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Danbury City Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.ct.gov

Danbury is situated in the state of Connecticut. The number of citizens in Danbury, CT is seventy-four thousand, eight hundred and forty-eight - males account for fifty point nine eight percent of population. There's nice views in the city Median household income for Danbury, CT is fifty-three thousand, six hundred and sixty-four dollars. twenty-seven thousand, one hundred and eighty-three households are in Danbury, CT. Median age of an average Danbury, CT resident is thirty-five point two years old. Excellent place to live and raise a family.

Danbury, Connecticut
Official seal of Danbury, Connecticut
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Nickname: The Hat City
Located in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Located in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°24′08″N 73°28′16″W / 41.40222, -73.47111
NECTA Danbury
Region Housatonic Valley
Incorporated (town) 1702
Incorporated (city) 1889
Consolidated 1965
Government
 - Type Mayor-council
 - Mayor Mark D. Boughton (R)
Area
 - City 114.7 km² (44.3 sq mi)
 - Land 109.1 km² (42.1 sq mi)
 - Water 5.7 km² (2.2 sq mi)
 - Urban 320.1 km² (123.6 sq mi)
Elevation 121 m (397 ft)
Population (2005)[1]
 - City 78,736
 - Density 722/km² (1,870/sq mi)
 - Metro 163,000
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 0681x
Area code(s) 203
FIPS code 09-18430
GNIS feature ID 0206580
Website: http://www.danbury-ct.gov/


Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It has an estimated population as of July 1, 2005 of 78,736.[1]

The city was named for the place of origin of many of the early settlers, Danbury, Essex in England. Its nickname is Hat City because it used to be a center of the hat industry, at one point producing 25% of America's hats.[citation needed]

Danbury is also the site of a low-security women's prison, the Danbury Federal Correctional Institute[2]

Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital and Danbury High School.