Ridgefield, Connecticut

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municipality town

Ridgefield, Connecticut is a historic, affluent town in Fairfield County known for its scenic New England character, strong schools, and vibrant cultural and arts community.

Aliases (2)

Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut ×3
Ridgefield engagement ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
areaCode	203 → 475 →
battleDate	April 27, 1777 →
borders	Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED → Lewisboro, New York → North Salem, New York → Redding, Connecticut → South Salem, New York → Wilton, Connecticut NERFINISHED →
country	United States →
county	Fairfield County, Connecticut →
distanceToNewYorkCity	approximately 50 miles →
FIPSCode	09-63970 →
foundedIn	1708 →
GNISFeatureID	0213494 →
governmentType	New England town meeting →
hasHighSchool	Ridgefield High School →
hasHistoricDistrict	Ridgefield Center Historic District →
hasHistoricEvent	Battle of Ridgefield →
hasLandmark	Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum → Keeler Tavern Museum → Ridgefield Playhouse → Weir Farm National Historical Park →
hasRecreationArea	Bennett’s Pond State Park → Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve → Topstone Park →
hasSettlementType	New England town →
incorporatedIn	1709 →
knownFor	affluent residential community → historic character → scenic New England downtown → strong public schools → vibrant arts community →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	New York City →
medianHouseholdIncomeRankInConnecticut	among highest →
namedFor	ridge in the area →
populationCensus2010	24200 →
populationCensus2020	25133 →
postalCode	06877 → 06879 →
region	New England →
road	Connecticut Route 102 → Connecticut Route 116 → Connecticut Route 35 → U.S. Route 7 NERFINISHED →
schoolDistrict	Ridgefield Public Schools →
state	Connecticut →
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Town of North Salem, New York ("Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut") → Town of Southeast ("Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut") →	adjacentTo
Battle of Ridgefield ("Ridgefield engagement") →	alsoKnownAs
Redding, Connecticut →	borderedBy
Fairfield County, Connecticut →	containsTown
Georgetown, Connecticut ("Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut") →	locatedIn