Weston, Connecticut | |
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 The Onion Barn, where community bulletins are posted | |
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| Coordinates: 41°13′32″N 73°22′14″W / 41.22556°N 73.37056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| U.S. state | Connecticut |
| County | Fairfield |
| Region | Western CT |
| Incorporated | 1787 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Selectman-town meeting |
| • First selectman | Samantha Nestor (D) |
| • Selectman | Amy Jenner (R) |
| • Selectman | Martin Mohabeer (D) |
| • Town administrator | Jonathan Luiz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.7 sq mi (53.6 km2) |
| • Land | 19.8 sq mi (51.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,354 |
| • Density | 491.7/sq mi (189.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP codes | 06883, 06829 |
| Area code(s) | 203/475 |
| FIPS code | 09-83430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213531[2] |
| Website | www |
Weston (/ˈwɛstən/ WES-tən) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,354 at the 2020 census and had the highest median income in the state of Connecticut.[1] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town is served by Route 57 and Route 53, both of which run through the town center. About 19% of the town's workforce commutes to New York City, about 45 miles (72 km) to the southwest.[3]
In 2017, SafeWise ranked Weston the safest town in Connecticut and the 6th safest town in the country.[4]
Weston is the closest Connecticut town to New York City without a train station. Aside from a handful of stores that form the town's center, Weston has little commercial development and residential development is limited by two-acre zoning.[5] Most of Devil's Den Preserve, a 1,746-acre (707 ha) nature reserve, which gets 40,000 visits a year, is located in the town.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau". Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Town of Weston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2003. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Weston, Connecticut named the 6th safest town in America". Weston Connecticut. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Two acre residential and farming district" (PDF). Zoning regulations. Town of Weston. June 12, 2008. pp. 9–14. Retrieved November 15, 2008.