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Danbury, Connecticut

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The 2000 Census showed that Danbury had a population of 74,848 people ^<1>. This represents 2.19% of the total population of Connecticut, making it the state's 13th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	79,256	+5.89%	+0.78% since 2007
2007	78,639	+5.06%	+0.23% since 2006
2006	78,462	+4.83%	+0.95% since 2005
2005	77,726	+3.85%	+0.67% since 2004
2004	77,209	+3.15%
2003	77,246	+3.2%	+1.15% since 2002
2002	76,369	+2.03%	+0.32% since 2001
2001	76,127	+1.71%	+1.71% since 2000
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2000	74,848	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
10	Waterbury	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
11	Norwalk	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
12	Norwalk	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
-13-	Danbury			79,256	5.89% increase
14	Danbury	N	Less than 2 mi	79,256	5.89% increase
15	New Britain	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	70,486	1.47% decrease
16	New Britain	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	70,486	1.47% decrease

Danbury had 28,519 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Danbury has a total area of 44.3 square miles [114.7 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 42.11 square miles [109.1 km²]2.19 square miles [5.66 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Danbury had a 2000 population density of 1,777 people per square mile [686 people/km²], making it the state's 41st most densely populated area.

Fairfield County

The city of Danbury is located in Fairfield County.

The county had a population of 884,481 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 74,848 people, Danbury contained 8.46% of the Fairfield County total.

In addition, where the community of Danbury has a population density of 1,777 people per square mile [686 people/km²], Fairfield County averages 1,413 people per square mile [545 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Fairfield County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Danbury and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Danbury. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	191,009	5.11% increase
10 mi [16 km]	14	318,835	4.73% increase
15 mi [24 km]	28	502,043	4.35% increase
20 mi [32 km]	52	1,236,777	3.01% increase
25 mi [40 km]	87	2,340,294	2.59% increase
30 mi [48 km]	128	3,427,905	2.54% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Danbury. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Danbury, it also contains a comparison between Danbury and the state of Connecticut.

Click here for the Danbury QuickFact (QF-0918430).

The following communities are nearby Danbury and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Danbury	QF-0918500	N	Less than 2 mi	79,256	5.89% increase
Carmel (NY)	QF-3612529	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	34,352	4.08% increase
Trumbull	QF-0977200	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	34,688	1.3% increase
Fairfield	QF-0926620	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	57,345	---
Shelton	QF-0968170	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	39,991	4.96% increase
Shelton	QF-0968100	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	39,991	4.96% increase
Yorktown (NY)	QF-3684066	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]
Yorktown (NY)	QF-3684077	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	37,795	4.07% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Danbury.

A Census Quickfact is available for Fairfield County (QF-36001).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Danbury:

	State Code:	09 (Connecticut)
	County Code:	001 (Fairfield County)
	Place Code:	18430 (Danbury)

	State & County Code:	09001 (Connecticut/Fairfield County)

	State & Place Code:	0918430 (Connecticut/Danbury)

Danbury is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #1 (the New England Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Danbury.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Danbury and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Danbury. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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