Stamford

Summary

Stamford is a city in the United States^[1]. Stamford ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,516 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stamford is located in Western Connecticut Planning Region^[3].
• Stamford is located in Fairfield County^[4].
• Stamford is in the country of United States^[5].
• Stamford is on the body of water Long Island Sound^[6].
• Stamford's head of government is recorded as Caroline Simmons^[7].
• Stamford's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Stamford's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Stamford's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Stamford's shares border with is recorded as Greenwich^[11].
• Stamford's shares border with is recorded as Darien^[12].
• Stamford's shares border with is recorded as New Canaan^[13].
• Stamford's shares border with is recorded as Pound Ridge^[14].
• Stamford's shares border with is recorded as North Castle^[15].
• Stamford is named after Stamford^[16].
• Stamford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Afula^[17].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06901^[18].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06902^[19].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06903^[20].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06904^[21].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06905^[22].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06906^[23].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06907^[24].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06910^[25].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06911^[26].
• Stamford's postal code is recorded as 06912^[27].

Body

Founding

1641 marks the founding of Stamford^[28].

Identity

Stamford's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stamford'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Stamford include Stamford^[30], a city in the United States^[31], in United States^[32].

Why It Matters

Stamford ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,516 views/month).^[2] Stamford has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Stamford is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Stamford include Stamford^[30], a city in the United States^[31], in United States^[32].