Stratford

town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Place new_england_town Q755140
Stratford
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Stratford

Summary

Stratford is a New England town[1]. Stratford ranks in the top 9% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (563 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stratford is located in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region[3].
  • Stratford is located in Fairfield County[4].
  • Stratford is in the country of United States[5].
  • Stratford is on the body of water Long Island Sound[6].
  • Stratford is on the body of water Housatonic River[7].
  • Stratford's head of government is recorded as Laura Hoydick[8].
  • Stratford's instance of is recorded as New England town[9].
  • Stratford's shares border with is recorded as Shelton[10].
  • Stratford's shares border with is recorded as Trumbull[11].
  • Stratford's postal code is recorded as 06614[12].
  • Stratford's postal code is recorded as 06615[13].
  • Stratford's Commons category is recorded as Stratford, Connecticut[14].
  • Stratford's local dialing code is recorded as 203[15].
  • 1639 marks the founding of Stratford[16].
  • Stratford's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.18454, 'longitude': -73.13317}[17].
  • Stratford's official website is recorded as http://www.townofstratford.com/[18].
  • Stratford's official website is recorded as https://www.stratfordct.gov/[19].
  • Stratford's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stratford, Connecticut[20].
  • Stratford has a population of {'amount': '+52112'}[21].
  • Stratford has a population of {'amount': '+52355'}[22].
  • Stratford has a population of {'amount': '+51384'}[23].
  • Stratford's official name is recorded as Stratford[24].
  • Stratford's category for people born here is recorded as Q59208447[25].
  • Stratford's category for people who died here is recorded as Q111908314[26].
  • Stratford's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+19987'}[27].

Body

Geography

Stratford is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Greater Bridgeport Planning Region[3], a planning region of Connecticut[28], in United States[29] and Fairfield County[4], a county of Connecticut[30], in United States[31], founded in 1666[32]. Adjacent water bodies include Long Island Sound[6], an estuary[33], in United States[34] and Housatonic River[7], a river[35], in United States[36].

Physical Characteristics

Stratford covers an area of {'amount': '+19.9'}[37]. Elevations include {'amount': '+15'}[38] and {'amount': '+7'}[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+52112'}[21], {'amount': '+52355'}[22], and {'amount': '+51384'}[23].

Designation and Status

Stratford's instance of is recorded as New England town[9].

History and Context

1639 marks the founding of Stratford[16].

Why It Matters

Stratford ranks in the top 9% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (563 views/month).[2] Stratford has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Stratford is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . 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. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Q59208447
    Official website → http://www.townofstratford.com/, https://www.stratfordct.gov/
    Shares border with → Shelton, Trumbull
    Located in → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: stratford, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289958451|stratford (#289958451)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
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