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Norwalk is a city located in Western Connecticut, United States, in southern Fairfield County, on the northern shore of the Long Island Sound. Norwalk lies within both the New York metropolitan area and the Bridgeport metropolitan area. [4] Norwalk was originally settled in 1649, and is the sixth-most populous city in Connecticut.
In 1913, the cities of Norwalk, South Norwalk, the East Norwalk Fire District, and the remaining parts of the surrounding Town of Norwalk consolidated into the present day City of Norwalk. [53] After consolidation the Town of Norwalk continued its existence but it is now governed by the Mayor-council government of the city.
The Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut is the chief executive of the government of Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Norwalk. The current mayor of Norwalk, is Harry Rilling, a Democrat .
Former Norwalk City Hall. / 41.1606; -73.2580. The former Norwalk City Hall, located in South Norwalk was built in 1912. The building has since been added, on March 23, 1995, to the National Register of Historic Places. Norwalk's city hall is now located at 125 East Avenue. After Norwalk's City Hall relocated, the first and second floors of the ...
South Norwalk is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut which corresponds to the city's Second Taxing District. [1][2] Often referred to as SoNo, [3][4][5] the neighborhood was originally settled as Old Well, then chartered as the city of South Norwalk on August 18, 1870. The cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk were incorporated on June 6, 1913 ...
Mill Hill Historic Park in Norwalk, Connecticut, is a living history museum composed of three buildings: the circa 1740 Governor Thomas Fitch IV "law office", the c. 1826 Downtown District Schoolhouse, and the 1835 Norwalk Town Hall; as well as a historic cemetery also called the Town House Hill Cemetery. The museum is also known as the Mill ...
There are four high schools in the Norwalk public school district, for grades 9-12: Norwalk High School is the home of the Norwalk Bears. The school was founded in 1902. Brien McMahon High School, named for Senator Brien McMahon, first chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, was founded in 1960. Brien McMahon High School is also home ...
The city of Norwalk founded the Norwalk Transit District in 1978, seven years after the Connecticut Company ceased operations in Norwalk outside of their route linking Norwalk to Stamford (which continues as Connecticut Transit Stamford Route 41). [3] For nearly 35 years, NTD was an innovator and model for public transportation regionally.