Fairfield County

county in Connecticut, United States
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Fairfield County
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Fairfield County

Summary

Fairfield County is a county of Connecticut[1]. It draws 1,096 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_connecticut category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fairfield County is located in Connecticut[3].
  • Fairfield County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fairfield County's instance of is recorded as county of Connecticut[5].
  • Fairfield County's capital is recorded as Bridgeport[6].
  • Fairfield County's shares border with is recorded as Litchfield County[7].
  • Fairfield County's shares border with is recorded as Westchester County[8].
  • Fairfield County's shares border with is recorded as Dutchess County[9].
  • Fairfield County's shares border with is recorded as Putnam County[10].
  • Fairfield County's shares border with is recorded as New Haven County[11].
  • Fairfield County's shares border with is recorded as Suffolk County[12].
  • Fairfield County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bridgeport[13].
  • Fairfield County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stamford[14].
  • Fairfield County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Norwalk[15].
  • Fairfield County's Commons category is recorded as Fairfield County, Connecticut[16].
  • Fairfield County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[17].
  • 1666 marks the founding of Fairfield County[18].
  • Fairfield County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.23, 'lon': -73.37}[19].
  • Fairfield County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fairfield County, Connecticut[20].
  • Fairfield County has a population of {'amount': '+916829'}[21].
  • Fairfield County has a population of {'amount': '+919365'}[22].
  • Fairfield County has a population of {'amount': '+927744'}[23].
  • Fairfield County has a population of {'amount': '+933733'}[24].
  • Fairfield County has a population of {'amount': '+939904'}[25].
  • Fairfield County has a population of {'amount': '+948053'}[26].
  • Fairfield County has a population of {'amount': '+957419'}[27].

Body

Geography

Fairfield County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Connecticut[3].

Physical Characteristics

Fairfield County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2168'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+916829'}[21], {'amount': '+919365'}[22], {'amount': '+927744'}[23], {'amount': '+933733'}[24], {'amount': '+939904'}[25], and {'amount': '+948053'}[26].

Designation and Status

Fairfield County's instance of is recorded as county of Connecticut[5].

History and Context

1666 marks the founding of Fairfield County[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fairfield County include fairfieldite[29], a mineral species[30].

Why It Matters

Fairfield County draws 1,096 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_connecticut category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include fairfieldite[29], a mineral species[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone Eastern Time Zone
    Category of associated people Category:People from Fairfield County, Connecticut
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    Per capita income {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+58851'}
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