23 Facts About Stamford Connecticut

Dominant sectors of Stamford Connecticut's economy include financial services, tourism, information technology, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation, and retail.

Stamford Connecticut was known as Rippowam by the Siwanoy Native American inhabitants of the region, and the very first European settlers in the area called it that.

In 1692, Stamford Connecticut was home to a less famous witch trial than the well-known Salem witch trials, which occurred in 1692.

Stamford Connecticut put up what was the city's tallest structure, One Landmark Square, at 21 floors high, and the GTE building, along with the Marriott Hotel, the Stamford Town Center and many other downtown office buildings.

Under the Koppen climate classification, Stamford Connecticut has a temperate climate, with long, hot summers, and cool to cold winters, with precipitation spread fairly evenly throughout the year.

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Winter weather is far more variable than summer weather along the Stamford Connecticut coast, ranging from sunny days with higher temperatures to cold and blustery conditions with occasional snow.

Coastal Stamford Connecticut is the broad transition zone where so-called "subtropical indicator" plants and other broadleaf evergreens can be cultivated.

Census data showed Stamford Connecticut had surpassed New Haven's population, making it the state's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport.

Crime in Stamford is much more controlled in comparison to cities with similar population size in Connecticut and nationally.

Lower crime rates in Stamford Connecticut are attributed to the city's robust economic growth in recent decades.

Criminal cases are prosecuted by the State's Attorney's Office, and Stamford Connecticut is home to a State Superior Court, at 123 Hoyt Street, adjacent to the Stamford Connecticut Police Headquarters.

In 2017, Stamford Connecticut had four Fortune 500, nine Fortune 1000, three Forbes Global 2000, and one Fortune Global 500 company.

Stamford Connecticut has consistently received a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign for LGBT-friendly policies since 2016.

The University of Stamford Connecticut's campus is in a large modern building downtown that opened in 1998 after extensive renovations to an abandoned former Bloomingdale's store that had closed in 1990.

In 2017, UCONN Stamford Connecticut opened a 300-student dormitory around the corner from the Stamford Connecticut Campus on Washington Blvd.

Stamford Connecticut has three public high schools: Westhill High School, Stamford Connecticut High School, and the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering.

Stamford Connecticut has one of the nation's most highly educated populations: nine out of ten are high school graduates, and those possessing a bachelor's degree or higher are estimated at 43.

Fire protection in the city of Stamford Connecticut is provided by the paid Stamford Connecticut Fire Department and four all-volunteer fire departments—Glenbrook-New Hope, Belltown, Springdale, and Turn of River—plus a combination company, Long Ridge.

Stamford Connecticut is on the New Haven Line of the Metro-North Railroad, the commuter rail system for northern metropolitan New York City.

Stamford Connecticut is the second-busiest station on the Metro-North system, after Grand Central Terminal, and serves as a major transfer point for local trains.

Two smaller train stations in Stamford Connecticut are Glenbrook and Springdale, both a part of the New Canaan branch.

Stamford Connecticut is within reasonable distance of 11 airports: four general aviation, two regional, five international.

Route1, known as Main Street in Stamford Connecticut, is used as a major artery during the morning and evening commute.