Stamford [Fairfield County] was settled in 1641 and named in 1642 from Stamford in Lincolnshire. Its Native American name is "Rippowam".
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Area, 42.7 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 117,083. Voting districts, 20. Principal industries, corporate headquarters, reinsurance, investment banking, business and consumer credit, computer software development, magazine publishing, media production and distribution, owner/operators and brokers of bulk cargo ships, research laboratories, management consulting, instruments manufacturing, postage meter manufacturing, plastics.
Stamford includes the areas known as Glenbrook, High Ridge, Ridgeway and Springdale.
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Photo and information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
City profile, community resources, business and industry, transportation, City government, and education.
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