Stratford, Connecticut

Stratford, Connecticut
Town
Town of Stratford
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Fairfield County and Connecticut  Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°12′16″N 73°07′47″W / 41.20444°N 73.12972°W / 41.20444; -73.12972
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Fairfield
Region	CT Metropolitan
Settled	1639
Incorporated	April 13, 1643
Named for	Stratford-upon-Avon
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Laura Hoydick (R)
• Town Council	Chris Pia (R) Kaitlyn T. Shake (D) Lesette Franceshi (D) Gregory Cann (D) Kimberly Rice (D) Ken Poisson (R) Jean Marie Sutton (R) James Connor (R) William O'Brien (R) Laura Dancho (R)
Area
• Total	19.9 sq mi (51.5 km2)
• Land	17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2)
Elevation	49 ft (15 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	52,355
• Density	2,974.7/sq mi (1,148.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	06614, 06615
Area code	203/475
FIPS code	09-74190
GNIS feature ID	0213514
Website	www.townofstratford.com

Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, and the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled by Puritans in 1639.

The population was 52,355 as of the 2020 census.^[1] It is bordered on the west by Bridgeport, to the north by Trumbull and Shelton, and on the east by Milford (across the Housatonic River). Stratford has a historical legacy in aviation, the military, and theater.