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].