Darien, Connecticut
Darien | |
|---|---|
| Town of Darien | |
 Boston Post Road in Darien's retail district | |
 Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut. | |
  Darien Location in the contiguous United States and Connecticut  Darien Darien (Connecticut) | |
| 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 |
| U.S. state |  Connecticut |
| County | Fairfield |
| NECTA | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| Region | Western CT |
| Incorporated | 1820 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative town meeting |
| • First selectman | Jayme J. Stevenson (R) |
| • Selectmen | Susan J. Marks (R) Charles "Kip" Koons (R) Marc Thorne (D) Pamela Sparkman (D) [1] |
| 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 | 890/sq mi (340/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 06820 |
| Area code(s) | 203 |
| FIPS code | 09-18850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213416 |
| Website | Darien, Connecticut |
Darien is a rich 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.[2] Darien was #9 on CNN Money's list of "top-earning towns" in the United States as of 2011.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Darien News Election Results". Darien News. 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Top-earning towns". CNN.
