Norwalk
city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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Summary
Norwalk is a city in the United States[1]. Norwalk ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,819 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fairfield County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Long Island Sound[5]
- Shares border with: Wilton[6], Westport[7], New Canaan[8], Darien[9]
- Founder: Roger Ludlow[10]
- Postal code: 06850[11], 06851[12], 06852[13], 06853[14], 06854[15], 06855[16], 06856[17], 06857[18], 06858[19], 06860[20]
- Commons category: Norwalk, Connecticut[21]
- Local dialing code: 203[22], 475[23]
- Inception: February 26, 1640[24]
- Located in/on physical feature: Connecticut panhandle[25]
- Official website: https://www.norwalkct.org/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Norwalk, Connecticut[27]
- Commons gallery: Norwalk, Connecticut[28]
- Population: 88,145[29], 85,603[30], 91,184[31]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut[32]
- Described by source: The American Cyclopædia[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[35], New International Encyclopedia[36], The New Student's Reference Work[37]
- Official name: Norwalk[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Norwalk, Connecticut[39]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Norwalk, Connecticut[40]
- Number of households: 34,427[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Norwalk, Connecticut[42]
- Different from: Norwalk[43]
- Elevation above sea level: 11 m[44]
- Area: 94.203794 km²[45], 94.155162 km²[46]
- Water as percent of area: 37.1176 percent[47]
Why It Matters
Norwalk has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Norwalk is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]