Danbury, Connecticut
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Danbury (/ˈdænbɛəri/ DAN-bair-ee) is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2020 was 86,518. It is the third-largest city in Western Connecticut, and the seventh-largest city in Connecticut.[3]
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Danbury | |
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Nickname: The Hat City | |
Fairfield County and Connecticut Western Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut | |
Coordinates: 41°24′08″N 73°28′16″W | |
Country | United States |
U.S. state | Connecticut |
County | Fairfield |
Region | Western CT |
Incorporated (town) | 1702 |
Incorporated (city) | 1889 |
Consolidated | 1965 |
Villages/Neighborhoods | Beaverbrook Beckettville Germantown Great Plain Hayestown Long Ridge King Street Lake Waubeeka Mill Plain Miry Brook Pembroke Wooster Village |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
• Mayor | Roberto Alves (D) |
Area | |
• City | 44.19 sq mi (114.45 km2) |
• Land | 41.95 sq mi (108.64 km2) |
• Water | 2.24 sq mi (5.81 km2) |
• Urban | 123.6 sq mi (320.1 km2) |
Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• City | 86,518 |
• Density | 2,062.4/sq mi (779.56/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Codes | 06810–06811, 06813 |
Area code(s) | 203/475 |
FIPS code | 09-18430 |
GNIS feature ID | 206580 |
Airport | Danbury Municipal Airport |
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Website | www |
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Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City" because it was the center of the American hat industry for a period in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The mineral danburite is named for Danbury while the city itself is named for Danbury in Essex, England.[4]
Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall, and Danbury Municipal Airport.