Stratford (Connecticut)
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Location in Connecticut
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1639 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Connecticut | |
County : | Fairfield County | |
Coordinates : | 41 ° 12 ′ N , 73 ° 8 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 49,943 (as of: 2005) | |
Population density : | 1,095.2 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 51.5 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 45.6 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 15 m | |
Postcodes : | 06497, 06614, 06615 | |
Area code : | +1 203 | |
FIPS : | 09-74190 | |
GNIS ID : | 0213514 | |
Website : | www.townofstratford.com | |
Mayor : | John A. Harkins |
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County in the US -amerikanischen State Connecticut with 50,300 inhabitants (2004). The geographical coordinates are: 41.20 ° North, 73.13 ° West. The urban area has a size of 51.5 km².
Stratford is the seat of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation , an aviation company that produces helicopters, drones and aircraft.
sons and daughters of the town
- David Wooster (1711–1777), General in the War of Independence
- William Samuel Johnson (1727–1819), politician and one of the founding fathers of the United States ; born and died in Stratford
- Joseph Platt Cooke (1730-1816), politician
- Andrew Adams (1736–1797), lawyer, lawyer and politician
- Gideon Tomlinson (1780-1854), Connecticut Governor
- David Plant (1783-1851), lawyer and politician
- John William Sterling (1844–1918), lawyer and generous patron of Yale University
- Edmund Beloin (1910–1992), screenwriter
- Ken Olsen (1926-2011), engineer and founder of DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation)
- Jaime Sifers (* 1983), ice hockey player
Web links
Commons : Stratford (Connecticut) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Official website of the City of Stratford