Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: The Hat City | |
| Coordinates: 41°24′08″N 73°28′16″W / 41.40222°N 73.47111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | Fairfield |
| Region | Western CT |
| Incorporated (town) | 1702 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1889 |
| Consolidated | 1965 |
| Villages/Neighborhoods | Beaverbrook Beckettville Germantown Great Plain Hayestown Long Ridge King Street Lake Waubeeka Mill Plain Miry Brook Pembroke Wooster Heights |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Roberto L. Alves (D) |
| Area | |
| 44.19 sq mi (114.45 km2) | |
| • Land | 41.95 sq mi (108.64 km2) |
| • Water | 2.24 sq mi (5.81 km2) |
| • Urban | 123.6 sq mi (320.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 86,518 | |
| • Density | 2,062.4/sq mi (779.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 06810–06811, 06813 |
| Area code(s) | 203/475 |
| FIPS code | 09-18430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 206580 |
| Airport | Danbury Municipal Airport |
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| Commuter rail | |
| Website | www |
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Danbury (/ˈdænbɛri/ DAN-berr-ee) is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2020 was 86,518. It is the third-largest city in Western Connecticut, and the seventh-largest city in Connecticut. Located within the heart of the Housatonic Valley region, the city is a historic commercial hub of western Connecticut, home to many commuters and summer residents from the New York metropolitan area and New England.
Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City", because it was once the center of the American hat industry, during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The mineral danburite is named after Danbury, while the city itself is named for Danbury in Essex, England.
Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall, and Danbury Municipal Airport.