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Norwalk, Connecticut | |
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Etymology: Point of Land | |
Nickname: Oyster Town | |
Motto: Latin: E Pluribus Unum | |
Coordinates: 41°05′38″N 73°25′11″W / 41.09389°N 73.41972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Connecticut |
Counties | Fairfield |
NECTA | Bridgeport-Stamford |
Region | South Western (CT) Region |
Purchased | February 26, 1640 |
Incorporated | September 11, 1651 |
Consolidated | June 6, 1913 |
Founded by | Roger Ludlow and Daniel Patrick[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Weak-mayor-City Council |
• Mayor | Harry Rilling (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 36.3 sq mi (94 km2) |
• Land | 22.8 sq mi (59 km2) |
• Water | 13.5 sq mi (35 km2) |
Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
Population (2015)[2] | |
• Total | 88,485 |
• Density | 3,846.53/sq mi (1,485.15/km2) |
Demonym | Norwalker |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Zip Codes | 06850 through 06860 |
Area codes | 475, 203 |
FIPS code | 09-55990 |
GNIS feature ID | 0209405 |
Website | Official website |
Norwalk (pronounced nôr′wôk′),[3] is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located in the New York metropolitan area. The estimated population of the city was 88,485 in 2015.[4] Norwalk ranks sixth on the List of municipalities of Connecticut by population.
Naming
- "Norwalk,settled 1649; incorporated Sept., 1651, "Norwaukee shall bee a townee," Algonkin noyank, point of land, or more probably from the Indian name, "Naramauke."[5]
- "Norwalk originally included part of the present town of New Canaan, Wilton, and part of Westport. In the ancient records the bounds are stated to be "from Norwalk river to Sauhatuck river, from sea, Indian one day walk into the country." For this tract the following articles were given, "viz. "8 fathom wampum, 6 coats, 10 hatchets, 10 hoes, 10 knives, 10 scizers, 10 juseharps, 10 fathom tobacco, 3 kettles, 3 hands-about, and 10 lookine glasses. The following articles were given to the Indians for the tract... from Norwalk river to Five mile river, from sea, Indian one day in country, viz. 10 fathom wampum, 3 hatchets, 3 hoes when ships come, 6 glasses, 12 tobacco pipes, 3 knives, 10 drillers, 10 needles." The name of Norwalk is derived from the above bargain, viz. the northern bounds of the lands purchased were to extend from the sea one day's " north walk" into the country."[6]
- "The common tradition concerning the name, is the account given by Barber (John Warner Barber) in his [Connecticut] Historical Collections, that the name Norwalk is derived from the one day's "North-walk" that limited the northern extent of the purchase from the Indians. It is wonderful that so awkward and improbable a fancy ever gained credit. Norwalk is the old Indian name. The Indians were called "the Norwake Indians'" and the river bore the name of "Norwake River," when the English first came to these shores. Mr. Ludlowe's purchase in 1640 was from "The Indians of Norwalke," and the land is described as lying between "the twoe rivers, the one called the Norwalke, the other Soakatuck." In the earliest town records the name is written Norwalke (the w probably silent, as in Warwick[7]). Our aged people retain the ancient (and probably true) pronunciation, Norruck. Bradley's [Connecticut] Register says that the early Colony Records call it Norrwake."[8][9]
- [Norwalk was also] "Once nicknamed 'Oyster Town'"."[10] "Since the 19th century, oystering has been an important source of income for local watermen. Norwalk Harbor with its sheltering Islands, accessible beds and proximity to New York has been an ideal place to harvest oysters as a local food source and a commercial product to be sent to market. Oyster shell middens (piles of discarded shells) along the Connecticut coast tell the story of Native American life and how important oysters were to pre-Columbian culture as well."[11]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), of which, 22.8 square miles (59 km2) of it is land and 13.5 square miles (35 km2) of it (37.24%) is water.
Climate
"Norwalk, Connecticut, gets 45 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 24 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 100. On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Norwalk, Connecticut. The July high is around 83 degrees. The January low is 18."[12]
Topography
Norwalk's topography is dominated by its coastline along Long Island Sound, the Norwalk River and its eastern and western banks, and multiple islands just offshore.[13] The highest elevation is 282 feet above sea level, at the summit of Middle Clapboard Hill in West Norwalk;[14] and the low elevation is sea level on Long Island Sound.
Neighborhoods
- Broad River
- Brookside
- Cranbury
- East Norwalk
- Golden Hill
- Hospital Hill
- Marvin Beach
- Central Norwalk
- Oak Hills
- Rowayton
- Silvermine
- South Norwalk
- Spring Hill
- Springwood
- Strawberry Hill
- The Green
- West Main
- West Norwalk
- West Rocks
- Wolfpit
- Woods Pond
- Woodward
Source:[15]
Bordering municipalities
History
The history of Norwalk, Connecticut ranges from early American settlers and Native Americans to the 21st century
Government
Voters
Party | Active | Inactive | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 8,649 | 423 | 9,072 | 19.3 |
Democratic | 16,193 | 867 | 17,060 | 36.4 |
Minor Parties | 941 | 56 | 997 | 2 |
Unaffiliated | 18,587 | 1162 | 19,749 | 42 |
Totals | 44,370 | 2,508 | 46,878 | 99.7 |
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State
Municipal
The city of Norwalk exists by authority of a municipal charter, granted by the Connecticut General Assembly, which is the legal document that defines the organization, powers, functions, and essential procedures of the city government.[16] Norwalk's municipal government is a Weak-mayor form of a Mayor-Council government[17] with the mayor of Norwalk elected by its voters. The city's charter gives certain administrative powers exclusively to the Council and others jointly to the Council and Mayor. The Common Council is the law-writing body of the City of Norwalk. Norwalk's common council consists of fifteen council members, five elected at-large and ten elected by district, two from each district. Administration offices are located at 125 East Avenue in Norwalk City Hall.
Norwalk comprises five councilmanic or voting districts with topographic boundaries designated by the letters A-E of which each is further divided by number varying from two to four. These boundaries are represented by the respective city councilmen elected by voters in each district. Presently, these districts are designated coincidentally by their polling locations:
- A 1. Tracy Elementary School 2. St. Mary's Community Hall 3. Kendall Elementary School 4. Columbus Elementary School
- B 1. Columbus Elementary School 2. Nathaniel Ely School (Head Start program)
- C 1. Marvin Elementary School 2. Nathan Hale Middle School
- D 1. Ponus Ridge Middle School 2. West Rocks Middle School
- E 1. Brookside Elementary School 2. Rowayton Elementary School 3 Fox Run Elementary School[18]
These districts ought not to be confused with Norwalk's six taxing districts or state or federal voting districts.
State representatives
Norwalk is represented in the Connecticut General Assembly by five House Representatives corresponding to five Connecticut legislative districts and one senator from one Connecticut Senate district.[19][20]
Congressional representatives
Norwalk, which lies within Connecticut's 4th congressional district is represented in The United States Congress by one congressional representative in the United States House of Representatives and, along with the rest of Connecticut, by two Senators in the United States Senate.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1790 | 11,942 | — | |
1800 | 5,146 | −56.9% | |
1810 | 2,983 | −42.0% | |
1820 | 3,004 | 0.7% | |
1830 | 3,972 | 32.2% | |
1840 | 3,863 | −2.7% | |
1850 | 4,651 | 20.4% | |
1860 | 7,852 | 68.8% | |
1870 | 12,119 | 54.3% | |
1880 | 13,956 | 15.2% | |
1890 | 17,747 | 27.2% | |
1900 | 19,932 | 12.3% | |
1910 | 24,211 | 21.5% | |
1920 | 27,743 | 14.6% | |
1930 | 36,019 | 29.8% | |
1940 | 39,849 | 10.6% | |
1950 | 49,460 | 24.1% | |
1960 | 67,775 | 37.0% | |
1970 | 79,288 | 17.0% | |
1980 | 77,767 | −1.9% | |
1990 | 78,331 | 0.7% | |
2000 | 82,951 | 5.9% | |
2010 | 85,603 | 3.2% | |
2015 (est.) | 88,485 | [21] | 3.4% |
[22] 1790 population includes Stamford and Greenwich |
Population
According to the office of Connecticut's Secretary of the State 85,603 people resided in Norwalk in 2010.[4] A population estimation indicates 88,485 people resided in Norwalk as of 2015,[21] an approximate population growth of one percent. The estimate indicates a racially diverse population of 42,768 males (49%) and 44,446 females (51%).[23]
The racial makeup of Norwalk was[when?] 55.7% White, 13.4% Black, 0.1% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3 from some other race and 1.4% from two or more races. 24.3% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[citation needed]
Economy
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Economy at a Glance
- Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Town Profile 2014
Culture and religion
Events
- St. George Greek Orthodox Festival, held in late August, the festival features Greek delicacies, Pontic Greek dance exhibitions and a large carnival.
- Round Hill Highland Games,[24] a festival of Scottish culture and athletic events, was started in 1923 in Greenwich, CT but interrupted during World War II, then restarted in 1952, and has been held in Norwalk's Cranbury Park on or around July 4 for a number of years. In 2006, the 83rd annual event attracted 4,000 people to hear bagpipes and watch the caber toss, the hammer throw, and other events; with athletes often wearing wool kilts. Games for children are also offered. Food and Scottish items are offered for sale. Organizers say the event is the third-oldest Scottish games festival in the United States.[25]
- SoNo Arts Celebration,[26] held in mid-summer
Places of worship
- Al Madany Islamic Center Of Norwalk
- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Bridge Church
- Calvary Baptist Church
- Calvin Reformed Church
- Canaan Institutional Baptist
- Christ Episcopal Church
- Christ Temple Pentecostal Church
- Christian Fellowship
- Church Of God
- Church Without Walls Ministries
- Cornerstone Community Church
- Community Advent Christian Church
- Congregational Church United Church Of Christ
- Deliverance Pentecostal Church
- Faith Lighthouse Church/Conservative Baptist
- First Congregational Church
- Gethsemane Outreach Ministries
- Harvest Time
- Holy Temple Church Of God In Christ
- House Of Prophecy & Prayer Inc
- Iglesia Betania Church
- Kingdom Restoration Ministries
- Little Zion Church of God In Christ
- Macedonia Church
- Methodist Church East Av
- Mt Nebo Baptist Church
- New Jerusalem Baptist Church
- New Light Missionary Baptist Church
- Norwalk Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Parkway Assembly of God
- Pentecostal Christian Church
- Pentecostal Church John 3:16
- Salvation Army
- Shiloh Baptist Church
- Saint George Greek Orthodox Church
- Saint Jerome Church
- Saint Joseph Church
- Saint Ladislaus Church
- Saint Mary Church
- Saint Matthew Church
- St Paul's Church Of God
- St. Philip Church
- Saint Thomas the Apostle Church
- Word Alive Bible Church
Attractions
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Notable places on the National Register of Historic Places
- Norwalk Green Historic District
- Joseph Loth Company Building
- Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
- Rock Ledge
- Norwalk's Former City Hall
- Sheffield Island Light
- Peck Ledge Lighthouse
- Greens Ledge Light
- Beth Israel Synagogue (Norwalk, Connecticut)
- Village Creek
Athletics
Baseball and softball are popular amateur sports with active leagues across many age groups in Norwalk. There are 4 baseball fields and 16 Little League fields in the city.[33] Several of the fields are illuminated for nighttime play.[34] The Norwalk Little League team won the Little League World Series in 1952.[35] The 14-year-old Babe Ruth League team won the championship in 2008.[36] In 2010, the cal Ripken 12-year-old Norwalk all star team made to the Cal Ripken league World Series and placed 3rd in the country. In 2011, the Norwalk American Senior Legion baseball team won the Connecticut State Championship. This had not been accomplished by any other Norwalk Legion team in the storied 83-year history. The team defeated Branford, CT in the championship game. The girls Norwalk Pride fast pitch softball team won the Connecticut State Championship in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
The Norwalk Biddy Basketball All Star team Won the State and Regional titles and then went on to the World Championships in New Orleans, LA in 1986 and placed 7th in the world.
Being a coastal city Norwalk is home to a great many water sports including competitive swimming, recreational boating and fishing, sailing, windsurfing, and kayaking. The Norwalk River and inner Norwalk Harbor host rowing events and organizations.[37] Norwalk resident Daniel Walsh won a bronze medal in Beijing with the U.S. Olympic rowing team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[38]
There are three golf courses in the city of Norwalk.[39]
The cross town rivalry between the city's two largest high schools' sports teams can be rather fierce, particularly for the football, soccer and field hockey teams in the fall; as well as lacrosse, baseball, and softball teams in the spring. Brien McMahon high school's football team won the FCIAC (Fairfield County InterAthletic Conference) and Class M State Football championship in 1994. McMahon high school's boys lacrosse team went on to win the state division 2 lacrosse championship in 2000.
In professional team sports, Norwalk is represented by the Connecticut Wildcats in the American National Rugby League.
Infrastructure
Public buses
Public transport bus service within Norwalk is provided by Norwalk Transit District, also known as "Wheels". Norwalk Transit District operates fixed route public bus service in Norwalk and Westport with Evening and Sunday shuttles (serving South Norwalk, Main Avenue and Connecticut Avenue), Services for the Elderly & People with Disabilities and Commuter Shuttles. Access to regional bus services include Coastal Link (Norwalk-Milford), 7 Link (Norwalk-Danbury) and Rt 41 (Norwalk-Stamford). All fixed route buses meet at the Wheels Hub located on Burnell Boulevard, between Main St and Belden Ave.
Commuter rail
Metro-North's New Haven Line runs through and stops in Norwalk. The Danbury Branch runs from South Norwalk to Danbury, CT. There are four stations in Norwalk, three of them on the main line which is: Rowayton, South Norwalk and East Norwalk. The fourth station, Merritt 7, is on the Danbury Branch. Metro-North provides commuter service for all four stations.[40] A fare to any station on the New Haven line from South Norwalk cost less than $15 USD per adult.[41]
Roads and highways
Interstate 95 in Connecticut and Merritt Parkway lead through Norwalk, and there are several exits within the Norwalk city limits. Both of these roads are designated to be north/south routes, although both lead east/west in Connecticut. The major north-south corridor in Norwalk is U.S. Route 7 in Connecticut which can be accessed via Interstate 95 in Connecticut, both northbound and southbound, via Exit 15. Traveling north on the U.S. Route 7 expressway, exit 3 leads to Merritt Parkway southbound only and access to northbound Merritt Parkway can be made via Route 123 and Norwalk's Main Ave/Street from exit 2. Traveling south, the half-built exit 3 also leads to the Merritt Parkway southbound only. There is no direct northbound access to the Merritt Parkway, traveling south, from this expressway. Northbound the expressway section ends at Grist Mill Road in Norwalk from where Route 7 resumes northbound along Norwalk's Main Avenue. Traveling south, access to Interstate 95, both north and south, can be accomplished via their respective exits. Other state highways in Norwalk are Route 53, Route 123, and Route 136.
Utilities
Electric power and natural gas in most of Norwalk is provided by Eversource Energy.
The First Taxing District[42] provides water to the Third, Fourth and Fifth Taxing Districts.[43]
The Second Taxing District[44] serves sections of South Norwalk, East Norwalk, West Norwalk, Rowayton and Silvermine.[44] and also owns and operates South Norwalk Electric and Water.[45]
The Third Taxing District[46] provides electric power for East Norwalk.
The districts purchase wholesale power and arrange for its delivery to, and distribution within, their respective districts. Power lines and meters in East Norwalk, South Norwalk, and parts of Rowayton are maintained by the districts. Both the second (SNEW) and third (TTD) district electric departments belong to the six member Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative which pools their wholesale power purchasing to obtain lower rates for their customers.[47]
Connecticut Light and Power [now: Eversource Energy] operated a power plant, Norwalk Harbor Station on Manresa Island, from 1960 to 1999 when it was acquired by NRG Energy, which then began its deactivation in 2013.[48]
In 2004 the third taxing district installed 3 diesel powered generators at the Norden complex on Norden Place that were initially licensed only for emergency power supply. By summer 2008 the generators, with a combined capacity of 6 Megawatts, had been upgraded to allow licensed operation as regular power providers for the grid (not just emergency power).[49]
In 2007 and 2008 the construction of the Middletown-Norwalk transmission line disrupted traffic along the Boston Post Road, but the completion of the line is hoped to help provide additional power to lower Fairfield County. In addition a high-voltage undersea line runs from Manressa Island to Long Island to help provide electric power to
Long Island Power Authority customers. In 2008 the city government of Norwalk started initial investigations of whether the city might resume generating power for sale to electricity customers in the city.[50]
Emergency services
Norwalk Police Department serves as the city's police department,[51] and Norwalk Fire Department serves Norwalk's fire protection district.[52] Norwalk is served 24/7 by Norwalk Hospital and Norwalk Hospital EMS, a 911 paramedic service. The service consists of hospital-based paramedics and EMT-Is who serve Norwalk as well as New Canaan, Wilton, Weston, and Westport.
Education
Norwalk was granted a town charter by the Connecticut General Court in 1651. On May 29, 1678, town records mention the establishment of community-supported teaching activities with a passage that reads: "'At a town meeting... voted and agreed to hier a scole master to teach all the children in ye town to lerne to Rede and write; and that Mr. Cornish shall be hierd for that service and the townsmen are to hier him upon as reasonable terms as they can."
The school that was established in the 1670s was located near the Ludlow Square area of East Norwalk (near the former Roger Ludlow Junior High School).[53]
Media
Several publications regularly cover news in Norwalk, including one daily newspaper, two professional news websites affiliated with large companies and one independent professional news website. The Hour was an independent daily newspaper based in Norwalk and founded in 1871, but was bought by Hearst Corporation on April 12, 2016. Norwalk Patch is part of a news division owned by AOL. The Norwalk Daily Voice (owned by The Daily Voice, which is headquartered in New York City). News 12 Connecticut, a 24-hour regional news channel covering events in southwestern Connecticut is based in Norwalk. News 12 Connecticut is owned and operated by Cablevision, a unit of Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. and is available to subscribers of that cable television service.
Notable people
Notable people from Norwalk include the late Andy Rooney, commentator on 60 Minutes, who lived in Rowayton. Author Philip Caputo. A. Scott Berg, an award-winning biographer of celebrities was born in Norwalk. Johnny Gruelle, artist and author, creator of Raggedy Ann, before moving to Wilton. Big Band composer Arthur (Artie) Shaw lived in Norwalk in the 1950s. Jazz-piano great Horace Silver was also born in Norwalk. Cartoonist B. Kliban was born and raised in Norwalk. Rapper Chris Webby also hails from Norwalk. Nano Biologist and physician Andrew Borocan was also born in Norwalk; who has made contributions to the medical and nano fieldsBio-MEMS Multi-Grammy award winner Vince Mendoza was born and raised in Norwalk. NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy, and former Major League Baseball player (1995 American League MVP) Mo Vaughn both hail from Norwalk. The late Bob Miller was born in the city. Two Medal of Honor recipients came from Norwalk: John D. Magrath in World War II and Daniel J. Shea in the Vietnam War.
Also, D.J. Caruso, director of upcoming movie xXx: Return of Xander Cage, starring Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone, was born in Norwalk, and graduated from Norwalk Highschool in 1983. Vin Diesel had announced Caruso himself to act as director for this film.
In popular culture
- In J. D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden's parents are attending a party in Norwalk the night he sneaks into his apartment to visit his sister, Phoebe.[54]
- In Jonathan Franzen's novel, The Corrections, Chip Lambert holds a "twelve-hour vigil" at a Dunkin' Donuts in Norwalk (stalking Melissa Paquette in neighboring Westport).
- In the 20th-Century-Fox film noir classic Laura, Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt says: "Then I got off the train at Norwalk"[55]
Movies
- Full-length features and documentary movies, partially filmed or completely taking place in Norwalk, listed in reverse chronological order:[56]
- Hope Springs (2012).[57]
- Best Laid Plans (2009).
- Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009).[58] — filmed along Washington Street in SoNo.
- Old Dogs (2009).
- Birds of America (film) (2008).[59]
- College Road Trip (2008). — scenes filmed in town in mid-July 2007; shooting locations were the former Norwalk police headquarters building in Matthews Park, on the Merritt Parkway and along the Route 7 connector.[60]
- Pistol Whipped (2008).
- Revolutionary Road (2008).[61]
- Righteous Kill (2008).
- The Six Wives of Henry LeFay (2008). - Filmed in 2007 on Wall Street in Norwalk Center.[62]
- Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub (2008).
- Freezer Burn (2007).
- The Life Before Her Eyes (2007). Uma Thurman filmed a scene at Norwalk Community College in August, 2006.[63]
- Henry May Long (2006) — filmed at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion.
- Satan's Little Helper (2004).
- The Stepford Wives (2004).[64]
- The Object of My Affection (1998).
- The Stepford Wives (1975).[65]
Television
- Partially or entirely recorded in Norwalk
- For One More Day (television movie, ABC, December 2007). — filmed in July 2007 on Broad Street.[66]
- To All My Friends On Shore (1972, made-for-TV movie).[67]
- House of Dark Shadows (1970, TV series). — "Abandoned Monastery" portions filmed at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion.[68]
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External links
- City of Norwalk official website
- Norwalk Public Schools website
- Norwalk Public Library system website
- Civil War Monument
Community associations
Sister cities
- Nagarote (Nicaragua) since 1986 (see Norwalk/Nagarote Sister City Project)[1]
- ^ "About Us". Norwalk/Nagarote Sister City Project. Retrieved November 26, 2014.