Stamford

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• Afula

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. Stamford is the state's largest city by area. The population density was in 2010. The city is halfway between Manhattan and New Haven at approximately from each; it is from the state capital of Hartford. Stamford is near the southwestern point of Connecticut, on Long Island Sound. It is part of the Gold Coast. Stamford comprises approximately 45 distinct neighborhoods and villages, and two historic districts, including Cove, East Side, Downtown, North Stamford, Glenbrook, West Side, Turn of River, Waterside, Springdale, Belltown, Ridgeway, Newfield, South End, Westover, Shippan, Roxbury, and Palmers Hill. North of the Merritt Parkway is considered the North Stamford section of the city, encompassing its largest land mass though it is the least densely populated. North Stamford functionally and legally acts as one municipality with the city of Stamford. Stamford borders Pound Ridge, New York to the north, the Long Island Sound to the south, Greenwich to the west, Darien to the east, and New Canaan to the northeast. The city has islands in Long Island Sound: Cove Island, Grass Island, Greenway Island, Jack Island, and Cuties Island (also known as Vincent Island). Cove Island is a prominent beach and recreation area. Stamford is the only city in the United States from which one can cross the border into the same neighboring state (New York) by going due north, due east, due south and due west. Under the Köppen climate classification, Stamford has a temperate climate (Cfa), with long, hot summers (up to 84.8 °F or 29.3 °C), and cool to cold winters (as low as 22.2 °F or -5.4 °C), with precipitation spread fairly evenly throughout the year (ranges from…

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Largest nearby schools

• Greenwich High School
  High · Greenwich · 2,668 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• Westhill High School
  High · Stamford · 2,265 students · 12:1 ratio
• Stamford High School
  High · Stamford · 2,048 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• Brien McMahon High School
  High · Norwalk · 1,711 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Norwalk High School
  High · Norwalk · 1,484 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• Darien High School
  High · Darien · 1,415 students · 11.4:1 ratio
• Saxe Middle School
  Middle · New Canaan · 1,315 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• New Canaan High School
  High · New Canaan · 1,294 students · 12.3:1 ratio