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| Darien, Connecticut | |
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  Darien, Connecticut | |
| Coordinates: | |
| NECTA | Bridgeport-Stamford |
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| Region | South Western Region |
| Incorporated | 1820 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Representative town meeting |
| - First selectman | Evonne M. Klein |
| Area | |
| - Total | 60.6 km² (23.4 sq mi) |
| - Land | 33.4 km² (12.9 sq mi) |
| - Water | 27.4 km² (10.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 20,452 |
| - Density | 612/km² (1,585/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 06820 |
| Area code(s) | 203 |
| FIPS code | 09-18850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213416 |
| Website: www.darien.org | |
Darien is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. A relatively small community on Connecticut's "Gold Coast", it is one of the most affluent towns in the United States. The population was 19,607 at the 2000 census.
Situated between the small cities of Norwalk and Stamford, the town is a bedroom community with relatively few office buildings. Most workers commute to the adjacent cities, and many also work in New York City. Two Metro North railroad stations — Noroton Heights and Darien — link the town to Grand Central Terminal and the rest of the New Haven Line. Although Darien has an increasingly vibrant downtown, residents often shop at the big-box stores and chain stores in neighboring Norwalk and Stamford. For recreation, the town has some small parks, two small beaches on Long Island Sound and many country clubs, a couple of which are the town's two largest taxpayers.
With a median home price of approximately $1 million, Darien is one of the most expensive places to live in North America, and was rated one of the best places to live in America by CNN in 2005.
The public library in Darien, the Darien Library, has consistently ranked in the top ten of its category in the HAPLR (Hennen's American Public Library Ratings) Index of libraries.
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