Norwalk (Connecticut)
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 26, 1640 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | Fairfield County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 6 ′ N , 73 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 88,438 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 1,496.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 94.0 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 59.1 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 11 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 06850-06859 | ||
| Area code : | +1 203 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-55990 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0209405 | ||
| Website : | www.norwalkct.org | ||
| Mayor : | Richard A. Moccia | ||
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County in the US -amerikanischen State Connecticut with nearly 90,000 inhabitants (estimate 2016 US Census Bureau ). The city is part of the New York Metropolitan Area and has four train stations: Rowayton , South Norwalk , East Norwalk and Merritt 7 , which are served by the Metro-North Railroad .
Population development
- 1980 - 77,767
- 1990 - 78,331
- 2000 - 82,951
- 2002 - 84,127
Attractions
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion was built by the tycoon LeGrand Lockwood, who came from Norwalk. The house now serves as a museum.
economy
Xerox's corporate headquarters are in Norwalk . The FASB is also based in Norwalk.
sons and daughters of the town
- Thomas Fitch (around 1696–1774), British politician and governor of the Colony of Connecticut between 1754 and 1766
- Thaddeus Betts (1789–1840), politician
- George O. Belden (1797–1833), lawyer and politician
- LeGrand Lockwood (1820–1872), entrepreneur and banker
- Nelson Taylor (1821–1894), officer, lawyer and politician
- William Thomas Clark (1831–1905), officer and politician
- James W. Hyatt (1837-1893), banker, businessman, and government official
- Isaac Hollister Hall (1837–1896), orientalist, biblical scholar and epigraphist
- James O'Donnell (1840-1915), politician
- William Laurence Tierney (1876-1958), politician
- Edward Calvin Kendall (1886–1972), biochemist
- Brien McMahon (1903-1952), politician
- Horace McMahon (1906–1971), actor
- Sloan Wilson (1920-2003), writer
- Horace Silver (1928–2014), jazz pianist and composer
- Bob Miller (1929-2006), American football player
- Bob Grumman (1941–2015), poet and columnist
- John Simon (* 1941), rock producer, pianist and keyboarder
- George P. Smith (born 1941), chemist
- Malcolm MB Sterrett (born 1942), government employee
- Jo Ann Simon (* 1946), author
- Calvin Murphy (born 1948), basketball player
- David Sloan Wilson (born 1949), evolutionary biologist
- Roger Stone (* 1952), political advisor and strategist (Spin-Doctor)
- Daniel Thomas Barry (* 1953), NASA astronaut
- Terry Swartzberg (* 1953), business journalist and PR consultant
- Joe Coleman (born 1955), painter
- Tad Shull (* 1955), jazz tenor saxophonist
- Bill Bickford (* 1956), jazz musician
- Brian Basset (* 1957), comic artist
- Abigail Thompson (* 1958), mathematician
- Vince Mendoza (* 1961), jazz musician, arranger and composer
- Roger Bart (born 1962), actor
- DJ Caruso (* 1965), director
- Scott Sharp (* 1968), racing car driver
- Cecily von Ziegesar (* 1970), writer
- Travis Simms (* 1971), boxer and two-time WBA light middleweight champion
- Lynsey Addario (* 1973), photojournalist, 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner
- Jesse Bradford (born 1979), actor
- Megan Henry (* 1987), skeleton pilot
- Brock Coyle (born 1990), American football player
- Dixie D'Amelio (* 2001), singer and influencer
Web links
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