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Ridgefield, Connecticut | |
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![]() Ridgefield Town Hall | |
Coordinates: 41°18′19″N 73°30′05″W / 41.30528°N 73.50139°W | |
Country | United States |
U.S. state | Connecticut |
County | Fairfield |
Region | Western CT |
Incorporated | 1709 |
Villages | Ridgefield Branchville Ridgebury Titicus Farmingville |
Government | |
• Type | Selectman-town meeting |
• First selectman | Rudy Marconi (D) |
• Selectmen | Sean Connelly (D) Barbara Manners (D) Bob Hebert (R) Maureen Kozlark (U) |
• Connecticut House of Representatives | Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D) Rachel Chaleski (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 35.0 sq mi (90.6 km2) |
• Land | 34.4 sq mi (89.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,655 |
• Density | 727.7/sq mi (281.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 06877 |
Area code(s) | 203/475 |
FIPS code | 09-63970 |
GNIS feature ID | 0213496 |
Website | www |
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the New York state border, Ridgefield has a population of 25,033 as of the 2020 census.[1] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The town was settled then quickly incorporated by 1709.[2]
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