Stamford

city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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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 (1,692 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 image is recorded as Stamford, CT (cropped).jpg[8].
  • Stamford's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[9].
  • Stamford's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Stamford's instance of is recorded as city[11].
  • Stamford's flag image is recorded as Flag of Stamford, Connecticut.svg[12].
  • Stamford's shares border with is recorded as Greenwich[13].
  • Stamford's shares border with is recorded as Darien[14].
  • Stamford's shares border with is recorded as New Canaan[15].
  • Stamford's shares border with is recorded as Pound Ridge[16].
  • Stamford's shares border with is recorded as North Castle[17].
  • Stamford's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Stamford, Connecticut.svg[18].
  • Stamford is named after Stamford[19].
  • Stamford's logo image is recorded as Logo of Stamford, Connecticut.svg[20].
  • Stamford's seal image is recorded as Seal of Stamford, Connecticut.svg[21].
  • Stamford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Afula[22].
  • Stamford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129603500[23].
  • Stamford's GND ID is recorded as 4218318-2[24].
  • Stamford's locator map image is recorded as Fairfield County Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Stamford highlighted.svg[25].
  • Stamford's locator map image is recorded as Western Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Stamford highlighted.svg[26].
  • Stamford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79065239[27].

Body

Founding

+1641-00-00T00:00:00Z 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 (1,692 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].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . stamfordct.gov. Retrieved . stamfordct.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . westcog.org. westcog.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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