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Norwalk is a city located in Western Connecticut, United States, in southern Fairfield County, on the northern shore of the Long Island Sound. Norwalk lies within both the New York metropolitan area and the Bridgeport metropolitan area. Norwalk was originally settled in 1649, and is the sixth-most populous city in Connecticut. According to the 2020 United States Census, Norwalk has a population of 91,184.

 

Roger Ludlow purchased the areas east of the Norwalk River from Chief Mahackemo of the Norwaake (or Naramauke) Indians in 1640. Norwalk was settled in 1649, incorporated September 1651, and named after the Algonquin word noyank, meaning “point of land”, or more probably from the Native American name “Naramauke”.

 

The Battle of Norwalk took place during the Revolutionary War and led to the burning of most of the town. In 1836, the borough of Norwalk was created, covering the central area of the town In 1853, the first ever train disaster in the United States happened over the Norwalk River. During the 19th and early 20th century, Norwalk was a major railroad stop for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. The city of South Norwalk and the remaining parts of the town of Norwalk were both combined in 1910 to form the current city.

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Geography

Total area of 36.3 square miles, of which 13.5 square miles (37.24%) is covered by water.

Demographics

Population: 85,603 residents; 35,415 households; 21,630 families.

Housing Units: 35,415 housing units.

Racial makeup: 68.7% White, 14.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 4.8% Asian, 9.1% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 24.3% of the population.

Of 35,415 households: 27.9% had children under 18 living at home.

47.1% were married couples living together.

11.0% had a female householder with no husband present.

38.4% were not families.

About 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals.

8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older.

Average household size in the city was 2.55, and the average family size was 3.16.

The age distribution was 22% under 18, with 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years.

Median income: $76,161; family median income was $103,032.

Per capita income: $43,303.

About 5.7% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Recreational Facilities

Aquatics

Pickleball

Tennis

Veteran’s Memorial Park & Marina

Calf Pasture Beach

Shady Beach

Mathews Park

Cranbury Park

Ryan Park

Springwood Ely Park

Taylor Farm

Oyster Shell Park

Ludlow Park

Heritage Park & Trail

Education

Elementary Schools (12):

Brookside.

Cranbury.

Fox Run.

Jefferson Marine Science.

Kendall College and Career Academy.

Marvin.

Naramake.

Rowayton.

Silvermine Dual Language Magnet.

South Norwalk Neighborhood School.

Tracey Magnet School.

Wolfpit Ingegrated Arts School.

Middle Schools (5):

CMS K-8

Nathan Hale Middle School

Roton Middle School

Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy

West Rocks Middle School

High Schools (4):

Brien McMahon High School

Center for Global Studies

Norwalk High School

P-TECH Norwalk

Transportation

Highways:

Interstate 95 and the Merritt Parkway lead through Norwalk; are the major thoroughfare through the city. U.S. Route 1 goes through the center of the city, mostly following local streets.

Route 7 is the major north–south corridor. The expressway section ends at Grist Mill Road in Norwalk from where Route 7 resumes northbound along Main Ave.

Other state routes include Routes 53, 123, and 136.

Buses:

Norwalk Transit District.

Railroad:

Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line runs through and stops in Norwalk. The train goes west and east, with Grand Central Terminal and New Haven Union Station being the final stops.

Airports:

Norwalk is within reasonable distance of 11 airports – 4 general aviation, 2 regional, and 5 international.

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