Darien, Connecticut
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| Darien, Connecticut | |
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| Coordinates: 41°03′04″N 73°28′45″W / 41.05111°N 73.47917°WCoordinates: 41°03′04″N 73°28′45″W / 41.05111°N 73.47917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| Region | South Western Region |
| Incorporated | 1820 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative town meeting |
| • First selectman | Jayme Stevenson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
| • Land | 12.9 sq mi (33.4 km2) |
| • Water | 10.6 sq mi (27.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 20,732 |
| • Density | 886.0/sq mi (342.11/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 06820 |
| Area code(s) | 203 |
| FIPS code | 09-18850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213416 |
| Website | www.darien.org |
Darien is an wealthy town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is a small community on Connecticut's "Gold Coast". There were 20,732 people at the 2010 census.[1] Darien was #9 on CNN Money's list of "top-earning towns" in the United States as of 2011.[2]
References [change]
- ↑ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Darien town, Connecticut". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Top-earning towns". CNN. http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/moneymag/1108/gallery.best_places_top_earning_towns.moneymag/9.html.
