Brookfield

Brookfield

Brookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 16,452 at the 2010 census. First settled in 1710 by John Muirwood and several other colonial founders who bartered for the land From the Wyantenuck Nation Under the Sachem Waramaugs who lived in a enormous Palisade along the Still river. eventually when the town was settledit was established as the Parish of Newbury, which incorporated parts of neighboring Newtown and Danbury, the town of Brookfield was established in 1788. It was named after the first minister of the parish's...
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Founded:1788
County:Fairfield County
State:Connecticut
Country:United States of America
Population:16,354
Area:20.4 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Brookfield, Connecticut

Population history for Brookfield

YearEstimated Population
2000 15,664
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Famous people born in Brookfield

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Kari Wührer
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Airports in or near Brookfield

Stewart International Airport
Stewart International Airport
Airport code:SWF
Pittsfield Municipal Airport
Pittsfield Municipal Airport
Airport code:PSF
Hartford-Brainard Airport
Hartford-Brainard Airport
Airport code:HFD
Dutchess County Airport
Dutchess County Airport
Airport code:POU

U.S. state

Connecticut
Connecticut
Population:237,946 (1790)

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south . Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately bisects the state. Its capital city is Hartford. Much of southern and western Connecticut is part of the New York metropolitan area; three of...
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