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Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about sixty miles from New York City. Its population was estimated at 18,760 in 2005. In the 2000 Census, the town center was defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). |
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Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It has an estimated population as of July 1, 2005 of 78,736. |
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Danbury was first settled by colonists in 1685, when eight families moved to the area from the area that is now Norwalk and Stamford. The area was then called Pahquioque by the Pahquioque Native Americans. One of the first settlers was Samuel Benedict who bought land from the Paquioque natives in 1685 along with his brother James, James Beebe, and Judah Gregory. The settlers originally chose the name Swampfield for their town, but in October 1687, the general court decreed the name Danbury. |
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Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 25,031 at the 2000 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711. |
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New Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,953 at the 2000 census. The town is considered part of the greater New York Metropolitan Area as it lies approximately 50 miles from New York City. New Fairfield is one of five towns that surround Candlewood Lake, once a summer resort destination, now mostly populated with many year-round homes in New Fairfield. Although, the lake at its more northern boundary of Sherman and New Milford still contains a large number of summer communities filled with residents from NYC and Western New England. |
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Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 23,643 at the 2000 census, spread across 35 square miles. In the 2000 census, the town center was defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. |
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