding High School
  • High Horizons Magnet School
  • Hooker School
  • Howe School
  • John Winthrop School
  • Longfellow School
  • Luis Munoz Marin School
  • Madison School
  • Maplewood School
  • McKinley School
  • Multicultural Magnet School
  • Newfield School
  • Notre Dame Catholic High School
  • Park City Magnet School
  • Read School
  • Roosevelt School
  • Skane School
  • Waltersville School
  • Webster School

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  • University of Bridgeport

economy

The metropolitan area of ​​Bridgeport generated a gross domestic product of 102.4 billion US dollars in 2016, making it 37th among the metropolitan areas of the United States. The unemployment rate in the metropolitan region was 4.2 percent and was thus slightly above the national average of 3.8 percent (as of March 2018). The personal per capita income in 2016 was $ 106,666, making Bridgeport the highest income level of any metropolitan area in the country.

traffic

The Interstate 95 , the Merritt Parkway , the Connecticut Routes 8 and 25 , the US Route 1 and the Boston Post Road passing through the city. There is a ferry service to Port Jefferson in the US state of New York . The Amtrak and Metro North trains stop at Bridgeport Station.

Stadion

The Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard is a multi-purpose arena that seats 8281 people. This is where the home games of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers ice hockey team are played. The arena was built at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard .

Climate table

Bridgeport, Connecticut
Climate diagram
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100
 
19th
10
 
 
88
 
24
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96
 
28
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83
 
27
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78
 
23
14th
 
 
79
 
18th
8th
 
 
97
 
12
3
 
 
89
 
5
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Bridgeport, Connecticut
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 2.2 3.1 7.9 13.7 19.3 24.4 27.6 27.2 23.4 17.8 11.7 5.0 O 15.3
Min. Temperature (° C) −5.6 −4.9 −0.6 4.3 10.0 15.1 18.7 18.4 14.2 8.4 3.4 −2.4 O 6.6
Precipitation ( mm ) 82.3 76.5 95.3 95.3 99.8 87.9 96.0 82.6 78.0 79.0 96.8 88.9 Σ 1,058.4
Rainy days ( d ) 8.1 7.5 9.0 7.9 9.1 8.4 7.0 7.3 6.6 6.1 8.4 9.2 Σ 94.6
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4.3
19.3
10.0
24.4
15.1
27.6
18.7
27.2
18.4
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76.5
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96.0
82.6
78.0
79.0
96.8
88.9
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Others

Web links

Commons : Bridgeport (Connecticut)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dispute over the first powered flight: US governor honors aviation pioneer Weißkopf Bayerischer Rundfunk Franken, June 27, 2013
  2. ^ US Department of Commerce, BEA, Bureau of Economic Analysis: Bureau of Economic Analysis. Retrieved July 4, 2018 (American English).
  3. ^ Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Economy at a Glance. Retrieved July 5, 2018 .
  4. ^ US Department of Commerce, BEA, Bureau of Economic Analysis: Bureau of Economic Analysis. Retrieved July 5, 2018 (American English).