Town of Fairfield

Town of Fairfield is a locality in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. Town of Fairfield is situated nearby to the hamlet Greenfield Hill, as well as near Murray.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fairfield University and Greenfield Hill Historic District.

Fairfield University

University

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Fairfield University is a private Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In the fall of 2024, the university had about 5,400 full-time undergraduate students and 1,500 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students.

Greenfield Hill Historic District

Park

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The Greenfield Hill Historic District encompasses the historic village area of the village of Greenfield Hill in northern Fairfield, Connecticut. The area was important from the mid-18th to 19th centuries as an intellectual center in the town, driven in part by Timothy Dwight, the Greenfield Hill Church minister and later president of Yale College.

Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Arts center

The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is the major center of theatre and the arts at Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The Center includes events such as popular and classical music, dance, theatre, and programs for young audiences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairfield and Black Rock.

Fairfield

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Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut.

Black Rock

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Black Rock is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It borders Fairfield and the Ash Creek tidal estuary on the west, the West Side/West End of Bridgeport on the north and east, and Black Rock Harbor and Long Island Sound on the south.

Southport

Village

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Southport is a census-designated place in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. It is located along Long Island Sound between Mill River and Sasco Brook, where it borders Westport. Southport is situated 3 miles south of Town of Fairfield.

Town of Fairfield

Type: Locality with 61,500 residents
Also known as: “Uncoway”
Location: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.1762° or 41° 10′ 34″ north

Longitude

-73.2732° or 73° 16′ 23″ west

Population

61,500

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

87H85PGG+FP

GeoNames ID

4834183

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