New Canaan, Connecticut
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New Canaan, Connecticut | |
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New Canaan Town Hall | |
![]() New Canaan's location within Fairfield County and Connecticut | |
Coordinates: 41°08′48.48″N 73°29′41.64″W / 41.1468000°N 73.4949000°W | |
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U.S. state | ![]() |
County | Fairfield |
Settled | 1731 |
Area | |
• Total | 22.5 sq mi (58.3 km2) |
• Land | 22.1 sq mi (57.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 20,622 |
• Density | 932/sq mi (359.9/km2) |
Demonym | New Canaanite |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 06840 |
Area code(s) | 203/475 |
FIPS code | 09-50580 |
GNIS feature ID | 0213468 |
Website | www |
New Canaan is a wealthy town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. There were 20,622 people according to the 2020 census.[1]
The town is one of the richest communities in the nation. In 2011, New Canaan was 8th on CNN Money's list of the top-earning towns in the United States.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census - Geography Profile: New Canaan town, Fairfield County, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Top-earning towns". CNN.