Westport

Summary

Westport is a New England town^[1]. Westport ranks in the top 2% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,033 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Westport is located in Western Connecticut Planning Region^[3].
• Westport is located in Fairfield County^[4].
• Westport is in the country of United States^[5].
• Westport is on the body of water Long Island Sound^[6].
• Westport is on the body of water Saugatuck River^[7].
• Westport's instance of is recorded as New England town^[8].
• Westport's shares border with is recorded as Norwalk^[9].
• Westport's shares border with is recorded as Wilton^[10].
• Westport's shares border with is recorded as Weston^[11].
• Westport's shares border with is recorded as Fairfield^[12].
• Westport was followed by Sargo-class submarine^[13].
• Westport's postal code is recorded as 06880^[14].
• Westport's postal code is recorded as 06881^[15].
• Westport's postal code is recorded as 06888^[16].
• Westport's postal code is recorded as 06889^[17].
• Westport's Commons category is recorded as Westport, Connecticut^[18].
• Westport's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[19].
• Westport's local dialing code is recorded as 203^[20].
• Westport's local dialing code is recorded as 475^[21].
• 1835 marks the founding of Westport^[22].
• Westport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.1414855, 'lon': -73.3578955}^[23].
• Westport's official website is recorded as https://www.westportct.gov/^[24].
• Westport's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Westport, Connecticut^[25].
• Westport has a population of {'amount': '+26391'}^[26].
• Westport has a population of {'amount': '+27141'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Westport is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Western Connecticut 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 Saugatuck River^[7], a river^[35], in United States^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+33.45'}^[37] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+86.6462'}^[38]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+16'}^[39] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26391'}^[26] and {'amount': '+27141'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Westport's instance of is recorded as New England town^[8].

History and Context

1835 marks the founding of Westport^[22].

Why It Matters

Westport ranks in the top 2% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,033 views/month).^[2] Westport has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Westport is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]