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| Easton, Connecticut | |
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| Coordinates: | |
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| NECTA | Bridgeport-Stamford |
| Region | Greater Bridgeport |
| Incorporated | 1845 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Selectman-town meeting |
| - First selectman | Thomas A. Herrmann |
| Area | |
| - Total | 74.1 km² (28.6 sq mi) |
| - Land | 71.0 km² (27.4 sq mi) |
| - Water | 3.1 km² (1.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (427 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 7,488 |
| - Density | 106/km² (273/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 06612 |
| Area code(s) | 203 |
| FIPS code | 09-23890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213427 |
| Website: www.eastonct.org | |
Easton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,272 at the 2000 census. Easton is among the most affluent communities on the eastern seaboard.
The town is a rural community situated among Redding, Monroe, Trumbull, Fairfield, Weston and Newtown. Most residents' children attend Samuel Staples Elementary School, Helen Keller Middle School, or Joel Barlow High School.
The Route 59 bridge in town, which carries more than 10,000 cars and trucks every day over the Mill River, has a substructure rated in critical condition by state safety inspectors. As of early August 2007, the bridge was one of 12 in the southwestern part of the state (including New Haven) with safety inspection ratings so low they are considered to be in critical condition. The ratings for these bridges were worse than the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, which collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007.
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