Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2008 survey put the population at 895,030. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut, and contains four of the State's largest cities. When combined, Bridgeport (1st), Stamford (4th), Norwalk (6th) and Danbury (7th) contain about 420,000 people; almost half the population of the c...
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Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2008 survey put the population at 895,030. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut, and contains four of the State's largest cities. When combined, Bridgeport (1st), Stamford (4th), Norwalk (6th) and Danbury (7th) contain about 420,000 people; almost half the population of the county.
It is one of the highest-income counties in the United States, which helps to make Connecticut one of the richest states in the United States. The towns in the southwestern part of the county are generally considered to be exceptionally wealthy. This area, the Gold Coast., is approximately from Fairfield to Greenwich. In addition to its wealthy communities, Fairfield County is also home to lower-middle and working class-cities such as Bridgeport, and Norwalk. Other communities are more densely populated and economically diverse than the...
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