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Greenwich is a town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. At the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 63,518. The largest town on Connecticut’s Gold Coast, Greenwich is home to many hedge funds and other financial services firms. Greenwich is a principal community of the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which comprises all of Fairfield County. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. Greenwich is the southwestern most municipality in both the State of Connecticut and the six-state region of New England. The town is named after Greenwich, a royal borough of London in the United Kingdom.

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Geography

Total area of 67.2 square miles, of which 47.8 square miles is land and 19.4 square miles or 28%, is water. In terms of area, Greenwich is twice the size of Manhattan. The town is bordered to the West by Port Chester, New York, Rye Brook, New York, and White Plains, New York. To the North it is bordered by Armonk, New York, and Banksville, New York. To the South it is bordered by the Long Island Sound. To the East, it is bordered by Stamford, Connecticut.

Neighborhoods

Back Country

Banksville (Connecticut side)

Belle Haven

Bruce Park

Byram

Chickahominy

Cos Cob

Edgewood

Fourth Ward (Fourth Ward Historic District)

Glenville

Downtown/Central Greenwich

Greenwich Cove

Holly Hill

Mianus

Mid-Country

Milbank

Milbrook

Municipal Center District

North Mianus

North Street (refers to the neighborhood surrounding North Street)

Old Greenwich (Sound Beach)

Palmer Hill

Pemberwick

Pine Hill

Riverbank

Riverside

Riversville

Rock Ridge

Round Hill

Stanwich

Demographics

Population: 63,518 people.

Housing Units: 24,234 housing units, 22,251 households, and 16,322 families.

Racial makeup: 72.8% non-Hispanic whites, 3.3% Blacks or African Americans, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Natives, 7.6% Asian Americans, and 2.2% multiracial Americans. Hispanic and Latin American residents made up 13.8% of the estimated population.

Average household size: 3.28.

Median household income: $142,819.

Average income: $272,636.

Per capita income: $98,467.

Of 23,230 households: 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living at home.

59.4% were married couples living together.

8% had a female householder with no husband present.

30.1% were non-families.

24.8% of all households were made up of individuals.

9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12.

Population Age: 25.4% under the age of 18; 4.1% from 18 to 24; 28.8% from 25 to 44; 25.7% from 45 to 64; and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older.

Median age: 40 years.

Recreational Facilities

The Greenwich Y.M.C.A. and Greenwich Y.W.C.A. offer fitness and social services

Arch Street, The Greenwich Teen Center has age-specific programs and events on weekdays and weekends.

Dorothy Hamill Rink is a town-owned ice rink open seasonally.

Beaches:

The town has 4 beaches on Long Island Sound:

Greenwich Point

Byram Beach

Island Beach (Little Captain’s Island)

Great Captain Island

Private membership clubs:

Greenwich Country Club

The Milbrook Club

Round Hill Club

The Stanwich Club

Burning Tree Country Club

Field Club of Greenwich

Tamarack Country Club

Fairview Country Club

Indian Harbor Yacht Club

Riverside Yacht Club

Belle Haven Club

Old Greenwich Yacht Club

Rocky Point Club

Greenwich Water Club

Greenwich Boat & Yacht Club

Innis Arden Golf Club

Education

Elementary Schools (11):

Cos Cob School

Glenville School

Hamilton Avenue School

International School at Dundee

Julian Curtiss School

New Lebanon School

North Mianus School

North Street School

Old Greenwich School

Parkway School

Riverside School

Middle Schools (3):

Central Middle School

Eastern Middle School

Western Middle School

High Schools (1):

Greenwich High School

Transportation

Metro-North Railroad‘s New Haven Line (the four stations, from west to east, are Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside, and Old Greenwich) and is approximately a 50-minute train ride to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan on the express train and a 60-minute ride on the local.

Amtrak Acela, Northeast Regional, and Vermonter trains stop in the adjacent city of Stamford.

Interstate 95 goes through the southern end of town, and there are four exits from I-95 in Greenwich, exits 2 through 5.

Boston Post Road (also known as East or West Putnam Avenue or simply Route 1) also goes through town.

Merritt Parkway

Interstate 684 passes through Greenwich, but cannot be entered or exited there, and the nearest interchange is at the Westchester County Airport in New York State.

Westchester County Airport is the closest commercial airport to Greenwich. It takes approximately 15 minutes to drive from the town’s center.

LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, a 35-minute drive approximately.

John F. Kennedy International airport in Queens, New York, is the closest international airport, a one-hour drive approximately.

Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey is also easily accessible from Greenwich, approximately a one-hour drive.

Notable People

Further information: List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut