New Canaan (Connecticut)
| New Canaan, Connecticut | |||
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Location in Connecticut
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1801 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | Fairfield County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 9 ′ N , 73 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 19,738 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 344.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 58.3 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 57.3 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 105 m | ||
| Postal code : | 06840 | ||
| Area code : | +1 203 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-50580 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0213468 | ||
| Website : | www.newcanaan.info | ||
| Mayor : | Robert E. Mallozzi III | ||
New Canaan is a city in Fairfield County in the US state Connecticut with 19,738 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of 58 km².
New Canaan is one of the richest cities in the United States. In the 2013 CNN Money ranking, New Canaan was ranked 5th among the US cities with the highest income.
Transport links include the Merritt Parkway and the Metro-North Railroad .
history
In 1731, the Connecticut Colonial Administration established the Canaan Parish District as a religious district in northwest Norwalk, Connecticut and northeast Stamford, Connecticut. Initially, this only served to simplify administration. The city of New Canaan was founded in 1801.
Until the American Revolutionary War , New Canaan was dominated by agriculture. After the war, the city became famous for shoe production. When it was connected to the rail network in 1868, wealthy New York City residents discovered the place for themselves and built summer residences. Lewis Lapham, Texaco founder and great-grandfather of Lewis H. Lapham ( Harper's Magazine ) spent his summers here.
The nickname "Next Station to Heaven" goes back to an article by Will Kirk in Messenger from 1890.
photos
Country Club postcard, ca.1906
Grace House in the Fields, ca.1915
Methodist Episcopal Church, 1917 postcard
New Canaan train station
sons and daughters of the town
- Anthony Comstock , namesake of the Comstock laws
- Norman Cousins , editor, science journalist, author and peace activist. Lived in NC
- Philip Johnson (1906–2005), Architect of the Glass House
- Eliot Noyes , architect-member of the Harvard Five , died in New Canaan
- Max Pacioretty (* 1988), ice hockey player
- Sarah Rafferty , actress
- Stuart Symington , US Senator
- Arthur Szyk , anti-Nazi cartoonist / illustrator, died in New Canaan
New Canaan in the media
New Canaan as a location
Scenes were shot in New Canaan for the following films:
- Best Laid Plans (2009)
- An Ideal Couple ( Made for Each Other , 2009)
- Times of Turmoil ( Revolutionary Road , 2008)
- The Stepford Wives ( The Stepford Wives , 2004)
- Love in Any Relationship ( The Object of My Affection , 1998)
- The Ice Storm ( The Ice Storm , 1997)
- Taboo of the Righteous ( Gentlemen's Agreement , 1947)
- The computer-animated feature film Bee Movie - Das Honigkomplott ( Bee Movie , 2006) is set in New Canaan
Books on New Canaan
- Stephen E. Rubin: Public Schools Should Learn to Ski
- Rick Moody : The Ice Storm
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Canaan Advertiser website from "The Answer Book" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 22, 2006, accessed August 2, 2006
- ↑ Where did the nickname - "Next Station to Heaven" - originate? | New Canaan Answerbook .
- ↑ http://history.nasa.gov/EP-125/part2.htm
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=New%20canaan,%20Connecticut,%20USA
