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| Danbury, Connecticut | |||
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| Nickname(s): The Hat City | |||
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| NECTA | Danbury | ||
| Region | Housatonic Valley | ||
| Incorporated (town) | 1702 | ||
| Incorporated (city) | 1889 | ||
| Consolidated | 1965 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Type | Mayor-council | ||
| - Mayor | Mark D. Boughton (R) | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 114.7 km² (44.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 109.1 km² (42.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 5.7 km² (2.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 320.1 km² (123.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - City | 78,736 | ||
| - Density | 722/km² (1,870/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 163,000 | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP code | 06810, 06811, 06813 | ||
| Area code(s) | 203 | ||
| FIPS code | 09-18430 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0206580 | ||
| Website: http://www.danbury-ct.gov/ | |||
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It has an estimated population as of July 1, 2005 of 78,736.
The city was named for the place of origin of many of the early settlers, Danbury, Essex in England. Its nickname is Hat City because it used to be a center of the hat industry, at one point producing 25% of America's hats.
Danbury is also the site of a low-security women's prison, the Danbury Federal Correctional Institute, formerly a men's prison. Notable ex-prisoners include cocaine dealer and trafficker of Blow fame George Jung, Unification Church leader the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, and hotel magnate Leona Helmsley. James Michael Curley, mayor of Boston from 1945-1949, spent five months of his mayoral term at Danbury Federal Prison, after he was convicted on federal charges of official misconduct. Media personality and homemaker Martha Stewart and female rap star Lil' Kim requested that their prison terms be served at Danbury Federal Correctional Institute due to its proximity to their New York City homes. However, due to the media attention their requests were denied.
Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital and Danbury High School.
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