Danbury (Connecticut)
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| Nickname : The Hat City | |||
Location in Connecticut
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1702 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | Fairfield County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 24 ′ N , 73 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 84,992 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 779 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 114.7 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 109.1 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 121 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 06810-06819 | ||
| Area code : | +1 203 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-18430 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0206580 | ||
| Website : | www.danbury-ct.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Mark D. Boughton | ||
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County in the US state Connecticut , United States , with approximately 85,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ). The urban area has a size of 114.7 km 2 .
history
Danbury was first settled by eight families in 1685. During the American Revolutionary War , the city was an important military depot . In 1835 the Fairfield County Railroad was founded, the rails of which also ran through Danbury. In 1852 the first railway line opened, now renamed Danbury & Norwalk Railroad . A plot of land, known as Tucker's Field , rented as early as 1928 , became a small airfield for local pilots. In more recent times it has become Danbury Municipal Airport .
Worth seeing
- Bear Mountain Reservation
- Old Quarry Nature Center
- Tarrywile Mansion and Park
- Danbury Candlewood Park
- Hatters Community Park
- Kenosia Park
- Judges Park
- Hearthstone Castle
Museums
- Scott-Fanton Museum
- Danbury Railway Museum
university
economy
The industrial gas manufacturer Praxair is headquartered in Danbury. The chemical company Union Carbide has had over 3,000 employees in its Union Carbide Corporate Center in Danbury since the early 1980s . However, this number has been falling rapidly since 1984 due to financial difficulties following the Bhopal disaster . Today the Dow subsidiary Union Carbide no longer has any offices in the city.
Sports
The Danbury baseball club has had a sporting exchange with the German baseball club Solingen Alligators since 2004. Tournaments are held and the players are accommodated with host families. The Danbury Trashers ice hockey team played in the United Hockey League from 2004 to 2006.
Population development
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sons and daughters of the town
- Jonathan Brandis (1976-2003), actor
- Kyle Bruckmann (* 1971), jazz musician
- Charles Ives (1874–1954), classical music composer
- Lindsey Jacobellis (* 1985), snowboarder and Olympic medalist
- Al Klink (1915–1991), jazz saxophonist and swing flautist
- Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968), writer and political theorist
- Jenna von Oÿ (* 1977), actress
- Elizabeth Peyton (* 1965), painter and draftsman
- Robert Joseph Shaheen (1937-2017), Maronite Bishop
- Trevor Siemian (born 1991), football player
