Newtown
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town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- U s state
- Connecticut
- County
- Fairfield
- Region
- Western CT
- Type
- Select board
- First selectman
- Bruce Walczac ( D )
- Selectman
- Dan Cruson Jr. ( D )
- Total
- 57.66 sq mi (149.3 km )
- Land
- 57.66 sq mi (149.3 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 397 ft (121 m)
- Density
- 471.3/sq mi (182.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 06470, 06482
- Area codes
- 203/475
- Fips code
- 09-52980
- Gnis id
- 0213475
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Encyclopedic overview
Newtown (/ˈnutaʊn/ NOO-town) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Greater Danbury area as well as the New York metropolitan area. Newtown was founded in 1705, and later incorporated in 1711. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,173. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
History
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