Westport, Connecticut Explained

Westport, Connecticut
Settlement Type:Town
Nickname:WePo
Image Blank Emblem:Westport, CT Logo.png
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
Coordinates:41.1233°N -73.3469°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:U.S. state
Subdivision Name1:Connecticut
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fairfield
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Western CT
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1835
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:May 28, 1835
Founder:Bankside Farmers
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Party:R
Leader Title:1st selectwoman
Government Type:RTM
Leader Name:Jennifer Tooker
Leader Title1:2nd selectwoman
Leader Name1:Andrea Moore (R)
Leader Title2:3rd selectwoman
Leader Name2:Candace Savin (D)
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Water Sq Mi:13.49
Area Total Sq Mi:33.45
Area Land Sq Mi:19.96
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:27141
Population Density Sq Mi:1359.8
Timezone:Eastern
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:8
Elevation Ft:26
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:06880
Postal2 Code Type:P.O. Boxes
Postal2 Code:06881
Area Code:203/475
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:09-83500
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0213532

Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, along the Long Island Sound within Connecticut's Gold Coast. It is 48miles northeast of New York City. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. Westport's public school system is ranked as the top public school district in Connecticut and 17th best school district in the United States.[3]

History

The earliest known inhabitants of the Westport area as identified through archaeological finds date back 7,500 years.[4] Records from the first white settlers report the Pequot Indians living in the area which they called Machamux translated by the colonialists as beautiful land. Settlement by colonialists dates back to the five Bankside Farmers; whose families grew and prospered into a community that continued expanding. The settlers arrived in 1693, having followed cattle to the isolated area. The community had its own ecclesiastical society, supported by independent civil and religious elements, enabling it to be independent from the Town of Fairfield. As the settlement expanded its name changed: it was briefly known as "Bankside" in 1693, officially named Green's Farm in 1732 in honor of Bankside Farmer John Green and in 1835 incorporated as the Town of Westport.

During the Revolutionary War, on April 25, 1777, a British force of 1,850 under the command of the Royal Governor of the Province of New York, Major General William Tryon, landed on Compo Beach to destroy the Continental Army's military supplies in Danbury.[5] Minutemen from Westport and the surrounding areas crouched hiding while Tryon's troops passed and then launched an offensive from their rear. A statue on Compo Beach commemorates this plan of attack with a crouching Minuteman facing away from the beach, looking onto what would have been the rear of the troops.[6] An additional statue of two cannons facing the water, a testament to the resistance the minutemen displayed, was erected on the beach in 1901.[7] A sign on Post Road East also commemorates this event.[8]

The Town of Westport was officially incorporated on May 28, 1835, with lands from Fairfield, Weston and Norwalk.[9] Daniel Nash led 130 people of Westport in the petitioning of the Town of Fairfield for Westport's incorporation. The driving force behind the petition was to assist their seaport's economic viability that was being undermined by neighboring towns' seaports.[10] For several decades after that, Westport was a prosperous agricultural community, distinguishing itself as the leading onion-growing center in the U.S. In addition, Westport became a shipping center in part to transport onions to market.[11] Blight caused the collapse of Westport's onion industry, leading to mills and factories replacing agriculture as the town's economic engine.[12]

Starting around 1910 the town experienced a cultural expansion. During this period artists, musicians, and authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald moved to Westport to be free from the commuting demands experienced by business people. The roots of Westport's reputation as an arts center can be traced back to this period during which it was known as a "creative heaven."

In the 20th century, a combination of industrialization and popularity among New Yorkers attracted to fashionable Westport—which had attracted many artists and writers—resulted in farmers selling off their land. Westport changed from a community of farmers to a suburban development.[13] [14]

From the 1950s through the 1970s, New Yorkers relocating from the city to the suburbs discovered Westport's culture of artists, musicians and authors. The population grew rapidly, assisted by the ease of commuting to New York City and back again to rolling hills and the "natural beauty of the town." By this time Westport had "chic New York-type fashion shopping" and a school system with a good reputation, both factors contributing to the growth.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

By the 21st century, Westport had developed into a center for finance and insurance, as well as professional, scientific and technical services.

Geography

According to a publication by the 2010 Census,[21] Westport has a total area of of which (59.67%) is land with the remaining area of (40.20%) water.

Westport is bordered by Norwalk on the west, Weston to the north, Wilton to the northwest, Fairfield to the east and Long Island Sound to the south.

Topography

Both the train station and a total of 26 percent of town residents live within the 100-year floodplain.[22] The floodplain was breached in 1992 and 1996 resulting in damage to private property, the 1992 flooding of the train station parking lot and the implementation of flood mitigation measures that include town regulations that affect renovations and additions to building within the floodplain zone.

Neighborhoods

Demographics

See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income. The 2019 US Census reported a population estimate of 28,491 with the median household income at $206,466.[29]

The 2010 US Census counted the total number of households in Westport being 9,573 of which 7,233 (75.6%) were family households.[30] The population density was 1322.2PD/sqmi. There were 10,065 housing units at an average density of 503sp=usNaNsp=us.

According to the 2010 Census, the population of Westport was 92.6% White, 4.0% Asian, 1.2% Black or African American, and 0.1% American Indian. Individuals from other races made up 0.6% of Westport's population while individuals from two or more races made up 1.6%.[31] In addition, Latinos of any race made up 3.5% of Westport's population. About 29.8% of Westport residents were younger than age 18 as of 2010; higher than the U.S. average of 24%.

According to the 2000 Census, there were 9,586 households, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $147,391, and the median income for a family was $176,740. As of the 2000 Census, males had a median income of $100,000 versus $53,269 for females. The per capita income for the town was $73,664. 2.6% of the population and 1.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.7% are under the age of 18 and 2.1% are 65 or older.

In July 2008, Westport was named the fifth top-earning city in the US, with a median family income of $193,540 and median home price of $1,200,000.[32] In 2018, data from the American Community Survey revealed that Westport was the 9th wealthiest city in the United States.[33]

Economy

Commerce and industry

See also: List of companies based in Westport, Connecticut.

The financial services sector employs 7,171 in Westport; half of whom commute daily to Westport. The financial services industry is a major segment of the local economy. The major financial services companies in Westport now are Bridgewater Associates, a global investment manager and Westport's largest employer, and BNY Mellon.[34] Professional, scientific, and technical services companies include Terex, a Fortune 500 company manufacturing industrial equipment and offering professional and technical services around those products, and dLife, a multimedia diabetes education (and marketing) company.

Nonprofits

Arts and culture

Attractions

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Parks and recreation

Comprising 234acres, Sherwood Island State Park is located on Long Island Sound and includes beach access. Compo Beach and Burying Hill Beach are municipal beaches that are open to out-of-town visitors in the summer for a fee. The state's 9/11 memorial was put in Sherwood Island State Park in Westport; on a clear day the New York City skyline can be seen.[43]

In 1960, Westport purchased Longshore Club Park.

In 2011, Paul Newman's estate gave land to Westport to be managed by the Aspetuck Land Trust.[44]

Government

Westport town vote
by party in presidential elections[45]
YearDemocraticRepublicanThird Parties
202074.46% 13,04824.09% 4,2221.45% 253
201668.99% 10,65526.99% 4,1694.01% 620
201256.45% 8,49542.79% 6,4390.76% 114
200865.05% 10,06734.52% 5,3420.43% 66
200459.47% 9,11539.56% 6,0630.98% 150
200057.35% 8,30438.61% 5,5904.05% 586
199651.61% 7,33140.73% 5,7857.67% 1,089
199248.10% 7,79938.02% 6,16613.88% 2,251
198844.32% 6,51954.73% 8,0510.95% 140
198438.58% 5,77461.21% 9,1620.21% 31
198030.26% 4,38153.95% 7,81015.79% 2,285
197640.97% 6,05358.73% 8,6770.30% 44
197240.23% 5,93758.98% 8,7050.79% 116
196842.34% 5,43554.82% 7,0372.84% 365
196459.54% 6,93940.46% 4,7160.00% 0
196035.86% 3,82564.14% 6,8420.00% 0
195624.60% 2,23275.40% 6,8420.00% 0
Westport, like Connecticut as a whole, is heavily Democratic. Hillary Rodham Clinton outscored Donald J. Trump by 42 points in 2016. Joe Biden outscored Donald J. Trump by more than 50 points in 2020, marking the best performance for a Democratic presidential nominee in the town in over 60 years.[46]

Westport was one of five towns in Connecticut that backed former Governor John Kasich over Donald J. Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary. Kasich received 1,098 votes (46.19 percent) ahead of Trump who garnered 1,053 votes (44.30 percent). U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas finished third with 165 votes (6.94 percent).[47]

The town switched to a Representative Town Meeting style governance in 1949. The government consists of a three-member Board of Selectmen, a Representative Town Meeting (RTM), a Board of Finance, a Board of Education, a Planning and Zoning Commission, and various other commissions, boards, and committees.

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 26, 2021[48]
PartyActive votersInactive votersTotal votersPercentage
Democraticalign = center 8,495align = center 729align = center 9,224align = center 42.51%
Republicanalign = center 3,845align = center 404align = center 4,249align = center 19.58%
Unaffiliatedalign = center 7,289align = center 731align = center 8,020align = center 36.97%
Minor partiesalign = center 186align = center 17align = center 203align = center 0.94%
Totalalign = center 19,815align = center 1,881align = center 21,696align = center 100%

Taxes

As of 2019, the current mill rate of Westport is 16.86.[49]

Education

Schools

Public schools

Staples High School is Westport's only public high school. Staples High School was ranked No. 1 for best high schools in Connecticut and 279th best nationwide."[50] The school is in the Staples neighborhood.

The district has two middle schools, Bedford Middle School and Coleytown Middle School. In September 2009, Bedford Middle School was awarded the government-honored Blue Ribbon Award. In 2020, Bedford Middle and Coleytown Middle schools were ranked No. 3 and No. 7 in the state, respectively.[51]

There are five elementary schools with a total of 2,556 students:

Private schools

Greens Farms Academy, located in the 1920s Vanderbilt estate overlooking Long Island Sound, is a K–12 private preparatory school located in the Greens Farms section of town.

Media

Westport's first newspaper dates back to the printing and publication of the first issue of The Saugatuck Journal on December 26, 1828.[57] [58]

Westport is served by both English-language newspapers and news websites including Westport News[59] and WestportNow.[60] The town is also home to a monthly magazine Westport.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Interstate 95, the Merritt Parkway, and U.S. 1, as well as the Saugatuck River, run through Westport.

Westport has two train stations, Green's Farms and Westport on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, which serves Stamford and Grand Central Terminal in New York City or New Haven-Union Station. This line is shared with Amtrak trains as it is part of the Northeast Corridor, but no Amtrak services stop at Green's Farms or Westport. The nearest Amtrak stations are at Bridgeport (10 miles) and Stamford (12 miles).

As of 2019, Westport has the highest per capita electric vehicle ownership among municipalities in Connecticut, and #3 overall.[61]

"Main to Train" study

A recent initiative by residents of the Town of Westport, Connecticut, culminating in a 2019 report.[62] It is part of a greater interest to improve pedestrian and cyclist options from the major places of interest in town: downtown Westport to the Westport Train Station. This approximate two-mile stretch of road is most directly accessible via Post Road East (U.S. Route 1) to Riverside Avenue. The third iteration of the study will more specifically address ways in which this path can be improved for people not traveling by car; the first report considered the conditional state of the path and the second analyzed traffic conditions.

The Norwalk Transit District offers transit options.

Police department

As of 2020, the Westport Police Department has a full-time complement of 64 sworn police officers that serve the Town of Westport.[63] This department has purchased electric and hybrid fleets.[64]

Fire department

The town of Westport is protected by the paid, full-time firefighters of the Westport Fire Department. Established in 1929, the Westport Fire Department currently operates out of 4 fire stations, located throughout the town, and maintains a fire apparatus fleet of 6 Engines, (4 first line and 2 reserve) 1 truck, 1 rescue, 1 fireboat, 1 High Water Unit, 1 utility unit and 1 Shift Commander's unit. The fire department also holds the Fairfield County Hazardous Materials Truck, housed at Westport Fire Headquarters. The Westport Fire Department responds to, on average, approximately 4,000 emergency calls annually.[65]

Notable people

See main article: List of people from Westport, Connecticut.

Among the many actors, singers and other entertainers who have lived in town is Paul Newman who resided in Westport from 1960 until his death in 2008. His wife, Joanne Woodward, still resides in town.[66] [67] Fala (1940–1952), President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog, was an early Christmas gift from Mrs. Augustus G. Kellogg, a town resident.[68] Actress Grace Carney moved to Westport in 1979, when she became president of United Tool and Die, a company started by her father.[69] She died in the city in 2009.[70] Actress Gene Tierney grew up in Greens Farms.[71] Adult film star Marilyn Chambers grew up in Westport under her given name Marilyn Briggs. Martha Stewart also lived in Westport at her historic estate of Turkey Hill.[72] Jean Donovan, a lay Roman Catholic missioner martyred in El Salvador in 1980 grew up in Westport and graduated from Staples High School. She is honored on the litany of saints by the Lutheran World Federation and by The Anglican Communion. Academy Award winner Sandy Dennis lived in Westport until her death in 1992. Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb is a resident of Westport.[73] Former FBI director, James Comey, was a long-time resident of the town.[74] Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald also lived in Westport around 1920.[75]

In popular culture

Sister cities

, Westport has four sister cities:[84]

Notes and References

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