Stamford (Connecticut)

Stamford (Connecticut)
Stamford
Spitzname: The City That Works, Lock City
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Lage in Connecticut
Stamford (Connecticut)
Stamford
Stamford
Basisdaten
Gründung: 1641
Staat: Vereinigte Staaten
Bundesstaat: Connecticut
County:

Fairfield County

Koordinaten: 41° 6′ N, 73° 33′ W41.096666666667-73.5522222222227Koordinaten: 41° 6′ N, 73° 33′ W
Zeitzone: Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5)
Einwohner:
– Metropolregion:
122.643 (Stand: 2010)
902.775 (Stand: 2005)
Bevölkerungsdichte: 1.252,7 Einwohner je km²
Fläche: 134,9 km² (ca. 52 mi²)
davon 97,9 km² (ca. 38 mi²) Land
Höhe: 7 m
Postleitzahlen: 06900-06999
Vorwahl: +1 203
FIPS: 09-73000
GNIS-ID: 0211129
Webpräsenz: www.cityofstamford.org
Bürgermeister: Dannel P. Malloy

Stamford ist eine Stadt im Fairfield County im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut, mit 120.226 Einwohnern (Stand: 2004). Das Stadtgebiet hat eine Größe von 134,9 km².

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Geschichte

Stamford wurde 1641 von englischen Presbyterianern unter dem Pfarrer Richard Denton gegründet. 1893 wurde Stamford zur Stadt erhoben.

Verkehr

Stamford hat Anbindung an die Interstate 95 und wird durch die zwei Eisenbahnlinien Amtrak und Metro North versorgt. Ein gutes Netz an Überland-Bussen stellt die Verbindungen zu Darien, Norwalk, Greenwich und Port Chester her.

Universitäten

Industrie und Wirtschaft

In Stamford liegt der Hauptsitz folgender Unternehmen:

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Söhne und Töchter der Stadt

Siehe auch

Weblinks

 Commons: Stamford – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien

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