Westport

Summary

Westport is a New England town^[1]. Westport ranks in the top 2% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,915 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 local dialing code is recorded as 203^[19].
• Westport's local dialing code is recorded as 475^[20].
• 1835 marks the founding of Westport^[21].
• Westport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.1414855, 'longitude': -73.3578955}^[22].
• Westport's official website is recorded as https://www.westportct.gov/^[23].
• Westport's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Westport, Connecticut^[24].
• Westport has a population of {'amount': '+26391'}^[25].
• Westport has a population of {'amount': '+27141'}^[26].
• Westport's official name is recorded as Westport^[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 {'amount': '+33.45'}^[37] and {'amount': '+86.6462'}^[38]. Elevations include {'amount': '+16'}^[39] and {'amount': '+9'}^[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26391'}^[25] and {'amount': '+27141'}^[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1835 marks the founding of Westport^[21].

Why It Matters

Westport ranks in the top 2% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,915 views/month).^[2] Westport has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Westport is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]