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Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2006 survey put the population at 905,000....
, Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
, United States
United States

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. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area or Tri-State Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also List of metropolitan areas by population....
.

The name “Norwalk” itself comes from the Algonquin word “noyank” meaning “point of land”, or its Native American
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 name, “Naramauke” (or Norwauke, Norowake, or Norwaake), a Native American chief.

The farming
Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Unlike fishing, aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, implies the cultivation of aquatic populations under controlled conditions....
 of oysters has long been important to Norwalk, which was once nicknamed "Oyster Town." Norwalk is Connecticut's largest oyster producer and home to the nation's largest oyster company, Hillard Bloom Shellfish.






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Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2006 survey put the population at 905,000....
, Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area or Tri-State Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also List of metropolitan areas by population....
.

The name “Norwalk” itself comes from the Algonquin word “noyank” meaning “point of land”, or its Native American
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 name, “Naramauke” (or Norwauke, Norowake, or Norwaake), a Native American chief.

The farming
Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Unlike fishing, aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, implies the cultivation of aquatic populations under controlled conditions....
 of oysters has long been important to Norwalk, which was once nicknamed "Oyster Town." Norwalk is Connecticut's largest oyster producer and home to the nation's largest oyster company, Hillard Bloom Shellfish. Each September, Norwalk holds its annual Oyster Festival. The festival is similar to many state fair
State fair

A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories at the more-local county fairs....
s.

Residents of Norwalk are referred to
Demonym

A demonym, also referred to as a gentilic, is a name for a resident of a locality which is derived from the name of the particular locality....
 as "Norwalkers". They are served by Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk Hospital

Norwalk Hospital is a nonprofit, acute-care, community hospital in the Spring Hill section of Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut. It is also a teaching hospital....
.

History


Norwalk was purchased in 1640 by Roger Ludlow
Roger Ludlow

Roger Ludlow was one of the founders of the Colony of Connecticut. He was born in March 1590 in Dinton, Wiltshire, England. Roger was the second son of Sir Thomas Ludlow of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire and Jane Pyle, sister of Sir Gabriel Pyle....
. The original purchase included all land between the Norwalk
Norwalk River

The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, approximately 23 miles long. The word "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land"....
 and Saugatuck
Saugatuck River

The Saugatuck River is a short river in southwestern Connecticut in the United States, approximately 25 mi long. It drains part of suburban and rural Fairfield County, Connecticut west of Bridgeport, Connecticut, emptying into Long Island Sound....
 rivers and a day’s walk north from the sea. Norwalk was chartered as a town on September 11, 1651.

The traditional American song "Yankee Doodle
Yankee Doodle

"Yankee Doodle" is a well-known Music of the United Kingdom the origin of which dates back to the Seven Years War. It has been widely adopted in the United States and is often sung patriotically today....
" has Norwalk-related origins. During the French and Indian War
French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada as the War of the Conquest. The name refers to the two main enemies of the British: the royal French forces and the various Indigenous peoples of the Americas forces allied with them....
, a regiment of Norwalkers arrived at Fort Crailo, NY, the British regulars began to mock and ridicule the rag-tag Connecticut troops who only had chicken feathers for uniform. Dr. Richard Shuckburgh, a British army surgeon, added new words to a popular tune of the time, Lucy Locket
Lucy Locket

Lucy Locket is an England nursery rhyme....
 (e.g., “stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni”, macaroni being the London slang at the time for a foppish dandy
Dandy

A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies. Historically, especially in late 18th- and early 19th-century United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a dandy, who was self-made, often strove to imitate an aristocratic style of life despite coming from a middle-class...
).

In 1776, American spy Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale was an officer for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Widely considered America's first spy, he volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission, but was captured by the British....
 set out from Norwalk by ship on his ill-fated intelligence-gathering mission.

British forces under General William Tryon
William Tryon

William Tryon was colonial governor of the Province of North Carolina and the Province of New York ....
 arrived on July 10, 1779 and almost completely destroyed Norwalk; only six houses were spared. After the Revolutionary War, many residents were compensated for their losses with free land grants in the Connecticut Western Reserve
Connecticut Western Reserve

The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut in the Northwest Territory in what is now Northeast Ohio....
 in what is now Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
; this later became Norwalk
Norwalk, Ohio

Norwalk is a city in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,238 at the United States Census 2000. The 2007 population estimate puts Norwalk at 16,596....
, Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
.

In 1849 the New York and New Haven Railroad
New York and New Haven Railroad

The New York and New Haven Railroad was a railroad connecting New York City to New Haven, Connecticut along the shore of the Long Island Sound. It opened in 1849, and in 1872 it merged with the Hartford and New Haven Railroad to form the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad....
 started operating through Norwalk. In 1852 the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad

The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad was an independent United States railroad that operated between its namesake cities in Connecticut from 1852 until its absorption by the Housatonic Railroad in 1887....
 connected Norwalk with Danbury. Both railroads eventually became parts of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968. Commonly referred to as the New Haven, the railroad served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts....
. The first major U.S. railroad bridge disaster
List of pre-1950 rail accidents

* For a list of 1950-1999 rail accidents, see List of 1950-1999 rail accidents.* For a list of post-2000 rail accidents, see List of rail accidents....
 occurred in Norwalk in 1853 when a train plunged into the Norwalk River
Norwalk River

The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, approximately 23 miles long. The word "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land"....
. Forty-six deaths and about 30 injuries resulted.

Oyster farming
Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Unlike fishing, aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, implies the cultivation of aquatic populations under controlled conditions....
 in Norwalk peaked from the late 1800s to the early part of the 20th century. By 1880, it had the largest fleet of steam-powered oyster boats in the world.

Norwalk was reincorporated as a borough
Borough (Connecticut)

In the U.S. state of Connecticut, a borough is an incorporated area that typically provides services to a section of a New England town. Borough governments are not autonomous and are subordinate to the government of the town they belong to....
 in 1836, then reincorporated as a city
List of cities in Connecticut

This page lists all municipalities that have been incorporated as city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly....
 in 1893 and was consolidated with the town
List of cities in Connecticut

This page lists all municipalities that have been incorporated as city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly....
 of Norwalk in 1913. This latter event gave rise to the 1913 year that appears on the seal of the city.

In the mid-1970s, the city government and several local organizations started successful efforts to revitalize the South Norwalk business district ("SoNo"). The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut .The Maritime Aquarium has seals, river otters, steely sharks, jellyfish, loggerhead turtles, and hundreds of other animals living in re-creations of their natural Long Island Sound habitats....
 was founded as part of that effort.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km²), of which, 22.8 square miles (59.1 km²) of it is land and 13.5 square miles (35.0 km²) of it (37.24%) is water.

Neighborhoods

Norwalk is composed of several neighborhoods
Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members....
: Broad River, Brookside, Central Norwalk
Central Norwalk

The Central or Midtown section of Norwalk, Connecticut is an urbanized area in roughly the geographic center of the city, north of the South Norwalk neighborhood and the Connecticut Turnpike....
, East Norwalk
East Norwalk

East Norwalk is a Neighbourhood located in Norwalk, Connecticut.The neighborhood is a culturally diverse, mostly middle-class section of the city, inhabited by many different ethnicities such as Greeks, Italians, Hispanics, African Americans, and long time "Yankee" residents....
, West Norwalk
West Norwalk

West Norwalk is a residential neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut inthe Connecticut Panhandle region of Fairfield County....
, Cranbury
Cranbury (Norwalk)

Cranbury is a neighborhood or section in the northeast corner of the city of Norwalk, Connecticut in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
, Silvermine
Silvermine, Connecticut

Silvermine is a neighborhood in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut extending into three southwestern Connecticut municipalities -- Norwalk, Connecticut, New Canaan, Connecticut and Wilton, Connecticut....
, Spring Hill
Spring Hill (Norwalk)

Spring Hill is a section of Norwalk, Connecticut named after the hill on which most of the neighborhood sits. The neighborhood is located west of the Central Norwalk section of Norwalk, across U.S....
, Winnipauk, Wilson Point, Harbor View, Rowayton and South Norwalk, known locally as "SoNo."

Neighboring towns

Norwalk is bordered on the east by Westport
Westport, Connecticut

Westport is a coastal New England town located on Long Island Sound in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, 47 miles north of New York City in the United States....
; on the north by Wilton
Wilton, Connecticut

Wilton is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 17,633....
; on the northwest by New Canaan
New Canaan, Connecticut

New Canaan is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles northeast of Stamford, Connecticut, on the Five Mile River....
; on the west by Darien
Darien, Connecticut

Darien is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. A relatively small community on Connecticut's "Gold Coast", it is one of the most affluent towns in the United States....
 and on the south by Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south....
.

Climate

Norwalk experiences warm to hot and humid summers and cold snowy winters. The seasonal extremes are tempered by proximity to Long Island Sound, with daily high temperatures several degrees cooler in summer, and nightly lows higher in winter compared to locations further inland.

On average the warmest month is July and the coolest month is January. The highest recorded temperature was in July 1966, the lowest temperature was in January 1968. The maximum average precipitation occurs in September, although monthly precipitation variations are only slight (when snowfall is converted to meltwater depths as in the table below).

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 82,951 people, 32,711 households, and 20,967 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 3,637.3 people per square mile (1,404.1/km²). There were 33,753 housing units at an average density of 1,480.0/sq mi (571.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.95% White, 15.27% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 0.21% Native American, 3.25% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.33% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 2.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.63% of the population.

The foreign nation in which the most residents of Norwalk were born was Colombia
Colombia

Colombia , officially the Republic of Colombia , is a country in north-western South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the north west by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean....
 where 2.8% of Norwalk's total population and 14% of the city's foreign-born population was born. There were 32,711 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $70,672, and the median income for a family was $83,695. Males had a median income of $46,988 versus $38,312 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $31,781. About 5.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Recent population trends

  • 1980 - 77,767
  • 1990 - 78,331
  • 2000 - 82,951
  • 2007 - 90,431 (estimate)


Politics

Norwalk is politically divided, leaning slightly Democratic. In October 2005 active registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans 1.3 to 1.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005
Party Active Voters Inactive Voters Total Voters Percentage Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party . It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world....
 13,626 109 13,735 29.71% Republican
Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party . It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP....
 10,029 84 10,113 21.87% Unaffiliated 21,447 188 21,635 46.79% Minor Parties 745 5 753 1.63%
Total 45,850 386 46,236 100%


Economy

The economy of Norwalk is spread somewhat evenly across at least 12 different NAICS
NAICS

The North American Industry Classification System or NAICS is used by business and government to classify and measure economic activity in Canada, Mexico and the United States....
 industry groups according to the United States Census Bureau.

 2002 Economic census for Norwalk
NAICS code
NAICS

The North American Industry Classification System or NAICS is used by business and government to classify and measure economic activity in Canada, Mexico and the United States....
 		 Description establishments sales ($1000) payroll ($1000) employees
31-33 Manufacturing 147 1321517 334344 6897
42 Wholesale trade 178 4112214 197187 3053
44-45 Retail trade 404 2694568 269868 7455
51 Information 95 93210 1820
53 Real estate & rental & leasing 98 83029 18108 443
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 439 620019 267952 3874
56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 234 1298440 233201 7824
61 Educational services 32 100-249
62 Health care & social assistance 275 514877 235061 5528
71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 62 70408 21744 908
72 Accommodation & food services 201 134643 34692 2147
81 Other services (except public administration) 235 169490 54913 1584
Totals 2400 11019205 1760280 41633-41782


Large and distinctive companies

  • ABB Inc. Asea Brown Boveri
    Asea Brown Boveri

    ABB, formerly Asea Brown Boveri, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Z?rich, Switzerland, operating mainly in the motive power and automation technology areas....
      -- A technology-based provider of power and automation products, systems, solutions, and services.
  • Arch Chemicals Inc. -- headquarters, 501 Merritt Seven; international manufacturer of specialty chemicals for markets including personal care products, wood preservatives and coatings, water purification and building products. Its hydrazine propellants are used in NASA's space shuttle, government and commercial satellites and launch rockets; 2,725 employees companywide; 210 in Connecticut; $1.3 billion in 2005 revenues; CEO Michael E. Campbell
  • Affinion Group, Inc. -- Global headquarters, 100 Connecticut Avenue; a large marketing company specializing in membership services, loyalty programs, direct marketed insurance and value-added chacking programs in North America, Europe, and South Africa
  • Applera Corp.
    Applera

    Applera Corporation of Norwalk, Connecticut, at #874 on the 2007 Fortune 1000 list, is one of the largest international biotechnology companies based in the United States....
     Applied Biosystems Group -- headquarters, 301 Merritt Seven; the successor to Norwalk's old Perkin Elmer Corp. (the actual name of Perkin Elmer went to another company) Appelera Biosystems develops, manufactures, sells and services instrument systems, reagents and software for the life sciences industry. It is a separately traded stock under the holding company Applera Corp., also based in Norwalk. (Applera Corp. also includes Celera Genomics, best known for its work on the human genome project.) Appelera Biosystems has 4,030 employees companywide; $1.8 billion in 2005 revenues; CEO Tony L. White
  • Bear Naked
    Bear Naked

    Bear Naked is a natural food company with some organic products that was founded in 2002 by Survivor 18 and Kelly Flatley. In November 2007, Bear Naked was sold to Kashi, a subsidiary of Kellogg's....
     -- cereal and snackfood manufacturer.
  • Diageo
    Diageo

    Diageo plc is the largest multinational Alcoholic beverage in the world. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has American Depositary Receipts listed on the New York Stock Exchange....
     North America -- U.S. headquarters of the world's largest liquor maker
  • Dooney & Bourke
    Dooney & Bourke

    Dooney & Bourke is a company specializing in fashion accessories, such as handbags, iPod cases, luggage, bracelets, watches, and briefcases, as well as a limited clothing line, which includes sweaters, shoes, jackets, and scarves....
     apparel manufacturer
  • Emcor Group Inc.
    Emcor Group

    EMCOR Group, Inc.'Industry: Mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities servicesNumber of Employees: 28,000...
      -- headquarters, 301 Merritt Seven (not to be confused with "Premcor Inc." of Greenwich); a Fortune 500 company
    Fortune 500

    The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 United States public corporations as measured by their gross revenue, although Fortune makes adjustments to the revenue for a number of companies, particularly to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect....
     that performs mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a range of businesses worldwide; 26,000 employees companywide; 506 in Connecticut; $4.7 billion in 2005 revenues; CEO Frank T. MacInnis
  • FactSet Research Systems
    FactSet Research Systems

    FactSet Research Systems is a financial data and software company headquartered in Norwalk, CT. The company provides financial information and analytic software for investment professionals....
     - A leading provider of global financial and economic information, including fundamental financial data on tens of thousands of companies worldwide. Combining hundreds of databases into its own dedicated online service, FactSet also provides the tools to download, combine, and manipulate financial data for investment analysis. FactSet has offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, its headquarters are in Norwalk.
  • IMS Health
    IMS Health

    IMS Health is an international consulting and data services company that supplies the pharmaceutical industry with sales data and consulting services....
     — The world's largest supplier of pharmaceutical market intelligence recently moved its headquarters to Norwalk from Fairfield
    Fairfield, Connecticut

    Fairfield is a New England town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. It is situated along the Gold Coast . Fairfield is a town of many neighborhoods, two of which -- Southport and Greenfield Hill -- are notably affluent....
    , Connecticut
    Connecticut

    Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
    .
  • Kayak.com
    Kayak.com

    Kayak.com is a travel search website based in the United States. Founded in 2004, it wikt:aggregate information from over 100 other travel sites and helps users book flights, hotels, cruises, and rental cars....
     -- headquarters, Connecticut Avenue; a travel search
    Travel search

    A travel search engine is a specialized type of Internet search engine that focuses specifically travel products, such as airline tickets, automobile rentals, hotel rooms, cruise tickets, and so on....
     engine Web site founded in January 2005; Steve Hafner, CEO.
  • - A life and health insurance company, specializing in self-employed healthcare.
  • - a chemical manufacturer whose headquarters are on Science Drive in Norwalk.
  • - a leading gourmet chocolate maker.
  • Media Storm LLC
    Media Storm

    Media Storm, LLC is an advertising company that helps entertainment marketers identify advertising vehicles, and then helps place the ads. The company also helps retailers place advertisements and markets video-on-demand programming....
      -- headquarters, 32 Haviland St., South Norwalk; helps entertainment marketers identify advertising vehicles, and then helps place the ads. The company helped promote the debut of the FX television program The Shield
    The Shield

    The Shield was an United States drama television series which aired on FX in the U.S. and other networks internationally. Known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as "Rampart, Los Angeles, California" in reference to the true life Rampart Scandal, which the show's Strike Team was loos...
    , which broke the record for the number of viewers for a cable television premier. In 2006 the company made Inc.
    Inc. (magazine)

    Inc. is a monthly magazine based in New York City targeted towards entrepreneurs and small businesses. It also publishes an annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States, the "Inc....
     magazine's "Inc. 500" list of fast-growing companies, coming in at No. 106, with 869.7% growth over three years (2002 to 2005). Media Storm had $72.5 million in annual revenues in 2005 and 22 employees. It was founded in November 2001 by managing partners Tim Williams and Craig Woerz, who formerly worked together at AOL Time Warner.
  • Northrop Grumman Norden Systems (formerly ) -- a division of Northrop Grumman
    Northrop Grumman

    Northrop Grumman Corporation is an aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the fourth largest defense contractor in the world, and the largest builder of Naval ship....
    .
  • Pepperidge Farm
    Pepperidge Farm

    Pepperidge Farm was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand after her family's property in Fairfield, Connecticut, which in turn was named for the pepperidge tree, Black Tupelo....
     -- a division of the Campbell Soup Company
    Campbell Soup Company

    Campbell Soup Company is a well-known United States producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world....
     since 1961.
  • priceline.com
    Priceline.com

    Priceline.com is company that operates a commercial website that helps users obtain discount rates for travel-related items such as airline tickets and hotel stays....
      -- headquarters; online service books airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and mortgages; 532 employees companywide, 280 in Connecticut; $963 million in annual revenues; CEO Jeffrey H. Boyd
  • , 30 Winfield Street; chemical supplier.
  • -- an importer of European foods that was started 1911 in Stamford
    Stamford, Connecticut

    Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state....
    , relocated to Norwalk,
  • -- a global provider of IT outsourcing and consulting services.
  • SoBe
    SoBe

    South Beach Beverage Company, is a manufacturer of teas, fruit-juice blends and energy drinks sold under its acronym, SoBe . SoBe was founded in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1996 and became a subsidiary of PepsiCo in October 2000....
     -- a division; founded in Norwalk in 1996, it was bought by PepsiCo
    PepsiCo

    PepsiCo, Incorporated is a large conglomerate with interests in manufacturing, marketing and selling a wide variety of carbonation and non-carbonation beverages, as well as sodium, sweet and grain-based snacks, and other foods....
     in 2000.
  • Stew Leonard's
    Stew Leonard's

    Stew Leonard's is a small chain of supermarkets in Connecticut and New York that Ripley's Believe It or Not! has deemed "The World's Largest Dairy" and that Fortune Magazine has deemed one of the top "100 Best Companies to Work For"....
     -- headquarters and flagship store on Westport Avenue
  • Trans-Lux
    Trans-Lux

    Trans-Lux is a major manufacturer of real-time displays, and became known for their stock market tickers. Their range included mechanical ones that appeared electronic by using yellow dots and a black background to give the illusion of green electronically-generated green lettering as the letters ran across the front of the machine....
     -- maker of real time displays. Headquarters are in Norwalk, but manufacturing has moved elsewhere.
  • Virgin Atlantic Airways
    Virgin Atlantic Airways

    Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is a United Kingdom airline owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Singapore Airlines . It operates between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from main bases at London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport....
     -- U.S. headquarters at 75 North Water Street
  • The influential Financial Accounting Standards Board
    Financial Accounting Standards Board

    The Financial Accounting Standards Board is a private, not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to develop Generally Accepted Accounting Principles within the United States in the public's interest....
     and related Government Accounting Standards Board are headquartered in Norwalk.
  • Xerox
    Xerox

    Xerox Corporation is a global document management company which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white Computer printer, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies....
     -- World headquarters located at 45 Glover Avenue; global document management company, which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies.


Landmarks, sites and attractions

  • Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
    Lockwood-Mathews Mansion

    The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house, now a museum, in Norwalk, Connecticut. It was featured in the movies The Stepford Wives and House of Dark Shadows....
     () — 295 West Ave. — 62-room mansion considered one of the oldest and finest surviving Second Empire
    Second Empire

    Second Empire is an architectural style that was popular during the Victorian era, reaching its zenith between 1865 and 1880, and so named for the "French" elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire....
     style country houses ever built in the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark
    National Historic Landmark

    A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
     in 1971. Recently, it was used for interior shots in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives
    The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives is a satire horror novel by Ira Levin. Two movies of the same name have been adapted from the novel; the first starred Katharine Ross and was released in 1975, while a remake starring Nicole Kidman appeared in 2004....
    .
  • Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
    Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

    The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut .The Maritime Aquarium has seals, river otters, steely sharks, jellyfish, loggerhead turtles, and hundreds of other animals living in re-creations of their natural Long Island Sound habitats....
    , a major aquarium
    Aquarium

    An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. fishkeeping use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants....
     that specializes in displaying the marine life and ecology of Long Island Sound
    Long Island Sound

    Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south....
    .
  • The Mill Hill Historic Park and Museum
    Mill Hill Historic Park

    Mill Hill Historic Park in Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut is a Open air museum composed of three buildings: the circa 1740 Thomas Fitch "law office", the circa 1826 Downtown District Schoolhouse, and the 1835 Norwalk City and town halls; as well as an historic cemetery....
    , a collection of historic buildings open to visitors and maintained by the Norwalk Historical Society only one day a week in the spring and summer months.
  • The Norwalk Islands
    Norwalk Islands

    The Norwalk Islands are a chain of more than 25 islands amid partly submerged boulders, reefs and mudflats along a six-mile stretch and mostly about a mile off the coast of Norwalk, Connecticut and southwest Westport, Connecticut, in Long Island Sound....
     are used by powerboaters, fishers, kayakers and canoeists as well as birdwatchers and campers for day trips and sometimes overnight camping stays.
  • , — 41 North Main St. — in the Colonial Revival -style building that previously served as the South Norwalk City Hall prior to the incorporation of Norwalk and Old Well (South Norwalk) in 1913.
  • Norwalk Youth Symphony
    Norwalk Youth Symphony

    The Norwalk Youth Symphony is a young symphony for students in middle school and high school in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is known as being one of the most prestigious youth symphonies in the United States; The symphony attracts students from all over Connecticut and in some parts of New York....
     performs at concerts held in the Norwalk City Hall on East Avenue.
  • Sheffield Island Light
    Sheffield Island Light

    Sheffield Island Light is an historic Connecticut, USA, lighthouse located at the southern end of the Norwalk Islands on the west entrance of the Norwalk, Connecticut River on northern Long Island Sound....
    house is open to the public seasonally.
  • , a for-profit restaurant in a historic complex of buildings in the Silvermine
    Silvermine, Connecticut

    Silvermine is a neighborhood in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut extending into three southwestern Connecticut municipalities -- Norwalk, Connecticut, New Canaan, Connecticut and Wilton, Connecticut....
     section of the city.
  • Stepping Stones Museum for Children
    Stepping Stones Museum for Children

    Stepping Stones Museum for Children is a hands-on children's museum for ages 10 and under located at 303 West Avenue, in the Central Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut....
     at Mathews Park, near the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum. For children ages 10 and under.


Sports

Baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
 and softball
Softball

Softball is a Team sport sport popular especially in the United States. It is a direct descendant of baseball and the rules of both sports are substantially similar....
 are popular amateur sports with active leagues across many age groups in Norwalk. There are 4 baseball fields and 16 Little League
Little League

Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of Amateur baseball in the United States and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world....
 fields in the city. Several of the fields are illuminated for nighttime play. The Norwalk Little League team won the Little League World Series
Little League World Series

The Little League World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 11, 12 and 13 years old. Named for the World Series in Major League Baseball, it was first held in 1947 in baseball and is held every August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the United States....
 in 1952. The 14 year old Babe Ruth League
Babe Ruth League

Babe Ruth League is a youth baseball program. The organization's headquarters are on Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States....
 team won the championship in 2008.

Being a coastal city Norwalk is home to a great many water sports including recreational boating
Boating

Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by boat typically refers to the recreational use of boats whether power boats, Sailing, or yachts , focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or waterskiing....
 and fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
, sailing
Sailing

Sailing is the art of controlling a boat with large pieces of canvas cloth called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat....
, windsurfing
Windsurfing

Windsurfing, or sailboarding, is a Surface Water Sports using a windsurf board, also commonly called a sailboard, usually two to five meters long and powered by the wind pushing on a sail....
, and kayaking
Kayaking

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle....
. The Norwalk River
Norwalk River

The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, approximately 23 miles long. The word "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land"....
 and inner Norwalk Harbor
Norwalk Harbor

Norwalk Harbor is a notable recreational and commercial harborat the estuary of the Norwalk River where it flows into Long Island Soundin Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
 host rowing events and organizations. Norwalk resident Daniel Walsh
Daniel Walsh

Daniel Walsh is an United States Rowing . He won a bronze medal in the Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
 won a bronze medal
Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St....
 in Beijing with the U.S. Olympic rowing team in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
.

There are three golf courses in the city of Norwalk.

The cross town rivalry between the city's two largest high schools' sports teams can be rather fierce, particularly for the football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 and field hockey
Field hockey

Field hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score Goal by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal....
 teams in the fall; as well as lacrosse
Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport originated by several tribes of Native Americans in the United States. There are four distinct versions of the modern game: men's field lacrosse, women's field lacrosse, men's box lacrosse and intercrosse ....
, baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
, and softball
Softball

Softball is a Team sport sport popular especially in the United States. It is a direct descendant of baseball and the rules of both sports are substantially similar....
 teams in the spring. McMahon high school's boys lacrosse team went on to win the state division 2 lacrosse championship in 2000.

In professional team sports Norwalk is represented by the Connecticut Wildcats
Connecticut Wildcats

The Connecticut Wildcats is an United States of America amateur rugby league football team based in Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut. The team competes in the American National Rugby League ....
 in the American National Rugby League
American National Rugby League

The American National Rugby League is the major rugby league tournament for amateur clubs in the United States. Currently there are ten teams in the league predominantly based on the north-east coast....
.

Education


The current Superintendent (education)
Superintendent (education)

In education, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
 of Norwalk Public Schools is Dr. Sal Corda.

The public school system has three high schools, each covering Grades 9 through 12: The oldest, Norwalk High School (founded in 1902) is the home of the Norwalk Bears. Brien McMahon High School
Brien McMahon High School

Brien McMahon High School is a secondary school located in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. It is named after Brien McMahon, a former United States Senator from Norwalk....
 (founded in 1960) is named for U.S. Senator Brien McMahon
Brien McMahon

Brien McMahon was born James O'Brien McMahon.McMahon was an United States lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate from 1945 to 1952....
. The third is Briggs High School
Richard C. Briggs High School

Richard C. Briggs High School is a secondary school located in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. It opened in 1938 as the Center for Vocational Arts but is now named after Dr....
, which was named for Dr. Richard C. Briggs, who was superintendent of schools from 1971 to 1980. Briggs High School was formerly known as the Briggs Center for Vocational Arts and is an alternative to the two traditional high schools.

The city has four public middle schools, for grades 6-8: West Rocks Middle School
West Rocks Middle School

West Rocks Middle School is a junior high school located in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. The School principal of the school is Dr. Lynne Moore. The school feeds into Norwalk High School ....
 and Nathan Hale Middle School
Nathan Hale Middle School

Nathan Hale Middle School is a middle school in Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut, Fairfield County, United States of America. Nathan Hale is the top middle school in Norwalk due to the outstanding test scores of the class of 2007....
, which feed into Norwalk High School, as well as Roton Middle School and Ponus Ridge Middle School
Ponus Ridge Middle School

Ponus Ridge Middle School is a middle school in the West Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. It feeds into Brien McMahon High School, a high school with a renowned sports program....
, which feed into Brien McMahon High School.

There are twelve elementary schools in the Norwalk public school district: Brookside, Columbus Magnet, Cranbury, Fox Run, Jefferson, Kendall, Marvin, Naramake, Rowayton, Silvermine, Tracey, and Wolfpit. One charter school, Side by Side Community School, is located in South Norwalk.

In 2006, three of the city's four middle schools and nine of its twelve elementary schools, along with a "community school" were cited as falling behind in standards for the federal "No Child Left Behind" Act. Three elementary schools had not met the standards for two years in a row, so students in those schools are offered the choice to go to a Norwalk public school that hasn't been designated as needing improvement.

Aside from public schools, there is also the private All Saints Catholic School, which offers preschool through 8th grade education; the Montessori Middle School for grades 5-8; and the Winston Preparatory School
Winston Preparatory School

Winston Prepararory School is a co-ed day school located in New York City with a second school that opened in Norwalk, Connecticut in September 2007....
 for grades 6-12, and starting in the fall of 2009 the Connecticut Friends School
Connecticut Friends School

Connecticut Friends School is a K-8 elementary and middle school located in Wilton, Connecticut run by the Religious Society of Friends. Founded in 1998, the school's enrollment consists of approximately 60 students....
 will offer classes for K-8.

Post-secondary education

  • Norwalk Community College
    Norwalk Community College

    Norwalk Community College is a Public school community college in Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut. It is the second-largest of the twelve colleges in the List of community colleges#Connecticut....
  • Gibbs College, Norwalk campus
    Gibbs College

    Katharine Gibbs College is a private for-profit school of higher education based in the United States of America, founded by Katharine Gibbs.As the Providence School in Rhode Island, it was founded in 1911 as an institution for the career education of young women....
  • University of Phoenix
    University of Phoenix

    The University of Phoenix is a For-profit school that specializes in adult education. The largest private university in North America, it has an enrollment of more than 345,300 students....


Annual events

  • , held in early June and started in 1995, the festival features arts and crafts booths, food vendors, music, a parade, and dragon boat
    Dragon boat

    A dragon boat or "dragonboat" is a very long and narrow, canoe style human-powered transport boat now used in the team paddling team sport of dragon boat racing which originated in China over 2000 years ago....
     races.
  • St. George Greek Orthodox Festival, held in early June, the festival features Greek
    Greeks

    The Greeks , also known as Hellenes, are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions, who can also be found in Greek diaspora communities around the world....
     delicacies, Pontic Greek dance exhibitions and a large carnival.
  • , a festival of Scottish
    Scottish people

    The Scots people are a nation and an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland.Historically, as an ethnic group, they emerged from an amalgamation of Celts, Picts, Gaels and Brythons....
     culture and athletic events, was started in 1923 in Greenwich, CT
    Greenwich, Connecticut

    Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the town had a total population of 61,101....
     but interrupted during World War II, then restarted in 1952, and has been held in Norwalk's Cranbury Park on or around July 4 for a number of years. In 2006, the 83rd annual event attracted 4,000 people to hear bagpipes
    Bagpipes

    Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones using enclosed reed fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes have historically been found throughout Europe, and into Northern Africa, the Persian...
     and watch the caber toss
    Caber toss

    The caber toss is a traditional Scotland athletic event practiced at the Highland Games involving the tossing of a large wooden pole called a caber, similar to a telephone pole or power pole....
    , the hammer throw
    Hammer throw

    The modern or Olympic Games hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle....
    , and other events; with athletes often wearing wool kilt
    Kilt

    The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century....
    s. Games for children are also offered. Food and Scottish items are offered for sale. Organizers say the event is the third-oldest Scottish games festival in the United States.
  • , held in mid-summer
  • Kayak for a Cause
    Kayak for a Cause

    Kayak for a Cause is a non-profit kayaking fundraiser that takes place annually on Long Island Sound on the eastern coast of the United States....
    , a fund-raising event held every summer since 2000 at Calf Pasture Beach
    Calf Pasture Beach

    Calf Pasture Beach is an historically significant park andbeach in East Norwalk, Connecticut along Long Island Sound.The area of the park lands is approximately 35 acres....
    .
  • The Norwalk Oyster Festival, held first weekend after Labor Day
    Labor Day

    Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September . The holiday originated in 1882 as the Central Labor Union sought to create "a day off for the working citizens"....
  • , held in late September
  • The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
    Lockwood-Mathews Mansion

    The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house, now a museum, in Norwalk, Connecticut. It was featured in the movies The Stepford Wives and House of Dark Shadows....
     Museum has hosted an annual antique show since 1978. In 2006 the show was held the last weekend in October and attracted dealers from Ohio and Pennsylvania as well as Connecticut.


Sites on the National Register of Historic Places


Norwalk sites and districts on the National Register of Historic Places include the Norwalk Green Historic District (roughly bounded by Smith and Park Streets, Boston Post Road
U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut

In the U.S. state of Connecticut, U.S. Route 1 is a major east-west state highway along Long Island Sound. It has been replaced by I-95 as a through route, which it closely parallels, and now primarily serves as a local business route....
, East and Morgan Avenues). The district contains examples of Federal Style, Greek Revival, and Late Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture

The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 ? 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom after whom it is named....
. (added 1987)

Another local site on the Register is the Former Joseph Loth Company Building (25 Grand St.). The building, since renovated as an apartment building and renamed "Clocktower Close" in the mid-1980s, has an -high Romanesque Revival clocktower(added 1984) These other sites are also on the Register: the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion (added 1970), the former Rock Ledge estate in Rowayton
Rowayton, Connecticut

Rowayton is a section of Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut. It is located on Long Island Sound, 45 miles from New York City.The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk, and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a...
 (1977), the Norwalk Museum (1995), and three lighthouses -- the Sheffield Island Light
Sheffield Island Light

Sheffield Island Light is an historic Connecticut, USA, lighthouse located at the southern end of the Norwalk Islands on the west entrance of the Norwalk, Connecticut River on northern Long Island Sound....
house, Peck Ledge Lighthouse
Pecks Ledge Light

Pecks Ledge Light, also known as "Peck Ledge Lighthouse", is a lighthouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States, southeast of Norwalk Harbor and northeast of Goose Island among the Norwalk Islands on Long Island Sound....
, the Onion dome
Onion dome

An onion dome is a type of unioform architectural dome seen across Eastern Europe and often associated with Russian Orthodox church Orthodox church es....
d, 1906 Moorish Revival
Moorish Revival

Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of the Romanticist Orientalism....
 building of Beth Israel of Norwalk/Westport and Greens Ledge Light
Greens Ledge Light

Greens Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut,United States, off the southwest end of the Norwalk Islands, Long Island Sound, near Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut....
house.

For additional Norwalk sites on the list, see South Norwalk.

Media

Several publications regularly cover news in Norwalk, including two daily newspapers. is an independent daily newspaper based in Norwalk and founded in 1871. The Advocate (Stamford)
The Advocate (Stamford)

The Advocate is a seven-day daily newspaper based in Stamford, Connecticut, Connecticut, USA. The paper shares a publisher and editor with the Greenwich Time ; both are owned and operated by the Hearst Corporation, a multinational corporation corporate media conglomerate with $4 billion in revenues....
, a unit of Hearst Corp. as of 2009, has a Norwalk edition, and the paper maintains a bureau on West Avenue. , local weekly owned by the Brooks Community Newspapers chain, now a subsidiary of Media News Group, also covers the city, and Rowayton
Rowayton, Connecticut

Rowayton is a section of Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut. It is located on Long Island Sound, 45 miles from New York City.The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk, and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a...
 is also served by a sister publication, the .

Rowayton is also covered by , a glossy monthly is owned by Moffly Publications. Canaiden LLC, which publishes magazine in Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state....
, started publishing magazine in 2006.

News 12 Connecticut
News 12 Networks

News 12 Networks comprises seven regional cable news channels in the New York metropolitan area. The channels offer local news 24-hours a day and reach approximately 3.8 million television households in the tri-state area....
, a 24-hour regional news channel covering events in southwestern Connecticut is based in Norwalk. News 12 Connecticut is owned and operated by Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc.
Rainbow Media

Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Cablevision, is an entertainment company in the United States that owns the cable channels AMC , Independent Film Channel, WE tv, Voom HD Networks, Fuse TV, News 12 Networks, and several others....
 Other broadcast media include three radio stations based in the city: 1350 (1,000 watts) is owned by Cox Radio Inc.
Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News....
j and shares all its programming with Stamford-ranged WSTC-AM 1400. 95.9; 3,000 watts; "The Fox", is a classic rock
Classic rock

Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station radio format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large playlist of songs ranging from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with some stations including a limited number of current releases....
 station. 96.7, "The Coast", is formerly the oldies
Oldies

Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on a period 15 to 55 years before the present day.In the 1980s and 1990s, "oldies" meant the 15 years from the birth of rock n roll to the beginning of the singer-songwriter era of the early 1970s, or about 1955 to 1971....
 station "Kool 96.7".
  • , a community Spanish Language Weekly Newspaper covering news and events.

Infrastructure


Transportation


Public transportation

Bus
Public transportation within Norwalk is provided primarily by the Norwalk Transit District's
Norwalk Transit District

The Norwalk Transit District is the primary provider of public transportation services in Norwalk, Connecticut and surrounding communities. The district's fixed-route bus transit system, known as WHEELS, is the primary service of the system linking Norwalk and its immediate suburbs as well as peak-hour service as far north as Danbury a...
 "WHEELS" bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
es. The WHEELS buses offer extensive service in Norwalk and Westport
Westport, Connecticut

Westport is a coastal New England town located on Long Island Sound in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, 47 miles north of New York City in the United States....
 and the Norwalk Transit District operates services throughout southwestern Connecticut. The state run Connecticut Transit
Connecticut Transit

Connecticut Transit is a bus system serving much of the U.S. state of Connecticut and is a division of that state's Connecticut Department of Transportation....
 Coastal Link buses operate through Norwalk as part of the Stamford Division
Connecticut Transit Stamford

Connecticut Transit Stamford is the division of Connecticut Transit for the Stamford, area. In Stamford it provides service on 18 routes around Stamford, Connecticut, with routes centered around Downtown Stamford, Connecticut Stamford and providing local bus service to Norwalk, Connecticut, White Plains, New York via the I-Bus, and Port Ches...
.
Rail
The Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad

The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban Regional rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an New York State public benefit corporations of New York State....
's main New Haven and Danbury branch lines both run through Norwalk. Metro-North provides passenger
Passenger

A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
 and commuter service to four stations within the city, with direct connections to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state....
, Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in and the former county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut, the city had an estimated population of 137,912 in 2006 and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area....
, and New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
. The South Norwalk
South Norwalk (Metro-North station)

The South Norwalk Metro-North Railroad station is one of three stations serving the residents of Norwalk, Connecticut via the New Haven Line and is the more significant of the three....
 station lies along the main line and is also the southern terminus of the Danbury branch line. The Rowayton
Rowayton (Metro-North station)

The Rowayton Metro-North Railroad station is one of three New Haven Line stations serving the residents of Norwalk, Connecticut. It is located in the neighborhood of Rowayton, Connecticut, from which it derives its name....
 and East Norwalk
East Norwalk (Metro-North station)

The East Norwalk Metro-North Railroad station is one of three New Haven Line stations serving the residents of Norwalk, Connecticut. It is located in the neighborhood of East Norwalk, from which it derives its name....
 stations are along the New Haven main line. The Merritt 7
Merritt 7 (Metro-North station)

The Merritt 7 Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the northern part of Norwalk, Connecticut via the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line ....
 station lies along the Danbury branch line. The New Haven line bridge over the Norwalk River
Norwalk River

The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, approximately 23 miles long. The word "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land"....
 is the only four track swing bridge
Swing bridge

A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below....
 in the nation. The main line comprises a segment along Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
's Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor

The Northeast Corridor is the busiest passenger railroad line in the United States by ridership and service frequency. The route is fully electrified and serves a BosWash from Washington, D.C., in the south through Baltimore, Maryland, Wilmington, Delaware, Philadelphia, Trenton, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, New York City, New Haven, Con...
 though the national passenger railroad does not provide service to Norwalk. The nearest stations that Amtrak does stop at are Stamford
Stamford (Metro-North station)

The Stamford Metro-North Railroad station, officially known as the Stamford Transportation Center serves commuters both leaving and entering Stamford, Connecticut via the New Haven Line ....
 and Bridgeport
Bridgeport (Metro-North station)

The Bridgeport Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Bridgeport, Connecticut via the New Haven Line . The station is the transfer point between the Waterbury Branch and the Northeast Corridor mainline....
. The Connecticut Department of Transportation
Connecticut Department of Transportation

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S....
's Shore Line East
Shore Line East

Shore Line East is a commuter rail service operating in southern Connecticut, USA. A fully owned subsidiary of the Connecticut Department of Transportation , SLE provides service seven days a week along the Northeast Corridor from New London, Connecticut west to New Haven, Connecticut, with continuing service to Bridgeport, Connecticut and S...
 passenger service trains also run through Norwalk, though only a few SLE trains stop at South Norwalk station. Shore Line East
Shore Line East

Shore Line East is a commuter rail service operating in southern Connecticut, USA. A fully owned subsidiary of the Connecticut Department of Transportation , SLE provides service seven days a week along the Northeast Corridor from New London, Connecticut west to New Haven, Connecticut, with continuing service to Bridgeport, Connecticut and S...
 trains also stop at nearby Stamford
Stamford (Metro-North station)

The Stamford Metro-North Railroad station, officially known as the Stamford Transportation Center serves commuters both leaving and entering Stamford, Connecticut via the New Haven Line ....
 and Bridgeport
Bridgeport (Metro-North station)

The Bridgeport Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Bridgeport, Connecticut via the New Haven Line . The station is the transfer point between the Waterbury Branch and the Northeast Corridor mainline....
 stations.

Freight service over the rail lines in Norwalk is provided by CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. It is one of the three Class I railroads serving most of the East Coast, the other two being the Norfolk Southern Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway....
 and the Providence and Worcester Railroad
Providence and Worcester Railroad

The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. The railroad connects from Gardner, Massachusetts in central Massachusetts, south through its namesake cities of Worcester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island, and west from Rhode Island through Connecticut and into New York City....
. During the week, over 200 trains a day pass through Norwalk.

Air
There is no scheduled air service directly into Norwalk, but there are airports nearby such as LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport

LaGuardia Airport is an airport located in Queens County on Long Island in the New York City. The airport is located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Queens, Jackson Heights, Queens and East Elmhurst, Queens....
 and John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located on Long Island, in Queens County, New York in southeastern New York City about 12 miles from Lower Manhattan....
 in New York City; Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport

Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark, New Jersey and Elizabeth, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States....
 in Newark, New Jersey; Westchester County Airport
Westchester County Airport

Westchester County Airport is a public airport located in the towns of Harrison, New York, North Castle, New York and Rye, New York in Westchester County, New York, United States....
 in Westchester County; Stewart International Airport
Stewart International Airport

Stewart International Airport is located west of Newburgh , New York, New York, in the southern Hudson Valley, 60 miles north of New York, New York and, 15 miles southwest of Poughkeepsie , New York....
 in Newburgh, New York; and Bradley International Airport
Bradley International Airport

Bradley International Airport is a public airport located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut on the border with East Granby, Connecticut, in Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
 in Windsor Locks (near Hartford) Connecticut. Nearby general aviation airports include Danbury Municipal Airport
Danbury Municipal Airport

Danbury Municipal Airport is a public use general aviation airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Danbury, Connecticut, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
 in Danbury, Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Sikorsky Memorial Airport

Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport , formerly known as Bridgeport Municipal Airport, is a public airport located in Stratford, Connecticut, three miles southeast of the central business district of Bridgeport, Connecticut, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
 in Stratford, and the Tweed New Haven Regional Airport in New Haven.

Roads and highways
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Connecticut

Interstate 95, the main north-south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east-west compass direction for 111.57 miles in Connecticut....
 crosses through Norwalk, and there are several exits within the Norwalk city limits. The Merritt Parkway
Merritt Parkway

The Merritt Parkway is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route....
 also crosses through Norwalk. Both of these roads are designated to be north/south routes, but through Norwalk, both of them primarily travel east/west. The major north-south artery is Route 7
U.S. Route 7

U.S. Route 7 is a north-south United States highway in the New England region that runs for from Norwalk, Connecticut to Highgate, Vermont. The highway's northern terminus is at Interstate 89 near the village of Highgate Springs, Vermont, immediately south of the Canada ? United States border border....
, which begins at Interstate 95. There is an exit to the Merritt Parkway
Merritt Parkway

The Merritt Parkway is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route....
, but only southbound towards New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, as environmental activists have successfully blocked a full interchange between the two arteries. In northern Norwalk, Route 7 changes from a limited access, divided highway to an ordinary surface road. Originally, the intent was to build the "Super 7" highway (in a different place than the current Route 7), which would link Interstate 95 with Interstate 84
Interstate 84 (east)

Interstate 84 is an Interstate Highway extending from Dunmore, Pennsylvania at an intersection with Interstate 81 to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, at an interchange with the Massachusetts Turnpike ....
 in Danbury
Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It has an estimated population of 78,736. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County & is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....
, but environmental groups and slow-growth
Smart growth

Smart growth is an urban urban planning and transportation planning theory that concentrates growth in the center of a city to avoid urban sprawl; and advocates compact, transit-oriented development, pedestrian-friendly, bicycle-friendly land use, including neighborhood schools, complete streets, mixed-use development with a range of housing...
 advocates succeeded in preventing this highway from being built (although the state of Connecticut continues to own the land to build the highway). Other state highways in Norwalk are Route 53
Route 53 (Connecticut)

Route 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, connecting the cities of Norwalk, Connecticut and Danbury, Connecticut. Most of the route has been made redundant by U.S....
, Route 123, and Route 136.

The Route 123 bridge over the Norwalk River, which was undergoing being replaced from August 2007 to August 2008, was one of 12 bridges in the southwestern part of the state (including New Haven) with safety inspection ratings so low they are (or were) considered to be in critical condition.

Utilities

Electricity in most of Norwalk is provided by the Northeast Utilities
Northeast Utilities

Northeast Utilities is a publicly-traded, Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, with several regulated subsidiaries offering retail electricity and natural gas service to more than 2 million customers in New England....
's Connecticut Light and Power Company division (CL&P). However, within the second and third
East Norwalk

East Norwalk is a Neighbourhood located in Norwalk, Connecticut.The neighborhood is a culturally diverse, mostly middle-class section of the city, inhabited by many different ethnicities such as Greeks, Italians, Hispanics, African Americans, and long time "Yankee" residents....
 taxing districts the taxing districts
Special-purpose district

There are two types of special-purpose districts in the United States: school districts and special districts. This is a type of district differing from general-purpose districts like municipality, county, etc., in that they only serve one or a few special purposes and do not provide a broad array of services....
 act as the local electric power utility company. Residents of those districts are billed by the district. The districts in turn purchase wholesale power and arrange for its delivery to, and distribution within, the district. Power lines and meters in East Norwalk
East Norwalk

East Norwalk is a Neighbourhood located in Norwalk, Connecticut.The neighborhood is a culturally diverse, mostly middle-class section of the city, inhabited by many different ethnicities such as Greeks, Italians, Hispanics, African Americans, and long time "Yankee" residents....
, South Norwalk, and parts of Rowayton are maintained by line crews employed by the district and they may be seen driving about in trucks with district logos. Both the second (SNEW) and third (TTD) district electric departments belong to the six member Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative which pools their wholesale power purchasing to obtain lower rates for customers. The history of municipal power in Norwalk extends back to the 1890s when Albert A. Winchester was an early and forceful advocate of it. In 1892 Winchester designed the city of South Norwalk's generating station – remnants of which still lie along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in South Norwalk in front of the railroad station
South Norwalk (Metro-North station)

The South Norwalk Metro-North Railroad station is one of three stations serving the residents of Norwalk, Connecticut via the New Haven Line and is the more significant of the three....
. The newer power plant on Manressa Island (near the Harbor View neighborhood) does still generate power within the city. The Manressa generation plant was originally a coal fired plant but was converted to burn oil. It was operated up until the early 2000s by CL&P but is now operated under contract by another company. In 2004 the third taxing district installed 3 diesel powered generators at the Norden complex on Norden Place that were initially licensed only for emergency power supply. By summer 2008 the generators, with a combined capacity of 6 Megawatts, had been upgraded to allow licensed operation as regular power providers for the grid (not just emergency power). In 2007 and 2008 the construction of the Middletown-Norwalk transmission line
Middletown-Norwalk transmission line

The Middletown-Norwalk Transmission Line is a 69-mile , 345 kilovolt AC transmission line currently under construction between Middletown, Connecticut and Norwalk, Connecticut in the U.S....
 disrupted traffic along the Boston Post Road, but the completion of the line is hoped to help CL&P to provide additional power to lower Fairfield County. In addition a high-voltage undersea line runs from Manressa Island to Long Island to help provide electric power to Long Island Power Authority
Long Island Power Authority

The Long Island Power Authority or LIPA [ "lie-pah" ], a municipal subdivision of the State of New York, was created under the Long Island Power Act of 1985 to acquire the Long Island Lighting Company 's assets and securities....
 customers. In 2008 the city government of Norwalk started initial investigations of whether the city might resume generating power for sale to electricity customers in the city.

Natural gas is provided by Northeast Utilities' Yankee Gas subsidiary.

Water in most of the city is provided by the Aquarion Water Company from reservoirs in Wilton. In the first
Central Norwalk

The Central or Midtown section of Norwalk, Connecticut is an urbanized area in roughly the geographic center of the city, north of the South Norwalk neighborhood and the Connecticut Turnpike....
 and second taxing districts the taxing districts act as the local water utility provider.

Notable people, past and present


Notable residents and others connected to Norwalk include Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney

Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney is an United States radio and television writer. He became most famous as a humorist and political commentator with his weekly broadcast A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney , a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes since 1978....
, commentator on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes

or 60 Minutes 60 Minutes is an United States investigative television newsmagazine on United States television, which has run on CBS News since 1968....
, who lives in Rowayton, as does author Philip Caputo
Philip Caputo

Philip Caputo is an United States author and journalist. He is best-known for A Rumor of War, a best-selling memoir of his experiences during the Vietnam War....
. A. Scott Berg
A. Scott Berg

Andrew Scott Berg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American Biography. After graduating from Princeton University in 1971, Berg expanded his senior thesis, about editor Maxwell Perkins, into a full-length biography....
, an award-winning biographer of celebrities was born in Norwalk, as was Sloan Wilson
Sloan Wilson

Sloan Wilson was an United States author....
, author of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, by Sloan Wilson, is a novel about the United States search for purpose in world dominated by business. Tom and Betsy Rath share a struggle to find contentment in their hectic and material culture while several other characters fight essentially the same battle, but struggle in it for different reasons....
. Johnny Gruelle
Johnny Gruelle

Johnny Gruelle was an artist, political cartoonist, and writer of children's books. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann. He also provided colour illustrations for a 1914 edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales....
, artist and author, creator of Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Ann

Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair....
, lived in town before he moved to Wilton
Wilton, Connecticut

Wilton is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 17,633....
. Historian Stephen W. Sears
Stephen W. Sears

Stephen Ward Sears is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War.A graduate of Lakewood High School and Oberlin College, Sears attended a journalism seminar at...
 lives in Norwalk.

Frances Dee
Frances Dee

Frances Marion Dee was an United States actress. She starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in the early talkie musical, The Playboy of Paris ....
 (1909-2004), an actress, died in the city, as did actress Eileen Heckart
Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart was an Academy Awards- and Tony Award-winning United States actress of stage, screen, and television....
. Big Band composer Arthur (Artie) Shaw
Artie Shaw

Arthur Jacob Arshawsky , better known as Artie Shaw, was an United States jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest jazz clarinetists of his time....
 lived in Norwalk in the 1950s. Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz

Bruce Peter Weitz is an United States actor. He is perhaps best-known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the 1980s television program Hill Street Blues for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1984....
, an actor best known for playing Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker on the 1980s television program Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues is a serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. It is currently being aired on AmericanLife TV Network on Sunday nights in the United States, and on weekday afternoons on digital network More 4 in the United Kingdom....
, was born in Norwalk. Actor Treat Williams
Treat Williams

Treat Williams is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage and television over the course of his prolific career. From 2002 to 2006, he was the star of the popular television series Everwood....
 is from Rowayton. Jazz-piano great Horace Silver
Horace Silver

Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer. His father, who was known as John Tavares Silva, was from the island of Maio, Cape Verde in Cape Verde....
 was also born in Norwalk. Broadway actors Remy Zaken
Remy Zaken

Remy Zaken is an United States actress.Zaken was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. She was one of the youngest cast members in the Original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway theatre, playing Thea....
 (who played Thea in Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening is a Tony Award-winning rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater. The musical is based on the controversial 1891 German Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind....
) and Robin de Jesús
Robin de Jesús

Robin de Jes?s is an United States film and theatre actor of Puerto Rican descent. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Sonny in the Broadway theatre musical theater In the Heights, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical....
 (who plays Sonny in In The Heights
In the Heights

In the Heights is a musical theatre with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegr?a Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights, Manhattan....
) are from Norwalk.

Multi-Grammy award winner Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza

Vince Mendoza is a music arranger and composer.Mendoza was born in Connecticut and studied trumpet as a child, influenced by classical music, soul and jazz....
 was born and raised in Norwalk. Randy LaJoie
Randy LaJoie

Randall LaJoie is a driver in the NASCAR Busch Series , where he is a two-time champion. Presently, he does not have a full-time ride. He is the father of racers Casey LaJoie and Corey LaJoie....
, a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 driver, is from Norwalk, as is Calvin Murphy
Calvin Murphy

Calvin Murphy is a retired American professional basketball player who played as a guard for the National Basketball Association's Houston Rockets from 1970-1983....
, a former NBA basketball player (who is now in the NBA Hall of Fame), and baseball player Mo Vaughn
Mo Vaughn

Maurice Samuel 'Mo' Vaughn , nicknamed "Hit Dog", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman from to . Vaughn was a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game selection and won the American League MLB Most Valuable Player award in ....
. The late Bob Miller an NFL player with the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit....
 was born in the city. Two Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest Awards and decorations of the United States military awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action...
 recipients came from Norwalk: John D. Magrath
John D. Magrath

John D. Magrath was a soldier in the United States Army who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life during World War II for actions occurring in Italy on April 14, 1945....
 in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 and Daniel J. Shea
Daniel J. Shea

Daniel John Shea was a soldier in the United States Army who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the Vietnam for actions occurring in the Quang Tri Province on May 14, 1969....
 in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina Wars, the Vietnam Conflict, or often in Vietnam the American War occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975....
. Edward Calvin Kendall
Edward Calvin Kendall

Edward Calvin Kendall was an United States chemist who, together with Philip Showalter Hench and Tadeus Reichstein, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for research at the Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota on the structure and biological effects of adrenal cortex hormones....
 who won the 1950 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institutet. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and Physiology or Medic...
 was born in South Norwalk.

Movies filmed in Norwalk

Full-length features and documentary movies, partially filmed or completely taking place in Norwalk, listed in reverse chronological order:

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic
    Confessions of a Shopaholic (film)

    Confessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 in film film adaptation of the Shopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. It is directed by P....
     (2009) — filmed along Washington Street in SoNo.
  • Birds of America (film)
    Birds of America (film)

    Birds of America is an offbeat family dramedy directed by Craig Lucas, written by Elyse Friedman, and starring Matthew Perry . It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival....
     (2008) starred Ginnifer Goodwin
    Ginnifer Goodwin

    Ginnifer Michelle Goodwin is an American television and film actress, best known for her role as Margene Heffman on the HBO series Big Love....
    , Hilary Swank
    Hilary Swank

    Hilary Ann Swank is an United States actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid , where she played Julie Pierce, the first female prot?g? of the sensei Mr....
    , and Matthew Perry
    Matthew Perry (actor)

    Matthew Langford Perry is a Golden Globe and Emmy nominated American Canadian film and television actor, best known for his work as Chandler Bing in the sitcom Friends....
    .
  • The Six Wives of Henry LeFay
    The Six Wives of Henry LeFay

    The Six Wives of Henry Lefay is a upcoming indie comedy film starring Elisha Cuthbert and Tim Allen....
     (2008) filmed in 2007 with Tim Allen
    Tim Allen

    Tim Allen is an United States comedian, actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer, who became famous for his role in the situation comedy Home Improvement....
     on Wall Street in Norwalk Center.
  • Pistol Whipped (2008) starred Steven Seagal
    Steven Seagal

    Steven F. Seagal is an United States action movie actor, Film producer, writer, Film director, martial artist and singer-songwriter. He belongs to a generation of movie action hero actors who were featured in many of the Hollywood blockbuster action films of the late 1980s and 1990s....
  • For One More Day (television movie, ABC, December 2007) — filmed in July 2007 on Broad Street. The film was produced by Oprah Winfrey as an adaptation of the Mitch Albom novel
    For One More Day

    For One More Day is a 2006 novel taken place during 1940's-1980's by the acclaimed sportswriter and author Mitch Albom. It opens with the novel's protagonist planning to commit suicide....
     and starred Michael Imperioli
    Michael Imperioli

    James Michael Imperioli , commonly known as Michael Imperioli, is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos....
     and Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn

    Ellen Burstyn is an Academy Awards-winning American actress....
    .
  • College Road Trip
    College Road Trip

    College Road Trip is a 2008 in film directed by Roger Kumble and starring Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symon?, Brenda Song, Margo Harshman and Donny Osmond....
     (2008) — scenes with Raven
    Raven-Symoné

    Raven-Symon? Christina Pearman...
     and Martin Lawrence
    Martin Lawrence

    Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, comedian, Film director, and Television producer. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor....
     were filmed in town in mid-July 2007; shooting locations were the former Norwalk police headquarters building in Matthews Park, on the Merritt Parkway and along the Route 7 connector.
  • The Life Before Her Eyes (2008), currently in production. Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman

    Uma Karuna Thurman Hawke , better known as Uma Thurman, is an American actress. She performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedy film and dramas to science fiction film and Action movie Thriller s....
     filmed a scene at Norwalk Community College
    Norwalk Community College

    Norwalk Community College is a Public school community college in Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut. It is the second-largest of the twelve colleges in the List of community colleges#Connecticut....
     in August, 2006.
  • Revolutionary Road
    Revolutionary Road (film)

    Revolutionary Road is a 2008 in film United Kingdom-United States drama film directed by Sam Mendes and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet....
     (2008) — filmed in Norwalk and Darien and starred Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor, film producer whose career rose with his role in the television sit-com Growing Pains and quickly moved to films....
     and Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet

    'Kate Elizabeth Winslet' is an English people Actor and occasional singing. She is noted for having played diverse characters over her career, but probably best-known for her critically acclaimed performances as Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility , Titanic #Cast in Titanic , Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Sp...
    .
  • Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub (2006)
  • Freezer Burn (2006)
  • Henry May Long (2006) — filmed at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
    Lockwood-Mathews Mansion

    The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house, now a museum, in Norwalk, Connecticut. It was featured in the movies The Stepford Wives and House of Dark Shadows....
     and starred Christian Carmago and Brian Barnhart
  • The Stepford Wives
    The Stepford Wives (2004 film)

    The Stepford Wives is a 2004 in film black comedy/science fiction film. The film is a remake of the 1975 in film The Stepford Wives of the same name; both films are based on the Ira Levin novel The Stepford Wives....
     (2004)
  • Satan's Little Helper
    Satan's Little Helper

    Satan's Little Helper is a low-budget black comedy/horror film directed by Jeff Lieberman, it was filmed with HD cameras around New York City, USA in 2003 and was premiered at film festivals in 2004, it saw a direct-to-DVD release on October 4 2005....
     (2004)
  • The Thomas Crown Affair
    The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film)

    The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 in film heist film by John McTiernan, director of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October . It is a remake of the The Thomas Crown Affair of the same name....
     (1999)
  • The Object of My Affection
    The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection is a 1998 movie, adapted from the book of the same title by Stephen McCauley. The film is directed by Nicholas Hytner and based on a screenplay by Wendy Wasserstein....
     (1998)
  • The Stepford Wives
    The Stepford Wives (1975 film)

    The Stepford Wives is a 1975 science fiction film/horror film based on the 1972 in literature Ira Levin novel The Stepford Wives. It was directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman....
     (1975)
  • To All My Friends On Shore (1971 made for TV movie) To All My Friends on Shore not only starred Bill Cosby, but was produced, scored and written by him as well.
  • House of Dark Shadows
    House of Dark Shadows

    House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 in film feature-length horror film by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. Filming took place at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York with additional footage at nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery....
     (1970) — portions filmed at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion


Trivia

  • In J. D. Salinger's
    J. D. Salinger

    Jerome David "J. D." Salinger is an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature....
     novel, The Catcher in the Rye
    The Catcher in the Rye

    The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 in literature novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, the novel has become a common part of high school and college curricula throughout the English-speaking world; it has also been translated into almost all of the world's major languages....
    , Holden's
    Holden Caulfield

    Holden Caulfield is a fictional character, the protagonist and antihero of J.D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye....
     parents are attending a party in Norwalk the night he sneaks into his apartment to visit his sister, Phoebe.
  • Norwalk was paired with Nagarote
    Nagarote

    Nagarote is a municipality in the Le?n Departments of Nicaragua of Nicaragua with a population of approximately 32,000 people.Nagarote is paired with Norwalk, Connecticut, Connecticut in the United States of America as the result of a sister city consortium to pair six United States of America communities with six in Nicaragua for the purp...
    , Nicaragua
    Nicaragua

    Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
     as the result of a sister city consortium to pair six U.S. communities with six in Nicaragua for the purposes of fostering community development
    Community development

    Community development, often abbreviated as CD, and informally called community building, is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities....
    . The nonprofit organization located in Norwalk coordinates the efforts.


External links


Government



Community Associations and Institutions

  • , Sponsors of the annual Oyster festival (a 3-day carnival usually held the 2nd weekend of September) and other local heritage events


Other

  • routes, maps, guides, timetables.
  • - a Wiki for things in Norwalk