New Canaan is an upscale town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River. The population was 19,395 at the 2000 census.
The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.
New Canaan has two Metro-North railroad stations: the New Canaan station and the Talmadge Hill station,...
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New Canaan is an upscale town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River. The population was 19,395 at the 2000 census.
The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.
New Canaan has two Metro-North railroad stations: the New Canaan station and the Talmadge Hill station, both on the New Canaan Branch of the New Haven Line. Travel time to Grand Central Terminal is approximately one hour.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.5 square miles (58.2 km²), of which, 22.1 square miles (57.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (1.56%) is water. The town is served by the Merritt Parkway, and by a spur line of the Metro North railroad. The downtown area consists of many restaurants, an old movie theater, and antique shops. There are also several churches in...
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