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Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut [7] and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. [3] Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is a port city 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx.
Population (2020) [1] Population (2010) [1] Change Percentage change Form of government ... Bridgeport: Fairfield: Greater Bridgeport: 148,654 1836 1889 Bristol ...
Bridgeport by 1920 had a population of 143,555 people, then the 44th largest US city. Danbury , in northern Fairfield County, was known as the "Hat City", producing 20% of America's hats, until the industry began to decline in the 1920s.
The MSA associated with Bridgeport is the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury MSA and consists of the entirety of Fairfield County with 23 towns. [12] While statistically similar in terms of population and extent to the NECTA definition, the MSA includes the city of Danbury and its suburbs, and excludes the Valley region.
Population [14] Area [12] Map Fairfield County: 001: Bridgeport: 1666: original county: From the hundreds of acres of salt marsh that bordered the coast. 959,768: 626 sq mi (1,621 km 2) Hartford County: 003: Hartford: 1666: original county: After Hertford, England (still said Hartford) 896,854: 736 sq mi (1,906 km 2) Litchfield County: 005 ...
As of the 2020 United States census, Connecticut has a population of 3,605,944, an increase of 31,847 people (0.9%) from the 2010 United States census. [137] Among the census records, 20.4% of the population was under 18. In 1790, 97% of the population in Connecticut was classified as "rural".
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Bridgeport, located in southeastern Fairfield County, is the largest city in Connecticut by population. Subcategories. This category has the following 16 ...